Like most people out there in blog land I have been doing quite a bit of reflection about 2014 and thinking about what 2015 may hold. Last year was absolutely fab and contained a number of big events (such as getting engaged and married in the same year) along with smaller things like participating in my first OWOP and making clothes that I actually wear outside of the house! Needless to say quite a lot of my original plans got put to one side. I also found that I began to get myself all stressed out about rather silly things, including the overwhelming feeling of having too many projects on the go/planned/on the wish list!
This year I am determined to not get myself in a tizz about having too much on (especially for those non essential projects on the to do list)! I know I am never going to get right to the bottom of the WIP list but (and here is the catch) I am going to make a concerted effort to rid my list of all those thing which I now feel a bit 'meh' about and not feel bad about it! I can't be the only one with projects on the list or started which were fashionable at the time but the moment has passed. Going to have a good old clear out of the stash and see what is there - may even share some photos!
I could also do with running down my craft/fabric supplies as well so unless it is a present or I need it to finish a project then I ain't buying till at least June!
In the mean time I have been doing a lot of fast finishes to start clearing the decks! Apologies if you are on Instagram as you will have already seen most of these.
More bunting for a work colleague.
A drawstring bag for my nephew to take on his holiday made using this tutorial. Its the same fabric as the drawstring bag (Michael Miller les monieurs en ville blue from the Bead and Button Company) as I bought extra - it was too cute not to!!
Napkins to go with our wedding china. I did wish we only had 6 place settings rather than 8 when I made these. I would also make them a bit bigger next time. I cut out squares of 45cm before hemming this time.
A I-pad mini cover for a friend using fabric I purchased from Remnant Kings on one of my lunchtime wanders.
A helicopter cross stitch - random gift for a friend who said they 'wanted a helicopter'... don't think this is what they had in mind though!
More lavender bags. I really wanted to finish the rest of the lavender as it was getting in the way so it had to be done. Some were gifted but most kept......!
Some more tissue holders. How cute is the princess one?!
I have also been progressing my wedding sampler (Love Blossoms by Bothy Threads which I purchased from Sew and So) and the Sew Crafty Sampler from issue 287 of Cross Stitcher Magazine. These have been good projects for doing while watching the TV and not wanting to create much mess (we have had a lot of guests round recently)!
You will notice from all the photos that there is a distinct lack of clothes being made at the moment. Like most people the last few months have been heavy on the eating/drinking and light on the exercise. This means I need to take some new measurements and not really feeling the love for that at the moment! Anyone else get that or is it just me? Hopefully that feeling will pass soon as I miss the challenge with making clothes.
Right that is enough from me for one day. I won't be away long this time as I have a few posts about some of my larger Christmas makes lined up.
See you all soon x
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