I crocheted up a batch of small granny squares using DMC Perle 5 in red and white, et voilà the Quick Crocheted Gift Tag was born.These would also work well in other colours - I can just visualise them in some pastel hues for Easter. … [Read more...]
Handmade Living Blog Tour
A Spoonful of Sugar is delighted to be a stop on Handmade living - a designer collective blog tour which starts tomorrow. Handmade Living, written by Tania McCartney, is a beautiful, hard cover lifestyle and handicraft book that features more than … [Read more...]
What I am Working on Today..
I usually work on a Monday but had to change my work days this week so I can attend a conference later in the week. It has been wonderful having today off - I met my Mum for coffee; did some more Christmas shopping; and even managed to get some … [Read more...]
My Bags are Packed, I’m Ready to Go…..
..... well not quite (and now I can't get that John Denver song out of my head!). I am heading off this afternoon for my first ever sewing retreat with Janelle and some other crafty ladies. The hard part is deciding how many projects to take (with no … [Read more...]
Tutorial: "Be Merry" Festive Garland
Here is a project that I designed for QFD Creative Christmas in July Online Stitching Event. I wanted to share it here as a free tutorial. This sweet bunting with its scallops, yo yo's and ricrac edging has a vintage feel. It will set the scene in … [Read more...]
Lounge Pants
Two pairs of Lounge Pants were sewn up last night using the "Take It Easy Lounge Pants" pattern from Sewing Green.I omitted the cuffs on the pant legs and added a drawstring to the waist band. They are super comfortable and will be just the … [Read more...]
Houses and More
It has been a fun week, as another magazine arrived today that has a couple of my projects in it.After making all those Advent Houses, I still had Houses on my brain, when I made up this Terrace Houses Utility Apron. It has three handy pockets for … [Read more...]
Postage Stamp Gift Tags
When my children were in primary school, they were both given a stamp album for their birthday when they were around 8 years old. I figured that it was more fun to collect stamps than Pokemon cards. We used to save all our stamps and then each school … [Read more...]
