february=folksy shop

this is the hand-made sewing kit that i made for my friends birthday. to finish it off i painted the jar lid pink and glittery and added a tape measure ribbon in a bow and filled it with other useful bits other than the pincushion and needle book and she really liked it :) 

so since then i've came up with the idea to make some other pin cushions and needle books and try sell them in my very own folksy shop (exciting!) i like to keep busy and if i can get crafty and manage to make some pocket money on the side then i will be happy!

i will link up my folksy shop when i can work out how to list my stuff! for now i will show you the first item i'm going to sell and hope you like it. 

it's a russian doll and she has lovely rosey cheeks, flower detail and is so cute i don't really want to give her away. i feel i should name her but don't know what!

Samantha xx

daisy pincushion...

today i started putting together a sewing kit for my very best friend's birthday for tuesday! she's been sewing a lot recently and whilst i was planning to get her some really pretty scissors i was on pintrest and came across some lovely sewing kits in jars so i thought i'd put together one for her and customise it with a hand-made pin cushion and needle tidy/book. i've also bought some other bits and bobs like thread, an unpicker and thrown in some spare buttons and its starting to fill up and look really pretty! i will upload some pictures when i've completely finished it but for now thought i'd start with the daisy pincushion and will blog about the needle book with instructions and more pictures next!

this was possibly this easiest thing to make, i just made a flower stencil, cut out two white flower shapes, one small yellow circle, sewed it onto the first piece then using blanket stitching went round the whole thing stuffing with cotton wool as i went. its not as full as other pincushion but think it definitely does the job. 

i hope you like it!!

Samantha xx