Black shawl

Finally finished this black shawl! Started it a while ago, but run out of wool. So a big thanks to my friend Anne Gurine who bought me some more in Norway!!

It is crocheted using Sandnes Mini Alpakka black wool, no 3.5 hook. I followed this pattern from garnstudio - A dream come true - as they call it!!

Emma's bag

It was Emma's first day of nursery today, so she wanted a little bag for her things. She picked out the material (light pink cotton) herself (small offcuts from the local textile shop) and decided where the ribbons and beads where to go. The name is just painted on using textile paint. The day at nursery went well and she was pleased with the bag!

Baby clothes bunting

My daughter was 4 on friday, so I decided to finally do something with some of the baby clothes I've been saving. I cut up bodies, sleep-suits, jumpers and trousers - all of which are now too small for them. Sewed the material into triangles then attached them onto a long ribbon. Didn't take long to do and it certainly made the livingroom nice and colourful for the party!

New blogg!

I've got several projects I'm working on at the moment and I will update soon. However, I've now started a new hobby and therefore also a new blog! I thought it best to keep the sewing/ knitting seperate from the jewellery making!

I'm turning my mum's broken plates from her tearoom into pendants and ear-rings!
Here is a link to my new blog, which is really just a list of the necklaces I've made so far.

http://kimmihandmade.wordpress.com/

Dragonfly dress

Been quite a while since I've had time to do anything crafty. But we are finally settled in the new house! After the move I've now got a big bag of clothes which don't fit anymore, or I just do not use. My plan is to try to turn these clothes into something usable, bit different and fun.

This top from H&M and skirt from Monsoon are a few years old now and not really used, so I cut off the end of the top, narrowed the skirt and sewed them together to make a dress. I made a dragonfly out of the remaining top-material which I sewed onto the skirt.

Flower dresses and a bit of redesign

I got this flower material from Panduro and instantly thought it had to become summer dresses for the girls! The first one I made is the same pattern as the other ones I've made previously. The flower mateial is combined with red cotton and lined with white cotton.

The other dress is based on the same pattern as well, but the upper part is an old cotton jumper which I cut to fit - very quick to do and not fiddely at all! A good way of reusing a boring old white jumper!

Hat and socks for a new baby!

My sister is expecting a baby boy any day now, so I've finally finished a little present for him! The hat is crocheted in Merino wool and the socks are knitted using untreated Merino wool.
My sewing-machine is still in a box on its way to Wales, so no sewing for a while. Cannot wait to get sorted and move into the new house!