So here is a pic of the curtain material we have found it still needs to be Dyed yet

Sorry for the pics these are taken on an I Phone and I’m not getting a true colour.  I must also point out that the “Movie Accurateness” that we are attempting to achieve is before De-Saturation so a True representation of the colours and technically not what you see in the movie.  The differences are Amazing especially with Lovetts hair colour as in the movie it shows as Brown when the wig she wears is a Reddy Auburn. 

Okay so back to the dress or Skirt piece Material as above then we tried to dye it using a Tea bath …….

This Method was

1 A Serious waste of good teabags and

2 not very effective so bring on the dye.  We used Dylon Dark Brown in the Washing Machine.  We were happy with the outcome of this process and it really blended well and drained the pattern which is what we were hoping.

Next we had the Paisley to tackle and we found a pattern online which was very helpful I printed it onto card and then Laminated it and then cut it out with a craft knife and a needle here is the end result

So we had the material we had dyed it now we had to stencil the paisley onto it with fabric paint.  We used Pebeo Plum 01

This is the end result as I said the pic is not a true colour the fabric is browner than it looks

oh and the plum really is much redder than that when dry.

then Kevin took it outside and grunged it up to get the mouldy effect that she sports ever so well

This was done with black spray paint and a lot of wind from Mother Nature which helped with the effect 🙂

Starting point

Operation Teacher has begun

As the title says I have officially started to make the pressies for the teachers no mean feat really Harvey has 2 both Welsh so am hoping to find possible a good Daffodil pattern or something in the welsh colours.  Aeryn on the other hand has a mighty 7 and she loves them all ARGH will update more tomorrow when I have had a chance to weigh up my option and then sleep Zzzzzzzzz

New Project

Okay so my neighbours Daughter is around 28 weeks Pregnant so I thought I would make bubba a gift.  I went through all the usual suspects hats mitts booties blanket and then came upon the idea of a playmat so that’s what I’m going to attempt.  I’m using Sirdar Crofter Chunky in Multi colour it has shades of Cream Orange pinks (she has a pink bump) and purples so that is going to be the basic mat which I’m just doing in DC then I will individually make the toys to attach I got some bells so a couple of Shakey toys and then some textured Items.  Will take a pic of the yarn tomorrow as the light is terrible and of the mat which I should have finished tomorrow as well ooh 5.5 hook

Just Checking in

Didn’t want to get complacent and forget my Blog but I havent really done much since the last post.  My hands are really hurting atm as I have just been diagnosed with Osteoarthritis in both hands so I really have to limit what I do and keep taking regular rests when I do start working.  I have my eye on something though it’s a beautiful blanket that I have spotted on Ravelry so might have a go at that as it’s done in segments then whip stiched together at the end.  I have also found a great Boba Fett patter then Harvey will just adore so another thing to add to the list.  oooh if anyone sees a pattern for a star wars blanket please let me know…..Over an out

Angry Birds

Okay so apart from Star Wars my Lil Dude Harvey love love LOVES the Angry birds so I found this Left handed Tutorial on You Tube and just had to make it for him again this has been put away for Birthday or Xmas not sure which yet but they are so close together it wont matter.  Model is my DH

Progress

Well I’m part way through the Gryffindor scarf now and I think it’s looking okay it will certainly finish off the costume for Aeryn.

My little Hermione

Well my 4yr old now has a new Obsession Harry Potter this was started when she watching me play the Lego games on the PS3 she loves to play and now runs around waving her hand in the air saying she is Hermione.  So my WIP at the moment alongside the Dragon is making her a Gryffindor Scarf Not sure if I’m going to do a matching hat yet will see how much Yarn is left over I will order her some Robes and have a wand on its way so will be putting them away for either Christmas (I know it’s only May but look how quickly that has come around) and seeing as my DH is still out of work I want to try and Make a lot of the gifts this year seeing as we will be on  major budget tightening.  any way I have started the scarf and will post some pics when I get them off the Phone.

Okay what a miserable day perfect for getting on with some Crochet 😉  this is a project that I have been working on for a while and it has proven quite difficult with being a leftie as it is a right handed pattern so I had to adapt the design a bit to make it work.  I first saw this when I was at Vs house (V is my best Girlie 🙂 ) her friend was in the process of making it and I fell in Love and I knew I had to make it.  This pattern was forwarded to me Via Ravelry and is the Ragnarok Dragon.  Anyway I now have the basic Dragon and am in the process of making the wings and then it’s all the fiddly little bits to do which is why I am doing it gradually.  On to the pics

Past Projects

So before I get started on some new items here are some of the things I have made over the last 12 month.

My 6yr old Son is Star Wars Mad so this was a must to make for him.  He adores it and even takes it to bed every night.

Sith Saber

This was made for my 4yr old Daughter who was desperate for a Dolly made by Mummy She chose the eyes and I did ask her if she was Sure lol but yes she was adamant she had to have googlie eyes.  Alas poor Dolly has now been shoved to the back of the pile now as she was played with so much she is quite saggy in the neck area.  Maybe one day I will drag her out and sort her out.

She does have clothes now

This is a Poncho I made my Girlie November 2011 it’s very colourful just like Aeryn so suits her perfectly.

Pom Pom Poncho

More soon