Rowan Tree Cottage

A hand embroidered procion dyed cotton journal cover inspired by an evening view in the Forest. Onion holder for a friend, in crochet 100% cotton yarn. A lady on te isle of Wight takes in a lot of Cyprus rescues for rehoming. A lady asked me to make her some leads and collars and paid for the materials. This was my main project for 2016, finished in early 2017. It is the Simply Splendid Quilt. 2 blocks were released each week by various designers. It took just over a year to make. I gave each block a shadow in grey so they weren't too close together. It was raffled to help Cyprus dogs, and raised £500. Robert's Dog Rescue in Cyprus used the money to improve their new premises to make them snake proof. Dog walkers in Cyprus usually carry around an anti venom kit, as snakes are a big problem for dogs. A little wall hanging. The birds in the Forest are so cheering. I have regulars at the feeding tables in the garden. I experimented with modrock in a class. The ide...

   Here is one of the catch up Crafts posts. The last post was September 2016, on the old blog. This post contains the things made during the rest of the year. Fairy Tales got finished.  I picked up a bowl for 5p at a car boot sale. This 1930s cottage was so sweet on the rim. I wanted to make a stitchery  from it. The Welcome panel was made into a wall hanging. Blue socks were knitted. I managed to make a hat from an odd ball of Rowan 100% wool yarn. It was a joy to knit up. Using air dried clay I made a face. I traced actual leaves from Heywood, then I created my own felt in the colours I was seeing that Autumn there. The result is Heywood Man in the Green Man tradition. A friend with a couple of salukis needed coats. Sorry this pic is blurry but it is the only one I took of these slouch socks. The foot is plain red and the ankles are flame colours. This was a charity make to help dogs in Cyprus. My new journal cover for the new c...