There is MUCH to post about

Here is a gorgeous photo of the sunset from Great Barrier Island. This is a little island North East of Auckland. We had a lovely relaxing stay over there. This sunset is one of the amazing ones they see on the island. Truely glorious!!!

I have also been shopping .... hmmm yes well I wont show you all of what I have bought but I will give you a glimpse.


Ive have discovered Heather Bailey ..... check out her online store. I purchased these pincushion patterns from her website. Her fabrics are yummy yummy!! The fabrics I have in the photo I purchased from a shop recently to make the pear pincushion. I LOVE pincushions..so these will be added to my collection.



Also this snowman christmas decoration is a kit I bought on Friday at the Calico Christmas show here in New Zealand. The porcelain head came with the kit. I made him in no time at all and he will be added to my many Christmas decorations. I LOVE Christmas and I LOVE making christmas things.

I wanted to post my giveaway photo but the gifts still havnt arrived at their destination, which is a shame.... post is on a go slow at the moment. I will post pics as soon as they arrive to all the ladies that will be recieving them.

A reminder..... Please dont hesitate to go to the below post and post a comment for the pattern giveaway... I only have 9 comments, which Im rather surprised about when I have 63 followers!! Come on ladies dont be shy.....

Take care and I hope to post some pics of my new pincushions very soon....


Lisa

Pattern Giveaway

To celebrate the writing of my first pattern I am going to give one away.....

The Mini Christmas Pudding pattern is up for grabs for a lucky winner.

I LOVE Christmas...I love to make gifts for people. I love to wrap gifts too...this is something I must post about at some stage. I just love to make people feel special.When I wrap a gift I tend to go the extra mile..especially if I know that person will appreciate it.I have made nappy cakes, made little purses and drawstring bags for bracelets and earrings... I also love to make gift bags and the latest thing I want to try is boxes. I have made some over the years but Ive seen some very cute ones lately that I really want to try out.

These delightful morsels, the Mini Christmas Pudding are extremely cute. They look very cute on a mantel or on a buffet at Christmas time..... the good thing about them is they DONT affect our waistline!!! and they make a lovely gift for someone. The pattern comes with a set of glass leaves and the red cherry bead.

Now the catch to go into the draw...its not hard

All you have to do is leave a commment on this post and I will put your name in the draw. I will draw a name on Monday 16th November, so that the lucky person can make some for Christmas.

My new Annie I made yesterday

Well, this is very exciting. I am on the email list for Sew Dee Sew..... I have received a few emails over the last week about Dees new patterns.... Well I bought two of them!! I have a number of Dees patterns already ... I just love them.

This is one of Dees new patterns GOOD NEWS Annie...she is the cutest Angel and I just love her to bits. She is standing in a prideful place in my dining room with two of my other Annies...Dees patterns again...

So can I suggest, if you like making Annie dolls, that you check out her website....
Sew De Sew

My webshop is now open

My website it live!! Just go to the button on the top right and it will take you to my new shop...we still have to load all the Paypal buttons but it will all be done by next week, all going well. Here are a couple of photos of patterns available on my site....


This is my new Mini Christmas Pudding Pattern...designed by me for my pattern range Lydias Treasures...this a cute little morsels, that of course dont affect the waistline. They look great together for a Christmas Table arrangmemt or on the buffet..


Also I have patterns available from Angels Come to Play..Shelley Sansom. This is her Faux Cupcake Pattern. These are gorgeous and so fun to make. I have a mini cupcake pattern available to compliments this pattern too.

So check out my new site and come back and recheck it as my own handmades will be uploaded over the next little while and other patterns. I am specialising in Australian Designers...Rosalie Quinlan, Melly and Me, Red Brolly and others are coming.




Lisa

Ive been scrapbooking....

We had over 20 films that had not been developed .... some of them are 4 years old. So last week we decided it was time to get them done. There were photos of my little girl Laura, when she was born over 4 years ago and our little boy Zac who is 2. So it was rather exciting to see them. Amongst them were some photos of a lunch that we had with some friends. It was her birthday and her and I went and had a make-over at Max and then we meet our men and went out for lunch....it was so much fun....now this was 3 years ago!! So on the weekend I decided I would make these photos into a mini album and give it to them as a Friendship gift....the little booklet in the photo is the gift I gave her yesterday. She was rather delighted...and so was I when she opened it....it is true that it is more blessed to give than receive!!

I also made a bag out of Loralie Shopping fabric on Saturday...I have forgotten to take photos..so I will post it some other time.

Also NOTE...my WEBSITE is now live...I will be adding patterns and handmade gifts to it as the weeks go by. So far on there are cupcake patterns and patterns from Rosalie Quinlan, Melly and Me...also their lovely books. Take a look and if you have any suggestions dont hesitate to email me.

Until next time Lisa

Here is my latest creation and a free ribbon embroidery design

I was inspired a few days ago, while looking on Khris's blog. She had posted some photos of her CRAFT groups recent retreat.She had made these zip purses for them...such a cool idea...I thought Id like to have ago at doing some...I hate doing zips, so Ive always avoided doing anything like this.... Well I cut out the size I wanted it to be, I found a zip in my stash...I worked out a simple way to make it and here we are!! I have made 3!!! Yes ... I dont do things in half measure!! So Ive decided I will make some and sell them on my new website that will be opening next week...all going well. These purses fit a lipstick and a mascara or it can be used as a coin purse.

I would also like to share with you my latest design for the Ribbon Embroidered Broach Cushion.....


This pattern is the one Im teaching in 2 weeks at a womens retreat Im attending. If ou have any questions feel free to email me or ask through the comments section. I have uploaded the picture for you to use for your personal use only...please respect my copyright.

I cannot turn the picture around on my computer. So you will have to download it as is.

Please leave a comment if you download it as Id like to get an idea of how many people were interested in it.

Thanks heaps

Lisa

Red Brolly Christmas basket

Hi ladies...I made this last week for one of my swaps Im doing.I have had this
pattern for a long time and thought it would be a good time to make it up. I thought Id make some for gifts this year. It is a very easy pattern to make.Im thinking of selling this on my soon to open webshop among other Australia designers. Im a BIG fan of Aussie designers. I think they are so talented. Im a regular reader of the Homespun magaziine...this has loads of very talented ladies featuring in it.





Also my pin swap. I have just sent of 12 pins to the USA. I made different ones, as making 12 of the same thing seemed abit boring for me. So this is a photo of what the ladies will be recieving from me. Im really looking forward to getting my pins in the post in the next little while.

I will be sending my gifts off to my winners this week. I have sick kiddies at the moment so I carnt get out to the Post Office..but as soon as they are well their gifts will be on the way....mysteries are fun arent they?

All the best ladies

Lisa

I have been busy

Sorry ladies I have not posted for a few days. I have been very busy making my mystery giveaway prizes. I am soooo pleased with what I have made my three winners, I think I may have to make one for myself!! I will post pictures of the prizes when they are received.

Please go to Little Cotton Rabbits (her link in on my sidebar) and read her latest post. I am so sorry for her. Someone has copied her designs and has had the cheek to put a business card with one of Little Cotton Rabbits photos on it....also the knitted toys this person has made has a pip tag on the side....to make them look very professional. They come gift boxed in fancy boxes. Im so horrified that someone would do this. I can understand people getting inspiration from someones creativity but making a business out of it and using someone elses creations is downright disgusting!!! I can understand her discouragment as I have been burnt myself with my ideas and creativity over the years. I hope that this situation gets dealt with by google...you will read about it on her post. I just felt to mention it as my heart goes out to her.

I hope you are all having a lovely weekend....oh and I have just finished a Red Brolly design..... a Christmas Basket with some redwork embroidery...I will post this next week.

Take care..

Lisa

Hugs swap I sent to Angela

Angela received her swap from me yesterday. It was so lovely to get to know her a little and I really enjoyed making this gift for her.

Here are the pictures of what I made her...it is Shabby Chic, with the roses and the cream fabric.

Also I see that alot of you commented on the Ribbon Embroidery. I will put up some tutorials, when I get a spare moment LOL!! yes I will, so that you can have a go and making some things. It really isnt that hard.... The spider web rose that one of you commented on is a washable rose that looks lovely on a little top for a little girl....and you dont even have to know how to do a bullion knot...it is all done with a silk ribbon....so I have to say watch out for a tutorial for this in the very near future.

Take care

Lisa

Winner of my 50th Post Mystery Giveaway...

I have been away for a couple of days and I wasnt able to draw my giveaway on the day.I had an amazing response over 90 names are in the container.....We got home this afternoon so I got my husband to draw the winner...


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POMONA is the Winner of the Mystery Giveaway

I decided to do two more draws for the ladies that put my 50th Post Giveaway on their blog. I realise that this takes time to do and I really appreciate you going to the effort.

The winners of the second draw is


GAYNOR and EDIGE


If I knew how to put the link on the names I would but I just dont know how to..if someone could tell me I would appreciate it, so you could check their blogs out... I will endeavour to look up their blog addresses for you....

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE THREE OF YOU AND THANK YOU SO VERY VERY MUCH FOR TAKING PART.

The rate Im going with my post Im going to be up to my 100th post in no time at all....also thank you all for you lovely comments about my ribbon embroidery. It is one of my very favourite things to do.. I have been doing it for many years now..about 20 years I think..boy that makes me feel old LOL

Take care ladies

Lisa

Some Ribbon Embroidery

These bags are made from hand dyed organza and I have embroidered little motifs on the front and tied them up with an organza ribbon...these are gift bags for a special bracelet.





This is a class that I taught a number of years back. We painted the background with acrylic paint and then we drew the design onto the fabric.This was a good piece to learn a number of techniques and we used alot of different types of threads....all the ribbon is hand-dyed.



and this is a piece that I have embroidered for a frame.... I may make it into a cushion....the ribbon used on this is hand-dyed...I love working with silk ribbon..it is simply exquiste.

DONT FORGET TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY TO DRAW MY MYSTERY DRAW!!!! WATCH THE SPACE !!

Until tomorrow...

Lisa

New Fabrics and more bookmarks

I have had a couple of orders for more bookmarks. I have had to make 16 of these this week. I had alot of fun making these. I have done a few different colour ways.

Also I have been collecting fabric. We can never be without fabric can we?!! Oh no, not us fabricaholics. Here are some pics of SOME of the latest fabrics I have acquired.I buy some of my fabrics off our auction site here in New Zealand.I get some good bargins...people that are getting rid of some of their stash.I have also found a shop that sells 5 fat quarters for $25.00NZD each..which is a very good price for NZ.



I collect pink fabric....these are some of the pinks I have bought lately. I will be using them for my little girl, she is 4 years old and LOVES pink.



These fabrics, aboveI have been collecting for some months. I am wanting to make a Baltimore quilt, with hand applique.I won a number of these fabrics at a draw we had at my quilting group...this inspired me to collect more.



and lastly I am a Loralie fan... I am also collecting her fabrics to make bags for gifts for friends and family for Christmas. I LOVE the red one... so watch the space..I hopefull will come up with some new things soon

Take care

Lisa

Brooch cushion samples

I have been asked to teach a ribbon embroidery workshop in 1 months time. These are the samples that I have made up today for the ladies to make. I had to design something simple for ladies that havnt done this before. The techniques in this cushion is ribbon stitch, folded rose, and a machine wasable ribbon rose...as well as french knot and daisy chain....oh and the tassel at the end. T



and...the above photo is the wall hanging up on the wall..I have done the handsewing and it is finished!! It really does look great on the dining room wall.

It is very exciting for me to have 44 followers!! thank you so much... I just love getting comments and I love to get followers...and dont forget... I will be drawing the winner for the mystery giveaway in only a matter of days....

Take care

Lisa

10 Simple-to-Sew Totes, Purses, and Bags

I came across this gorgeous little bag on the Better Homes and Gardens site yesterday. I thought Id share it with you...

10 Simple-to-Sew Totes, Purses, and Bags

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I made a wall hanging today...

I bought this pattern a while ago..it had the painted wooden angel and the hearts in the kit..I chose the fabrics. I LOVE Leicen fabrics. They are made in Japan and I just love the colours. I have been collecting these fabric for a while now..so I have used some in my stash to make this wallhanging...it is quite a long wallhanging..The photo really dosent do it justice at all. I havnt handsewn the back yet and the pins are still in it..hence the reason why it is looking a bit weird in shape. I just had to post it..Im quite impatient sometimes.. Im a "Ive got to get it finished" person.




Here are the bookmarks I taught just over a week ago...I just love the pearl ones. They are simply exquiste. The workshop went so well..I did two in fact. The were a hit and I have been asked to do three more...These bookmarks are different to ones I have seen in the shops. They have a rose pattern engraved on them...they are simply gorgeous, to say the least..If you would like to buy the metal bookmark hooks please email me and I will send you a paypal invoice....The metal bookmark is $2.95NZD, this price is not for the completed bookmarks. I can make these up for you on request.




Here is a bouquet of roses I received a voucher for. I picked them up on Saturday...these were given to me as a thank you for teaching the classes.

Take care Lisa

Ive been busy today...

Well today I finally made my little girl a dress Ive had cut out for a long time. I am so pleased with it. The pattern was very simple, I have spruced the dress up with an organza ribbon to tie around the back and Ive added some ric-rac too. She just loves it.. I also made her som PJ's....Ive been very industrious..





Also, I have a dear friends daughter and her husband helping out with my two little ones tomorrow.I wanted to make her something to show our appreciation for looking after them, so I made her a journal cover. She attends church regularly so I put a did a cross made with bead soup mix. It is reusuable, so when she fills up the journal she can buy another one.



Well this is my Friendship Bag Swap.... This bag was alot smaller than I thought...it is a very cute bag and would be useful for alot of things....my partner is in the USA and she will receive it next week.

I have also completed my Hug Swap..Im sooooo tempted to put the photos up...but I wont give into temptation..Ill put the photos up once Angela receives it.

I have also been busy drawing some Annie pics for embroidery..Im going to post these soon as freebies for you to do what you would like with..I still have a few more to draw up. I am also designing a quilt with sitichery so watch the space.

Take care and happy creating.... Lisa

Giveaway on OUR COZY NEST

Check out this giveaway...do you like Moda fabrics..well enter in for the draw.

I have tried and tried to make a link to a name on the post and I carnt do it...
So the blog address is ourcozynest.blogspot.com copy and paste it and it will take you there

Take care

Lisa

My Hug Swap arrived yesterday

Here is my Hug Swap.... Angela is my partner and Ive yet to complete her gift. Check out her blog www.countryscrapuilts.blogspot.com I have my gift in a prideful place in my dining room...for all to see. Thanks so much Angela..I love it ... Angela tells me that each stitch is a hug..something I very much appreciate at this time...




These two pictures are off my garden. The top picture is off a gorgeous wisteria that is growing in our courtyard...My husband is in the process of building a fence in the courtyard..this is a project that my husband and I have and a vision for for a long time. It is coming together nicely. He also made the water feature you can see in the background...the courtyard has recycled bricks, dark iron fence..it is a lovely area to sit and look at the view.

The second picture is of a cottage type garden we have in the other corner of our section..This a seat my husband made. It is made from a 4 metre long piece of driftwood that he found floating at a beach not far from where we live. We decided to make it into a seat in the garden...we have daffodils out at the moment. We bought a bird bath made from stone. It has been hacked at at made into a birdbath. Quite a work of art. These two little places are like sweet sancturaies to my hubby and I...visions that we have had together and have created...He is a very gifted man and able to make all sorts of things.



This is the outlook from our home. We have built our home to the outlook..today is a gorgeous day, so I thought Id take a picture to share it with you.



This is a bracelet that I received from the Summer Quilt Swap. I have forgotten to take a photo of my quilt..I will post this next time...but this is a picture of the bracelet. It fits me perfectly and I love it. The beads are glass and a lovely coloured blue... Thanks so much for this gift...

This is NO 50 Post.... Giveaway Time...

I have had a number of comments already... make sure you scroll down and place a comment, if you havnt already...to go into the draw twice..put my button onto your blog and come back and tell me and you will go into the draw for a second time. I have made this a mystery for the reason that everyone has different taste. I will make a special something for the winner, when I know what they like.



I have been asked to do two workshops for two seperate womens groups. One is on Saturday where I will be teaching the metal bead bookmarks...the other I was asked to teach ribbon embroidery. I have had to design something simple with a few simple techniques for a beginner....this is the cushion I came up with. This is a brooch cushion...to stick your brooches into when not in use. The techniques on this cushion are folded ribbon roses, a machine washable rose, french knots, daisy stitch. Im really looking forward to teaching these classes....I love to teach and havnt done so for about 5 years.....so this is very exciting.



The other thing I have been collecting of late is the Rosalie Quinlan Doll Club... I have the boy, 2 girls, the bed and a jacket so far. I am going to make this up for my little girl....she will love it...in fact I think I will love it too :-)

Until next time

Lisa

Another Annie for the Annie Birthday Celebration

Here is a Prim Raggerty...pattern by Threadbare Primitives....her name is Laney. I bought a number of patterns from TP recently. Im getting quite a collection of Annies...for a new collector. I now have 3 after one week of making them.

Also....here is a picture of a cosmetic purse I made the other day. This is made from hexagons.It made out of a variety of fabrics...it was going to be a placemat for my daughters room,but I changed my mind and made it into a purse instead...These hexagons are fun and easy to make.

Oh and scroll down to find the giveaway if you are wanting to enter.

Take care

Lisa