From such small uninspiring beginnings...

Ann commented on my last blog about them being such "small uninspiring beginnings" so I thought I would show you how things developed :-) Thanks to the suggestion by Felted House I have just completed my first embellished picture using an artist's canvas to mount my work on and I'm really thrilled with the result.
What do you think? I will be uploading it on the shelf in the blog shop soon. If you've not been over there yet please click on the link on the right and pop over to Sisters Crafty Creations. You can join in the Gift Draw then. Good luck.

20 Minuter update...

It seems I don't have a lot to show for my 20 Minuters this week but if you read previous blogs you may understand why :-)

I have been dyeing. When I'm dumfing [embellishing] pictures I prefer to use pale pastel shaded fabric to work on and buying very pale felts has proved difficult locally so I have attempted to do my own. I have used a brush full of Dylon fabric paint in water and gently squeezed out my felt and linen fabric in it.






The results are just perfect, if but a little too subtle to really capture on a photo. I have done some pale blues, pinks and greens so I can choose a colour depending on what design I'm going to dumf on it.






This is the starting point of my next dumfed picture. I have dumfed wool rovings into a linen background and will then work on top with threads, fibres and fabrics. I am experimenting with an idea given to me by Felted House and intend mounting this on an artists canvas. I will post updates as I go along so watch this space.





It doesn't look a lot, I know, but I am still managing my 20 Minuter every day and loving it. Look forward to catching up with all the fellow 20 Minuters and seeing how they are doing.

WOYWW update :-)

I know there will be one or two wondering how much got done off my rail so here goes....
Lined patio door curtains...shortened
Jeans...new zip
Coat...stretchy cuffing on sleeves renewed
Trousers...new elastic in bottoms
Coat sleeves...shortened
Jacket sleeves...shortened
2 Shirts...shortened
2 pair Jeans...shortened
Trousers...new zip
Jog bottoms...shortened
Dress...Taken up on shoulders
2 pair suit trousers...shortened

Oh and did I mention being disturbed by 3 customers with yet more sewing jobs and another 3 to collect finished jobs? Oh yes and had my neighbour call with her little girl to show me her new hair cut. Its all in a days work for Sewing by Annie :-)

Its a quick WOYWW today.

It's just a very quick blog today so you can all have a nosey round my busy world. Please pop over to Julia's and join in the show and tell fun.

I have had 8 jackets and 12 shoulder protectors from Shrewsbury School this week. I have had to stitch all the badges, stripes and buttons on their Cadets uniforms. I have this job to do a couple of times a year and it had to be this week when I am up to my ears with everything else :-) It's not a job I have enjoyed doing because I broke 5 needles whilst doing it!








This is my to do rail and as you can see it is full to overflowing but as well as all this I have also had to shorten 3 pair of curtains.










This is the last of the curtains on my table needing doing [photo taken first thing and I have already done them now.]







I have been searching for threads in my drawers and thought you might like a peep. My motto is "If I don't have the thread colour they probably don't make one " :-)




On top of all this we have already had a really exciting week having made the first sales from our blog shop. There is a Gift Draw in the shop to say Thank You to all who are supporting our new venture so please click on the link on the right and pop over there to join in. Good Luck.

My weekend's 20 Minuters [and more!]

Just a quick blog to show you what I've been up to over the weekend and introduce you to 3 new little characters that will be appearing in the shop soon.





Dylan Dragon






Humphrey Hippo






Lulu Elephant









I will probably give them a little bit of tweaking in day light later to perfect their finish but I'm rather fond of all three. They all have really cute characters and parting with them may not be easy.

Shop Gift Draw

We have had a busy week making stock to fill the shelves to our shop as you can see here. We have now filled the picture, gift and card shelves. We have been thrilled with the encouragement and wonderful support you have all given us so far and would like to thank you by doing a Gift draw.

If you would like to put a link to our shop in your side bar and become a follower of our shop we will put your name into a draw for the selection of goodies you can see below.

Just leave us a comment in the shop to say that's what you have done and you will be in with a chance to win. We will be making the draw on Monday 22nd Feb. We will add a little extra to the gift for every 20 names in the draw so pass the word around. Many thanks and good luck.

Its my show and tell Friday...

As promised I am still managing my 20 minuters every day. It's been a little more difficult this week because I have had lot of customers and sewn most of every day and have even worked 2 evenings doing fittings [one was a wedding dress fitting :-) ] .
I have dumfed all week to stock the shelves of our new blog shop and am really loving the results. They will be hopefully be put in the shop today so watch this space :-)





This is a blue themed picture in a light wood frame.













This is one for the poppy lovers amongst you. The black frame really sets them off well.










I then moved on to card making and these are my latest batches of cards. Thought you might like to see them before they are packed up ready for the shop.







This was a set I made using orange/peach colours. They look much better in real life. The light here is really dull this morning so they have not snapped well.





This is a more abstract purple set. We intend setting up a small photo studio later with better lighting so hopefully these will look better once in the shop. The colours are really warm and rich and the effect is really lovely.



I would really like to thank MarmaladeRose for the encouragement to keep up with the 20 Minuters because it really has kept my creativity flowing.

This week has passed so quickly. WOYWW

As a lot of you will know Twiglet and I launched our shop this week so our Fun Day Monday was spent dusting the shelves then filling them with goodies. If you've not found us yet then please click on the link on the right and go and have a rummage. We would really appreciate your feedback/comments. Thanks.

Joining in the WOYWW for this week I have snapped and uploaded my photos but as you can see my work spaces are full of clutter today. I have shown them just as they are so you know I am not always tidy and organised :-) Please feel free to pop over to Julia's and join in the fun.

We still have a lot of goodies to snap yet to fill the shelves of the shop so I have piles of cards and pictures in various stages of completion on my table.





I have also been really busy with customers for sewing this week. The snow had been keeping them away and now it has gone [it's actually snowing again now!!] they have been flooding to my door. I have already shortened huge lined curtains [with Twiglet's help to do the cutting] , put a new zip in a sheepskin coat and altered 2 posh frocks. My next job is to tackle lengthening the sleeves on a jacket that looks like a leopard. Hmmm it's very strokeable. :-) I get all sorts of challenges here.
Well my friends, I must get moving. Lots to do and shelves to fill too :-)

Do keep an eye out on the shop because as soon as we get all the shelves filled we are putting together a parcel of goodies for someone to win to say Thank you to those who have encouraged and supported us in our new venture.