Very Small Feet

With world being what it is I find it really hard to keep my mind in order….  So I have started again sewing. I mean I always had plants to see but no time like the present right.  Oh and it really helped to keep my hands busy and mind in check. Just like one of the pods said once.  And I made a self drafted skirt, toile of trousers and actual trousers. And I even entered two sewing challenges!  I also have one more project cut out and ready to be sewn up. All super tidy too, I am very proud of myself.  There were ups and down to the whole sewing things.  Skirt was fun work out. But not quiet how I envision it but I am pleased with results. To make it I just pinned it together and walked around to make sure I will be able to walk in it. Top tip there. Then I cut the rectangles to size and figured out how wide I want the waist band. It was a little too long though and my sewing machine or fabric didn’t like the gathering stitch so I had to do it by hand. And...

As I say in previous post I have things to review…. And in spirit of holidays I think I should talk about advent calendars we got this year for the big boy and myself.  I got the hemline one, I got it I think like half price from Amazon.  It was but some stuff was a bit …. Meh I guess will be a good way of describing it. I don’t think I will use 2 needles threaders…. That are exactly the same but one is black and another is white. Overall it was pleasant opening each day and some things are super useful in my crafting and I definitely saved money of getting the tools but if I would pay full price and for two kinds of pins and non of them these these pretty ones with flat flower heads I would have been disappointed.  The big boy had a fun cars advent. But he doesn’t get a concept of advent and opening something each day… and we have had an advent accident.  This one was pretty good. Cars, bits for cars, festive things like snowman, reindeer and so on. And it was plast...

I used to love making stuff. When I was in school back in Russia we all made "friendship bracelets" all the girls had them. Sometimes up to an elbow. Mainly from beads but also once I have learnt my basic macrame knots I taught all the girls around me. Oh and you wear them till they broke. Yeah not very hygienic ... eek. My hobby was indulged by parents and relatives who were giving me books, taking me to haberdashery to stock up on beads. Mind you it wasn't as well developed as now, coming across clasps, earring hooks was impossible, but we recycled old granny's stuff and reuse everything. Thinking of it my mother might still have most of my beads and books in the flat. I also made clothes, mainly skirts, since they were easy, I customized existing outfits. There was a talk in school to ban me from wearing certain things but that never came to be. All this cam from wanting to be unlike everyone else. I still would hate if I see some one wearing same thing as I ...

I always was intrigued by decoupage. And I used to think it is a hard craft. I suppose everything is hard when you don't know...  So with Eggy man going to sleep at 7pm I have evening to do things. This time I finally crafted something. So I picked up this plate in charity shop ages ago. I needed a key bowl.  Since then I found a much cooler and prettier glass and actually singed one so this one was going for the bin. And thought came to me, maybe I can do something with it. Make it more.... je ne sais quoi!  I actually had to get it out of the bin. My own bin, don't freak I wasn't dumpster diving or anything...  I have started by just painting it all black with acrylic paint, so it looked less African revival, but there is nothing I could do with little ridges. But hey it's my 1st time up-cycling. Then I couldn't find my massive jar of PVA glue, drama with moving and still unpacking! But thanks crafts for Tiger shop. Have you not been to one?...