Inspiration Point - Renewal

(noun)

1.	the act of renewing.

2.	the state of being renewed.

3.	an instance of this.

Origin:

1675–85; renew + -al

Photo Journal Tutorial

I am a total sucker for lovely stationary, but am often put off by the price of blank journals - so why not make your own! This tutorial is amazing http://www.jpgmag.com/stories/354
I can feel some stationary presents coming on....

Retail Therapy

Am I the last to know about this shop?




Stumbled across it tonight while on-line shopping for birthday gifts (for a certain soon to be forty and fabulous man). Anyway, loving their stuff very much.

Paper Potter...

With snow on the ground, and sub zero temperatures, I'm still feeling optimistic about Spring being just round the corner and my mind is turning to ordering seeds and getting some seedlings underway, and excellent reason to put a Christmas present to use...

The Paper Potter, a lovely tactile wooden stamp which makes bio-degradable paper pots from old newspaper strips, very satisfying..

Cosy Crocheted Neck Warmer

I have admittedly been feeling the cold with all this snowy weather around at the moment, and wanted to make something cosy for myself. This neck warmer is just the ticket, knocked up in less than an hour using double strand wool to give it a chunky feel, I learnt a simple new crochet stitch too, a simple weave effect using chain and single crochet. I have been wearing it ever since. Found this particular pattern at Mingling Yarn, so easy...

Button Up

Not a recent project but I like this pic of the glazed pottery buttons I made in 2007. My happy green teapot and the wee hinged lid desk were both bargains from The Box Room in Banchory. The box frames are from IKEA. I'd like to make a huge batch of the buttons one day and have them sitting out on a plate or in a tin like a fresh batch of biscuits. That'd be nice, I reckon.

Loft Living... dream on....

Check out this super cool apartment, most of the furniture is either thrift shop finds or Ikea, even spotted my new Ikea kitchen chairs...
Something's hiding in here

Nothing is Original....

(Via noquedanblogs)

On My Hook...

've been an avid 'hooker' for over a year now, self taught, my scope of patterns hasn't really gone beyond hats, wristwarmers or slippers for the kids, until now!!! spured on by the interesting patterns published on the website http://www.ravelry.com/ (a fab community for knitting and crochet patterns) I am currently in the throws of my first attempt at a cardigan, so far it's proving far too easy, made in one piece from neck downwards, the lacy stitch is interesting and quick to make up.

I'm using a 50% wool mix yarn by King Cole, purchased from our local craft shop, which I am pleased to see is stocking a larger and more interesting range of wool now, another couple of inches on the length, sleeves and a front band and it'll be finished, watch this space...

Felt and Oak Lamp

This is a lamp inspired by GWI get togethers last year, to do something 3d with felt and also to recycle an old lamp stand and lamp shade. Has definitely inspired me to have a go at re-inventing some other old lamp shades.