Weekend giveaway

It would be very hard to say which is my favourite form of making and creating. This week has been a sewing week and one of my projects was a cushion cover with some very seasonal fabric I have been longing to use and frightened to cut into. I also used up the last piece of a thrift shop find, an old tweed style dressing gown, complete with original cord, which has been recreated into many small things in my house.

There is something very satisfying in dreaming up and completing something all made from things already in the house!

I was given a second copy of NZ House and Garden by a lovely friend. This month's issue features ideas and inspiration from Melissa of Tiny Happy who writes a craft blog about making and recycling. I love to see what she is up to and where she is getting her inspiration. Leave a comment about your favourite blog and I will send my extra copy of NZ House and Garden to you wherever you are in the world.

Happy reading, Blue x

Pattern Friday

I have been following the wonderful Tiny Happy Blog now for some time; Melissa has incredible ideas for making things of beauty from old and forgotten treasures. Anyway, I noticed recently that she has begun "Pattern Friday" posting a different design for fabric every Friday. I believe she started it as a way to start using a precious notebook.

This got me thinking and this week I have created my own design which rather appropriately is a retro print of watercolour radishes, as this week has been full of Peter Rabbit incidents with our own Beano and Sooty the escape artist rabbits!


Those of you with a passion for fabric may well know about Spoonflower where you can get your own designs printed up.
Happy weekending, Blue x