other peoples junk

Ok, confession...so I said to myself I wouldn't take anymore junk until I had completed all my to do's and found a place for all the items waiting for a new use in the shed!

I swear  I walked past this for the last week and yesterday evening....have you noticed it's getting dark earlier? Sorry I'm side tracking...

 I took it, off the street, it was calling me saying "hey, I'm still here, take me with you!"

So yeah I took it off a heap of what looked like someones moving out junk.  So just to prove I've not got a problem with collecting trash this is going to be something really special, a chandelier type structure.  Definately not a 30 minute project but something lovely hanging above my table for the coming cozy autumn/winter months...

There is so many possibilities...

remodelaholic.com

tipjunkie.com

via curbly.com

I've got to say I peed my pants a little when I saw that middle image, tiny plants hanging in jars, oh my goodness!!!

Watch this space ;)

30 minute project

So I got a little carried away with Rachel's crochet star tutorial and although they don't look in ANY way as nice or neat as hers (blush!) I still think they're cute! As I said in a previous post I am a complete beginner and have only just got started with crochet. The kids think they don't look at all like stars and in fact apparently look more like paint splodges but I'm cool with that ;)

And on that note...

c/o The Best of Design via facebook

You have to begin somewhere right?!

So I was a little embarrassed to show anyone other than Kitty my first attempts at crochet but then I started thinking that we all have to start somewhere when we try new things and why be ashamed to give new skills a try?  Also it will be good for me to monitor my progress if I keep at it!  You never know maybe someone can give me advice via the blog regarding improving.  The stars are my first two attempts at Rachel's tutorial and it's nice to see they kind of resemble what they should! Haha! So thankyou Rachel! I love this blog and will definitely be revisiting often!

Note my strategically placed Aloe plant to keep my 'curly crochet' flat!

Crochet away!

So I've been wanting to crochet for years!  Having tried half heartedly a couple of times but never really hit it off, a couple of weeks ago on yet another attempt at watching a few YouTube videos and a few peeks at various books/magazines I've collected over the years, I've finally managed to hook some samples that could actually pass as crochet!  I'm chuffed :)

So for now I'm just going to keep hooking? yarning? crocheting away?!  My next challenge will be to actually follow a pattern and try to make something purposeful!

I'm just finding it really calming and therapeutic when I have a moment to myself.  A couple of blogs I stumbled upon that have excited me on the subject are cornflower blue studio and Attic24.  Maybe at some point in the future I'll be good enough to follow the projects and patterns shown.  I love the little stars on Rachel's blog and could use them for a cute garland for Nelly or even stitch a few to her clothing!

So on this breezy London evening I'm going to enjoy my SMALL glass of wine, read my craft magazine and practice my crochet ;)