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Can you see what it is now? Little Sweetie by Charlotte Brown

can you tell what it is yet?

All will be revealed tomorrow :-)

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quick lace update

Hi, I've really enjoyed making lace again, I've sort of got it into my head to sample narrow laces and make up my equivalent of a pattern book to document the lace. This will mean that I will have a note of what the style of lace is, where the pattern is from ( which book, which page) the threads used and a small section of the pricking which will help if trying to match threads if any become discontinued.

I must admit that I tend to be good at starting things.............

We will see how this goes!!


Progress so far



Oh, just incase photo 5/365 confused you, here is another shot.



meanwhile, back to making dinner :-)

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Photo 4/365 rethink

So I keep looking at the photo 4/365 then at this one, not sure now which is best so I've entered them both!!

In the meantime, I'm slowly growing a forest of pins in my lace :-)

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Trapped Santa

Santa was looking a little deflated and definitely trapped inside the dome of Nottingham Council House earlier today!!

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Trying to get crafty again :-)

First off, the photo 2/365 is a local shopping centre that I walk through most mornings.

I'm planning to get back into lace again so I pulled a lace book off the shelf at random and started hunting round for the appropriate threads. The pricking has been copied and I am will spend tonight sitting winding the bobbins. The thread look very fine but it is the one suggested so we will have to see how it works out.

I will update with my progress tomorrow.

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I'm sticking around !

Thanks for your comments, I've decided to stick around a bit longer and I'm also trying the photo a day thing so you should see regular posts even if it's just a random photo!

I sat down, had a think and realised that I need a challenge of sorts to keep me on track, hence the photo thingy. 

To be honest, I started with the idea of taking a photo of the glass Santa on the recycling bin simply because we don't really do Christmas and this is our only ornament ! it came from a raffle last year) and it's been hanging around my work room ever since.

Then I turned it upside down and realised it was hollow so stuck it in some dead plants.

Wanting a bit of colour I stuck it in the living stuff !

So my first photo of the year is sort of abstract!

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goodbye 2013

Just a few more days then it will be a be a new year and I'm trying to decide whether to carry on blogging? Sometimes I feel that it is too much of a chore but the theory behind starting this blog was that it would keep me crafting and using my skills.

But, I need a challenge and the blog has always been my way of documenting my progress as well as events/travels etc in my life so it's really difficult decision.

I think I will post on Jan 1st either way :-)

I leave you with some belated xmas photos from Nottingham

 

I hope you all had a great Christmas and have a peaceful New Year xxx