Sunday 8 June 2014

Pottering...

I was so looking forward to having a weekend of pottering around doing very little, and that's exactly what I did! The furthest I went was to the herb nursery and Hobbycraft.
Then it was a weekend of a bit of planting, a bit of making and a bit of sorting through magazines for recycling (always takes a long time as I have to look at them again just to make sure it's OK to ditch them!)
This free motion embroidery is a trial run, just to see how it turned out. I'm pleased with the design but think I'll put a border on. This one is not good enough to sell so I'll display it in my craft room for a while.
Do you remember I showed you my decanter that I bought in the charity shop recently? 
This is what I did with it
I take no credit for this idea as I saw it somewhere on the internet (unfortunately I can't remember where). I'm waiting for Mr B to drill a hole in the glass for the wire to go through so that I can put the stopper back in. I spent more time watching this than the TV the other night as it looks so fab!!
Hope you all had a lovely and relaxing weekend.
Thanks for visiting
xXx

14 comments:

  1. Such a great idea for your decanter!!!! That really is so clever and a great way to upcycle something that might otherwise no longer have a use in this day and age. xx

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    1. Yes it is a great idea and who uses a decanter these days for what it was designed for? I love it!! XX

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  2. The decanter is beautiful! And I really like the embroidery - looking forward to seeing it with a border (and what you choose to use for it!). Chrissie x

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    1. Thanks Chrissie - I have a fabric in mind for the border but the pattern may be too large scale. XX

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  3. I love your embroidery, when you make to sell can you let me know? Thanks Amanda x

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    1. Thank you Amanda, that is such a compliment - I will let you know XX

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  4. Your latest creation is wonderful and I think will look nice in your craft room. You have such a nice blog suzanne that I have nominated you for a liebster award ♡♡

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    1. Thank you Joy, I'm really pleased you like the blog XX

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  5. I'm really liking your free-motion-stitching Suzanne, that is so pretty! I really enjoy doing suchlike but want more time for practice, oh yeah!!! Also loving what you've done with your decanter - that's brilliant - no pun intended! Have a great week, xoJoy

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    1. practice is essential with FME!!! It's become a bit of an obsession I'm afraid. XX

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  6. I think your free motion embroidery looks lovely. Something I haven't tried my hand at yet. Your decanter is wonderful. I have never seen one used at a lamp. I bet it creates a lovely glow in the room.
    Ali xx

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  7. You should try FME - it's a bit addictive though! The decanter lamp does look lovely, it's difficult to capture in in a photo. I wasn't too sure about the shape of the decanter when I bought it but it actually suits the theme very well XX

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