tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28178991372736306732024-03-19T04:27:36.754-07:00BluecatfabricLyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14849476110016050624noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817899137273630673.post-53043859983861877842011-03-23T07:11:00.000-07:002011-03-23T13:41:34.087-07:00I have been doing some pmc courses at the <a href="http://www.londonjewelleryschool.co.uk/">London Jewellery school.</a> These are my two favourite things I have made. The pendant looks quite tarnished but I just need to polish it with a wire brush.<br />The courses are great, very informative and we make a couple of pieces of jewellery each day using different techniques but the train fare is extortionate. £80 return on a Monday booked a week in advance!! It takes just over an hour which gives me enough time to drink a coffee and read a magazine which believe me is a luxury at the moment. It is great to have some time all to myself. A women wanted to tag along with me at lunch time but I put her off as I wanted a whole hour to wander the jewellery shops on my own.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDW35dj4OQfcxMjUI4jlhBMCFOuApBCUdpnVZLHwHJTUrGI0Yg-r2kYSVdB5rAIpaQu2biGCrxP-NYAU3-l9FJcOKeGSYSi3ZGMx4IAAPjdZ7lsBdE5sj3Wd_Fr-YntsPgf6TIKBZlej8/s1600/IMG_6776.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; clear: both;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDW35dj4OQfcxMjUI4jlhBMCFOuApBCUdpnVZLHwHJTUrGI0Yg-r2kYSVdB5rAIpaQu2biGCrxP-NYAU3-l9FJcOKeGSYSi3ZGMx4IAAPjdZ7lsBdE5sj3Wd_Fr-YntsPgf6TIKBZlej8/s400/IMG_6776.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1g9JOyq49_Sw8i_IQjnr3lWHCaAcMBuF464hlfFPZo3w7tIka8tm-rsNnTs4CuIsEYLWZbnh5oCbXuLBD6ccOx1jRBT8vKgSv8VNAk3ZI0RjgNbou8QExMsRPjXIw6l8TM9lsP4T_vw/s1600/IMG_6777.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; clear: both;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1g9JOyq49_Sw8i_IQjnr3lWHCaAcMBuF464hlfFPZo3w7tIka8tm-rsNnTs4CuIsEYLWZbnh5oCbXuLBD6ccOx1jRBT8vKgSv8VNAk3ZI0RjgNbou8QExMsRPjXIw6l8TM9lsP4T_vw/s400/IMG_6777.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none; padding: 0px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14849476110016050624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817899137273630673.post-85138937446140453492009-12-15T04:27:00.000-08:002009-12-29T14:22:22.914-08:00Some flowers I have made after doing a one day course.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-8nlKA_JYGM4Ov0IVheSvlfgv0ZUyJLaOW3hVwauZSadwRWwmq0HenDuqXzUYpIdAIqEQKICKdzdY3ElmF5gZKHtCnPVORyPEEPyUA0dYb_Mc3x4zOLlAutzCRFPWvEIV7-RRz6gLaY/s1600-h/IMG_5353.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; clear: both;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-8nlKA_JYGM4Ov0IVheSvlfgv0ZUyJLaOW3hVwauZSadwRWwmq0HenDuqXzUYpIdAIqEQKICKdzdY3ElmF5gZKHtCnPVORyPEEPyUA0dYb_Mc3x4zOLlAutzCRFPWvEIV7-RRz6gLaY/s400/IMG_5353.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14849476110016050624noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817899137273630673.post-60796361515012532242009-12-15T04:24:00.000-08:002009-12-29T14:22:52.888-08:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8o6HUiyfeCUjMbXzmgnDTjhLfLvJWHXzZ4DmqOJRYUFcd0Kf-9WbxYklnqLVoSJ7r2Gd9Fa16bDSRaYH-hVtQp-Z6NTnPZKLpDs-huGzaNauV4_lcja6wx_FIrPYC0oGghS1yftXviMw/s1600-h/IMG_5340.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8o6HUiyfeCUjMbXzmgnDTjhLfLvJWHXzZ4DmqOJRYUFcd0Kf-9WbxYklnqLVoSJ7r2Gd9Fa16bDSRaYH-hVtQp-Z6NTnPZKLpDs-huGzaNauV4_lcja6wx_FIrPYC0oGghS1yftXviMw/s320/IMG_5340.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br />Peg doll<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14849476110016050624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817899137273630673.post-44904809416437575482009-12-15T04:22:00.000-08:002009-12-29T14:23:13.780-08:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVeSOmly0ovrbaLx_NIOBaKx-OsbVnUgn6G6nbR_ttuJX-iVpa50-95kFkg-pEM9iQ85FsAmueC4wtev3nsYpgrln16eLXHVEBRq_62nKQWsiohhcp_3iCGJwCxJa5WdSLdaPeC-Qr3fo/s1600-h/IMG_5343.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVeSOmly0ovrbaLx_NIOBaKx-OsbVnUgn6G6nbR_ttuJX-iVpa50-95kFkg-pEM9iQ85FsAmueC4wtev3nsYpgrln16eLXHVEBRq_62nKQWsiohhcp_3iCGJwCxJa5WdSLdaPeC-Qr3fo/s320/IMG_5343.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br />Decorations made with Elizabeth. Polestyrene balls covered in little bits of fabric.<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14849476110016050624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817899137273630673.post-755467997639225072009-12-14T06:32:00.001-08:002009-12-14T06:35:07.997-08:00Gorgeous baby things♦<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com//il_430xN.109489472.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 285px;" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com//il_430xN.109489472.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />With the baby due in a few weeks I am getting more and more broody for tiny baby things and am in love with these slippers from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36585058">Woolybaby</a>.Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14849476110016050624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817899137273630673.post-89957763588512991372009-12-14T06:27:00.000-08:002009-12-14T06:32:00.332-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com//il_fullxfull.107867923.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 563px; height: 750px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com//il_fullxfull.107867923.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These look great from<a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36101836"> </a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36101836">Etsy seller</a>.Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14849476110016050624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817899137273630673.post-69105032412005188702009-12-04T07:10:00.000-08:002009-12-04T07:13:34.614-08:00Finished calendar<div style="text-align: center;">Need to get a better photo on a bright day.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media7.dropshots.com/photos/492472/20091204/150355.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 424px; height: 371px;" src="http://media7.dropshots.com/photos/492472/20091204/150355.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14849476110016050624noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817899137273630673.post-39636746002870237532009-11-27T06:13:00.000-08:002009-11-27T06:24:54.123-08:002009 Advent Calendar♦<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mlIq_78YTNodpe4V40yDgkVtQ7ejOKxpv52Y6HdLBHEP8jZnwYkPpbg3JidQXp-dtsNG9lD8881nbmpi27BV6ywKu2NMxBOmjP__hmYHrWWeh0ggGA4REjI5NlshyphenhyphenS8v4gzqU4JTZ1s/s1600/4+advent.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mlIq_78YTNodpe4V40yDgkVtQ7ejOKxpv52Y6HdLBHEP8jZnwYkPpbg3JidQXp-dtsNG9lD8881nbmpi27BV6ywKu2NMxBOmjP__hmYHrWWeh0ggGA4REjI5NlshyphenhyphenS8v4gzqU4JTZ1s/s200/4+advent.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408786962468683698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtp7z9wrYfjagAEsZIad_2ZdwysP4U78Ve2hBaGhEtnSTFbF7jqfCYD9fk39dJtdRtFoRuJoAFiCi7My6V0u9K6tpZzxtQSeAF9m-kCvzbK9o8SWV4Tl0zhnzK9Uh6-5eodHHk749w3o/s1600/1+advent.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtp7z9wrYfjagAEsZIad_2ZdwysP4U78Ve2hBaGhEtnSTFbF7jqfCYD9fk39dJtdRtFoRuJoAFiCi7My6V0u9K6tpZzxtQSeAF9m-kCvzbK9o8SWV4Tl0zhnzK9Uh6-5eodHHk749w3o/s200/1+advent.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408787514931353922" border="0" /></a><br />Made a start by making a big bit of felt then cutting up to make smaller bags (have yet to sew them up.)<br /><br />I have added some needle felting to some of them. Here is a sample of them.<br /><br />I think I am going to hang them on a wooden frame but need to go to our workshop to see what timber we have.<br />Here is the felt I have made for the backing but I love it so much it seems a waste to use as backing for the bags. Not sure what else I could use it for though lol.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqbkExZCwo_R_gwJrCKc-P-T8o6iPX23PuHRMOjzlHpVrprvEKzDVSXCTCsxdaFdEcrGHPtz6pxuvgIVlbN3gnUHtuMQo5XLsLY2JV3WmpLHeHwExhkw4c4Q1dJa03__0oPr2wV42VBA/s1600/IMG_5257.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 332px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqbkExZCwo_R_gwJrCKc-P-T8o6iPX23PuHRMOjzlHpVrprvEKzDVSXCTCsxdaFdEcrGHPtz6pxuvgIVlbN3gnUHtuMQo5XLsLY2JV3WmpLHeHwExhkw4c4Q1dJa03__0oPr2wV42VBA/s200/IMG_5257.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408789027998487842" border="0" /></a>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14849476110016050624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817899137273630673.post-90810609596711527872009-11-27T05:40:00.000-08:002009-11-27T05:46:45.800-08:002008 Advent calendar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media4.dropshots.com/photos/492472/20081130/230038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 400px;" src="http://media4.dropshots.com/photos/492472/20081130/230038.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I made a twig tree last year for Elizabeth. There were birds all over it with presents hanging below. I think this year Elizabeth is more excited about the tree than christmas itself. Inspired by <a href="http://theredthreadblog.blogspot.com/search/label/advent%20calendar">theredthreadblog.<br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media3.dropshots.com/photos/492472/20081130/143547.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 381px;" src="http://media3.dropshots.com/photos/492472/20081130/143547.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14849476110016050624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817899137273630673.post-3711557217854841102009-11-27T05:29:00.000-08:002009-11-27T05:49:59.362-08:00Found a fantastic <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/69313482@N00/pool/page2/">flickr group of handmade </a>decorations thanks to Ali at <a href="http://christmas-matters.blogspot.com/">craft matters</a>.<br />Here are a few of my favourites:-<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2253/2190494475_bf7430259a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2253/2190494475_bf7430259a.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2706/4123487686_d372fe1259.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2706/4123487686_d372fe1259.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2687/4125519049_5b3d4b7d7a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2687/4125519049_5b3d4b7d7a.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3153/3006745716_88bc740043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3153/3006745716_88bc740043.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3034/3081689935_0b23537f1c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 310px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3034/3081689935_0b23537f1c.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14849476110016050624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817899137273630673.post-86932984883223462762009-11-15T13:24:00.000-08:002009-11-27T06:40:21.491-08:00First Felting experienceWell E and I had a go today, very successful.<br /><br />She m<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQNxs8HoDoQ2m2WL6YtCvRt0IjPEO5oeSRWvqCjONb18zlfvspWPjm1GUOMMPLQdDg6iIlu3M2SDjeXU2Jtp7kEElIDRMjHDtqfr8gQyU3ggmhVsLNR-WX5-cEzXzqL0gjk0SJigQfro/s1600/purse.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQNxs8HoDoQ2m2WL6YtCvRt0IjPEO5oeSRWvqCjONb18zlfvspWPjm1GUOMMPLQdDg6iIlu3M2SDjeXU2Jtp7kEElIDRMjHDtqfr8gQyU3ggmhVsLNR-WX5-cEzXzqL0gjk0SJigQfro/s200/purse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408785277891006338" border="0" /></a>ade a treasure box today which actually didn't have enough felt around so is now a purse. Instructions here. <a href="http://kneek.wordpress.com/2007/02/05/return-to-felting/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" class="postlink">http://kneek.wordpress.com/2007/02/05/return-to-felting/</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Found some good instructions on youtube but everyone seems to make it differently.<br /><br />I have this book from the library which is great and has some good ideas in <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1843404761/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" class="postlink">here</a><br /><br />I have also bought some silk to print on so might add some photos to some felt for christmas decorations.<br /><br />How cool is it to be able to do all this stuff as I am on maternity leaveLyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14849476110016050624noreply@blogger.com0