Midweek Quickie Cheat

It's a cheat because I really didn't do any crafting this week! I have lots of boring and predictable excuses, but why bother?

So today I'm blogging about some older small projects, made over the last year or so. 

First up, a crochet covered jar which I originally planned to use as a vase but have found it kind of useful for storing knitting needles. This was just a made-up-as-I-went thing so no pattern.

And this is a hot water bottle cover I made last winter when I was in a bit of a knitting frenzy. From memory, it was from a Garn Studio pattern that was free online. It was a nice quick project made on circular needles so only a tiny seam to sew. In thick wool, it didn't take long to knit up at all.

Midweek quickie: button art

For this midweek quickie post I'm showing off some button art! These were the outcome of another easy project that took less than half an hour to do.

I found some little artist canvases in my cupboard and covered them with fabric, then just glued on some buttons. For the heart, I traced a design on from a template, covered the line with the first row of buttons then filled in the gaps. For the circle, I used an egg-ring.

I used PVA glue for this so they took a while to dry but this gave me more time to move the buttons around as opposed to a hot glue gun. I also tend to get into a bit of a mess with my hot glue gun with wispy strands all over the place!

The frames are some bargains picked up from a discount shop.

Midweek quickie: tealight holder

I've made a promise to myself to make more time for craft! And while I don't think I'll be completing any Farmer's Wife or Baltimore Album quilts in the near future (or even my lifetime), I think even I can find half an hour a week for a small project.

So here's a little tealight holder, made in about 15 minutes from a glass I had on hand and some self-adhesive pearl and crystal shapes I picked up from a bargain shop a few weeks ago and have been wondering what to use them for. These were great as they came in strips so the pearls were all joined together, making them very quick to apply. With the crystals, I just had to snip them apart. The only downside is I don't think the adhesive will be very permanent on the smooth glass surface so I may need to get out the superglue at some stage to prolong the life of this holder.

Bag saver and peg angel

Here's another crocheted African flower project from a couple of months ago. This one is a plastic bag saver. I usually take my own bags to the supermarket so don't collect a lot of plastic bags, but I do like to collect a few to use as poo bags when the dogs and I go for a walk!

It is suddenly so close to Christmas, it really is alarming! I'm starting to think about what to do for the Christmas swaps I'm in. I had some fun experimenting last weekend and made some peg angels from odds and ends I had lying around, including some vintage doilies for the wings.

Sunday Afternoon

Sleepy pups on a Sunday afternoon after a weekend spent helping Mum in the garden.

Flower Pot Holder

Colourful crochet pot holder, inspired by all the gorgeous African flower projects I have been seeing everywhere. This one is double sided and super thick and soft. Made in 8 ply cottons.

Colours of Spring

A couple of colourful doilies:

The first ever rose I have grown!

And another pretty bloom: