In line with my plan to sew a number of items for a Spring/Summer collection here is the first set of plans of what to sew: Shorts in flowery material, Pattern: still to find; Purple Gingham Sorbetto; Lace top, Self drafted Pattern; Blue/black Paisley material, Self drafted long shorts. WIP blue/white floaty dress, Simplicity 3785; Orange, Black, Teal & cream Sorbetto with modified front;… Read more »
Colour scheme for summer: This is the spring colour pallet from Pantone I have decided to make some clothing for this summer and so am making a “Spring/Summer collection”. Basically a collection of different tops/bottoms which I will make with the idea of mixing these with some of my staples and existing clothes and make sure that any new items… Read more »
Following on from my post about Inter-railing in Europe! Our first stop of the trip – Prague in the Czech Republic! I had been to the Czech Republic once before for a sailing event, but that only took me to small towns in the south of the country. This was my first time in the capital. The first hurdle of getting… Read more »
This colour scheme would look lovely in a room which gets lots of sunlight. Painting the walls in the palest colour with trims painted in 2 or 3 (numbered going down from 1 at the top) and things like cushion covers and curtains with 5 or 6. Some trimmings could be like these: Adding a Quilt like this to the couch would add… Read more »
I have decided to try my hand at the colour inspiration sheets going around at the moment. I think it is a great way to stretch both my Photoshop skills and my ‘eye’. Picking out decent photos and the colours that make them what they are. Here is my first attempt: Photo Attribution: Image: Simon Howden / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Ever since I was in school I’ve loved going to foreign countries and learning foreign languages, so for a number of years I’ve had a goal on my ‘Bucket List’ which is, to visit every capital city in Europe… Map Source Here Now that isn’t a short list. In fact there are 47 Capitals in Europe: Ankara – Turkey, Baku – Azerbaijan, London – United Kingdom, Podgorica… Read more »
Note: Images in this post have broken due to no longer being available on pinterest The blogging world is full of cupcakes which I find slightly weird as being English we don’t really get them here to the same extent but I do have to say that they offer such an amazing range of decoration ideas. Here are a few of my… Read more »
I have started doodling again which has been a nice way to try and get my brain to switch off… They are not perfect but i have to learn that not everything has to be perfect to be what you need. I have been getting so much inspiration from Alisa Burke and her creative masterpieces… Here are a few examples: I… Read more »
I have started on a new quilt project that I think will be my favourite project yet. I have gained a lot of inspiration from other blogs that I have seen quilt projects on and I wish to follow some of this and combine other peoples projects to make myself an easy to do and fun quilt. I have decided… Read more »
On Tuesday I am planning on having a meal at mine for a few of my friends and have decided that this is a good time to try out some of the many recipes that are on pinterest. The first one that i have decided to add to the list is the pull apart bread. It looks yummy and fairly… Read more »
