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Sewing a rainbow
This was another project I was so glad to go back and revisit. I made my very first rainbow scarf way back in June... 2008! I still wear that rainbow scarf and love it just as much as the day I made it, and it gives me a funny feeling of nostalgia (mixed with a little embarrassment! ) to see all the wonky top-stitching. It's great to be able to see ( Read more... ) -
It always comes back to stamps.
I love making plushies, and I'm loving exploring needle felting, but no matter how far I stray it always comes back to stamp carving for me.
I've decided that this year I need to get back to my true love and spend some more time with my carving tools and some rubber. I'd like to say I want to make a proper go of refocussing Two Cheese Please... but ( Read more... ) -
6 sleeps!
There are only 6 sleeps left until Santa comes, so as I make the last push to finish everything up for my handmade Christmas, it's time for me to say "goodbye -- but see you soon!" to you all.
I will be back in 2011 with the usual post-Christmas handmade gift wrap-up, more craft, more stamps, more plushies, and hopefully a whole armful of tutorials ( Read more... ) -
Why I love antiquing.
(Can I call it antiquing? Or is that all a bit wanky wanky? Let's just go with vintage shopping, shall we!)
If you're a regular of this blog, you'll know I live in a great big old house which suits me just fine because my decor tastes run to the old fashioned anyway. A new favourite passtime of mine is 'vintage shopping', and last weekend I got to ( Read more... ) -
The weekend, briefly (and a bit late)
My weekend was mostly full of working, which doesn't really make for a very interesting blog post, but luckily I managed to squeeze some unwind time in on sunny Sunday.
I'm trying my best to ignore the fact that Christmas is only 2 weeks (ok less than 2 weeks) away but I'm beginning to think that it's just going to keep advancing anyway. Sunday was ( Read more... ) -
Some birthday sewing
It's mayhem here at Chez Cheese and I seem to have dropped off the face of the earth for a few weeks there - sorry about that!
It's one of our peak periods at the day job (airport bus) so I'm very busy driving all those lucky schmucks happy to start their Christmas holidays, and in my spare time I've been sleeping, exercising, and taking care of my ( Read more... ) -
Saving Zelda... in comfort and style.
Some artists will make many works of art in their lifetime, but will never go back and make more than one of a piece. This is something I respect very much, as one-of-a-kind, unique artworks are such a treasure. I, however, almost relish the thought of going back and revisiting a piece (I say almost - because when you work on something for a second ( Read more... ) -
And now for something different (A post on weight-loss)
I've been meaning to write this post for a while now as it's something I want to share, but I wasn't quite sure how. After all, this is a craft blog - how many of you would even want to read a post on dieting and weightloss?
But I get asked these questions a lot, and I've been wanting to make this blog a little more meaningful and personal so I ( Read more... ) -
The big reveal - my "Overly Ambitious Needle Felting Project"
If you're friends with me on Twitter or Facebook you'll know I've been agonizing working on this project for a while now. This is easily the most difficult, ambitious, and potentially crazy needle felting project I've ever attempted! And let me tell you - there were numerous stages where I wasn't sure whether it was going to turn out alright or ( Read more... ) -
Pincushions swapped & received.
I'm very late posting this - it's so hard to find the time to do the little things sometimes.
After the big effort you put into making something (especially for someone else!), little things like taking photos, editing photos, uploading photos, and blogging often get pushed to the wayside. Especially if the creative bug bites again!
But I really ( Read more... )