Crochet Wedding Blanket
Posted: February 13, 2013 Filed under: Craft, Crochet, Gifts, handmade | Tags: Craft, crochet, gifts, Handmade, handmade wedding, orange, presents, Red, wedding gifts, white, yellow 6 Comments »I’ve started work on another crochet wedding blanket for a wedding in June and I am beginning to panic about it so I need some honest opinions! I am worrying that the colours I have chosen are going to be too garish. I’ve picked bring sunny colours for a couple of reasons, the bride and groom are bright, sunny people so I thought it would be nice to try and incorporate their personalities in the blanket. I also selcted the red and yellow for luck and fortune (in Chinese culture, they are traditional wedding colours) and the orange to incorporate the groom’s favourite football team. Looking at all the balls of wool together I thought they were a lovely warm, bright combination;
However, as I started to crochet I began to worry that they were looking a bit garish and mad, what do you think?
I’ve just powered on for the moment and the blanket is getting bigger, I’ve mixed up the squares so some are plain, like the orange above and some are mixed. All squares have a pale yellow border which I was hoping would bring the design together a bit. I was wondering if a plain one colour border around the whole blanket would maybe tie it all together? I need some help here!
Pinterest Picks #12
Posted: January 28, 2013 Filed under: Craft, Design, Edinburgh, Pinterest, Pinterest Picks, Scotland | Tags: Craft, design, pinterest, pinterest picks Leave a comment »This week I haven’t picked a selection of pins to highlight, instead I have decided to share a page with you instead. This lovely Pinterest page by Sarah Catherine Designs is just lovely. She has recently tidied it up and sorted her boards and pins and has inspired me to tidy up my own page a bit.
Healthy Bran Muffins
Posted: January 23, 2013 Filed under: Baking, cooking, Craft, Food, handmade, Home | Tags: baking, cooking, eating, Food, healthy, nostalgia, Recipe Leave a comment »I’ve been digging up some old recipes I enjoyed during childhood. This one was a family favourite and by happy coincidence is high in fibre, low in fat, and has no added sugar. It makes a great breakfast on the run or afternoon snack. You can adapt the recipe to include nuts, fruits, spices, sugar, anything you like really. This is my favourite version, recipe below. Be warned, these are not light fluffy cakes, because of all the fruit and bran they are quite dense.
Recipe Instructions:
Pick a mug of any size you like, I used a medium sized one and it would make about 12 muffins or one decent sized loaf.
Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius
Lightly grease a loaf tin or line a muffin tin with pretty liners.
Ingredients:
1 mug all bran
1 mug self raising flour
1 mug dried fruit
1 mug milk
1 egg
1 tsp ground ginger.
Instructions:
1- Mix all ingredients thoroughly in a large bowl. Allow to sit for 30 minutes until the bran soften.
2- Place mix into loaf tin or muffin cases and bake for 1-1.5 hours for a loaf and 30mins-1 hour for the muffins, depending on the size. You can tell the cakes are cooked when a skewer comes away clean.
3- Allow to cool and then munch!
Emergency Crochet!
Posted: January 22, 2013 Filed under: Accessories, Craft, Crochet, handmade, Scotland, Winter | Tags: accessories, Craft, crochet, Fashion, Handmade, Winter, wool, woolies, yarn 2 Comments »Last weekend I went to visit a friend in the Scottish Borders. However, before I’d even left work I realised I hadn’t packed any winter woolies…disaster in this snowy weather! Luckily I had packed wool and a crochet hook so I quickly got to work on some mitts and a hat. They may not be the highest quality items that I’ve even made but they did the job and kept me warm and cosy over the weekend. Don’t you just love it when crafting comes to the rescue!
Pinterest Picks #11
Posted: January 21, 2013 Filed under: Craft, gardening, handmade, Home, Interiors, Pinterest, Pinterest Picks | Tags: Craft, garden, gardening, Handmade, pinterest, pinterest picks, plants, terrariums, upcycling, windowsills 2 Comments »This week I’ve been thinking a lot about growing things. As I live in a small flat I have no garden and so have been planning ways to grow things with minimal space used. Here’s some of my favourite ideas!
So there we have it. With some glass jars and some upcycled tins I’m sure I can make my windowsills a haven for tiny plants.
Competition!
Posted: January 18, 2013 Filed under: 2013, Craft, Crochet, Gifts, handmade, Instagram | Tags: books, Buttons, competition, Craft, crochet, Handmade, hooks, lace, simply crochet, yarn 8 Comments »I won a competition! This is very exciting to me as I don’t ever win things! It’s even more exciting as it was a competition by Simply Crochet so the prize was incredible! I can’t wait to get it home and get to work with it all!
I got loads of yarn (6 balls of wool blend arran, 6 balls of Debbie Bliss Rialto, 4 balls of Rowan fine lace)
I also got 6 (count them…6!) crochet books! Patons Learn to Crochet, Debbie Bliss Simply Crochet, Edie Eckman Around the Corner Crochet Borders, Amy Palanjian So Pretty Crochet, Rowan Lace and Irresistible Gifts To Crochet Vol.2.
I also got a year’s subscription to Simply Crochet and a selection of hooks and buttons!
What a good day!
New Crochet Collars
Posted: January 16, 2013 Filed under: Accessories, Craft, Crochet, Design, Etsy, Fashion, Gifts, handmade, Jewellery, Winter | Tags: accessories, Craft, crochet, Edinburgh, etsy, Fashion, gifts, Handmade, jewellery, Shopping, Valentines 2 Comments »Finally, I have managed to photograph and list some of the collars I’ve been making recently. They are in a range of colours, designs and yarns so hopefully there is something to suit everyone (who wants a crochet collar). I am more than happy to make custom orders so if you have a style, colour, yarn not listed just get in touch and I will see what I can do.
Don’t forget that until the end of January all items in my etsy shop are 20% off with the discount code JAN2013.
Here’s a sneak preview but visit the shop for the full range.
