The winner is....

The winner of the Strawberry Frenzy pattern is

GAYLE 

from

Emboriderymad

Congratulations Gayle!!!

Please email me on lydiastreasures.blogspot.com with you address details and I will send you the pattern.

I used Random Number Generator but was unable to copy and paste the image. So sorry about this. 

Thank you to all you lovely ladies for your encouraging comments. It was so wonderful to hear from you all. There were a few of you I recognised as first readers of my blog..it was lovely to hear from you. I would have replied to all of your comments but was unable to as  I have been away on holiday and did not have internet connection.

While I was away I wrote out a number of ideas for the year

. Im quite excited about what I have planned ahead for my little blog. I have an interesting year happening with my baby off to school in 3 months. Lets hope this gives me more time to make and create. 

I have had some wonderful times over the holiday period. My husband and I went down to Wellington for a couple of days. I love Wellington. It is so pretty down by the waterfront. We had beautiful weather. 

Over the last week we went to our favourite camping spot in Northland.

The kids feeding the seagulls.. this is the view from our tent.

A very rare picture of me... I guess you'd like to put a face to who is behind the words written.

This is me with my 'big' catch... I LOVE fishing. I caught this approx 5lb Pig Fish... very yummy to eat!

This is me by the camp fire making my New Zealand version of S'mores!

Yummy is the best way to describe those tasty morsels.

This is a photo taken on our trip home... WOW ... Just beautiful don't you think.

Hugs to you all

until next time

Giveaway ... Its my 3rd Blogging Birthday

On the 20th of January it was my 3 year blogging birthday

I look back at my first post.. the photos, the creations and what I was talking about... boy how things change in 3 years.

I would like to celebrate with a giveaway pattern.

This pattern is Strawberry Frenzy by Natalie Ross

Im sure there are many of you out there that just LOVE strawberries. You lovely ladies over there in the freezing cold of winter would be pleased to be reminded of some summer with a strawberry pattern Im sure..

The pattern consists of all in the above photo.

All you have to do is leave a comment. It is as simple as that. I will draw the winner on the 1st of February. I am happy to send anywhere in the world.

Welcome to my new readers!! Lovely to have you join.

Good luck!!

Custom Paper Tape Tutorial

I have just recently discovered Washi Tape... A printed masking tape used for wrapping, cardmaking and other things.

While going through different sites online reading up about it I discovered this tutorial. Cathe uses wrapping paper. I thought fabric could work too.

The blog is called Just Something I made.

A very clever lady called Cathe Holden.

I think this is a fantastic idea and I wanted to share it with you.

Click HERE to visit Cathe's  blog and learn how to make this.

PS... The link for HERE wasnt working Ive fixed it now.... so click away

Fabric Covered Notebook

 
Back in the late1980's and in the '90's I used to make alot of fabric covered photo frames, tissue box covers and photo albums.. Im sure there is alot of you out there that remember that craft fad. I made so many for gifts and to sell back in the days.

I made this a couple of days ago. Inspiration came from a thought for a quilt. I had a picture in my mind and this is what I came up with.
A Shabby Chic Notebook.
Tilda fabrics used for the bunting applique
I love notebooks. I love to keep notes of all sorts in notebooks.... so maybe this will go into my bag for 'gifts' or Ill pop it into my handbag.

Have a great day

My love of Tilda

As many of you readers know I love Tilda designed by Tonne Finnanger.

The above book is her latest - as far as I am aware. I purchased it from the UK a few weeks before Christmas. I had every intention to create the house and the cute angels before Christmas but the rush of the season got the better of me.

 Here is a page from Tilda Winter Ideas

Just beautiful... all of it.. Tonne never disappoints with her creative ideas

I just love the ribbon holder idea..the cones, the angels, the house.. in fact the book is just gorgeous.

I highly recommend it.

Just wanted to share this book with you all..

I plan on doing more Sew Alongs and put up some tutorials to make some of Tonne's creations over 2012. 

I hope your holidays are going well.

A New Year

This is a creation I have come up with over the Christmas period.

It is a pincushion/sewing keeper.

I had two Quilt As You Go blocks leftover from a quilt I made for my little girl for Christmas. I had a brain wave to make it into some type of 'thing'.. I really didnt know what. After playing around with some bias... and putting my thinking cap on I came up with the above idea.

inside is the pincushion

This is made from the other Quilt As You Go Block.
I will put a tutorial up for this in the next little while. I just want to get a holiday in so Im fresh and ready for a new start this year.

Over the Christmas time I was very busy.
Our son Matt turned 21. So I had to organise a dinner for him. He didnt want to have anything too big so I cooked dinner for 18 people . in amongst our daughter turning 29 so it was a very busy month for me.

I did manage to get some creating done though

Some Christmas Trees from my Christmas Tree Tutorial on the sidebar as well as some other things

This year on my blog I am hoping to run another Colour Swap. I did this a couple of years ago so keep an eye out for this. I also have a new Block Of the Month I have been working on that I will have available. I plan to give you some more tutorials and some more patterns. I also plan to create to  make as the inspiration comes over me...

So I hope this year is kind to you and you have a wonderful holiday season with family and friends

Hugs