tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24316337196003273302024-02-21T14:49:48.977+00:00Love LornaFor the crafty bits in life!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803738096777782979noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431633719600327330.post-88319007039148502742013-01-03T10:31:00.002+00:002013-01-03T10:32:59.910+00:00Want a New Years Resolution that can save lives?<div style="background: #FFF1E6; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 9px; padding-right: 9px; padding-top: 6px;">
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resolution a crafty one to make the world a better and fairer place for all :)<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As a fellow
crafter I’m calling on you to start 2013 by using what you do - craft - to help
end world hunger! Imagine saying in conversations about new years
resolutions... “I’m going to save lives by doing what I love.” Win win! Your
craft can even inspire others to be a piece of the jigsaw to end world hunger
too - win win win! <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">* Because in a
world where <b><u>we know how</u></b> to solve hunger we still have <b><i>2.3 million children</i></b>
across the world die because of hunger every year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">* If world
leaders invest in life saving interventions that work (like supporting
small-scale farmers, teaching people about healthy eating etc) it <b><i>could save 1
million lives</i></b> each year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">You can stitch
messages onto material jigsaw pieces which will be put together to make a HUGE
creative, crafty installation alternative to a petition that Save the Children
will show off to our Government, the public and World Leaders showing that
hundreds, even thousands of us, want, with world leaders, to be a part of the
solution to hunger, not the problem. You can also give a jigsaw piece to your
local MP to remind them to be a part of the solution too or at least tell them
about the piece you made for the installation. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> <b>An easy way to save a life, I think!</b></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Sarah Corbett,
founder of Craftivist Collective, said: </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">"Life is like a puzzle,
it all seems a mess but when it gets finished it looks brilliant. There are
some amazing small-scale successful projects happening all over the world that
are tackling hunger and showing that the world doesn’t have to have
malnourished children whose potential is stunted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">“Hopefully
craftsters have had a good rest over the festive period and are energised to
<b>use their craft for good in 2013</b>, and join us in this project as craftivists to
show that we are all connected and our actions make a difference. There is no
one solution to the problem of injustice but we can all play a part in a
movement for change. The G8 coming back to the UK is too big an opportunity to
miss so why not have your New Year’s Resolution to be part of eradicating hunger
through your love of craft? That would be a pretty cool resolution right?!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">It’s difficult to
ignore a <b>big beautiful, original piece of art</b> that has been made by a large
group of people. Especially if it’s as HUGE as it could be - if all of us
stitch a few jigsaw pieces each. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the jigsaw pieces</b> made by some of your fellow crafters & <b>download our
pattern</b> and easy instructions here (http://imapiece.craftivist-collective.com)
and get stitching! You can hold a stitch-in event and get others excited about
the project, sign the Save the Children petition </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://action.savethechildren.org.uk/ea-campaign/clientcampaign.do?ea.client.id=7&ea.campaign.id=15623&ea.param.extras=tracking:cft1&utm_campaign=WMC2012&utm_medium=part&utm_source=WMC2012cft1"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">here</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">, and spread the
word online through Twitter, Facebook, blogs etc using the hashtag #imapiece.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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jigsaw pieces turning a bare wall into a beautiful, unforgettable piece of art</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">
that could make a difference to millions of lives. Now that would be an
achievement that would start 2013 with a bang! Come on crafters! Let’s get our
craft changing the world!! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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you think you are too small to make a difference try sleeping in a closed room
with a mosquito” </span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> - African Proverb</span></b></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803738096777782979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431633719600327330.post-22755063173638675972013-01-01T20:48:00.001+00:002013-01-01T20:48:36.170+00:00What's new for 2013?<div style="background: #FFF1E6; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 9px; padding-right: 9px; padding-top: 6px;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>I hope your festivities over the last few days have been wonderful and filled with love.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>I wanted to leave a quick post to tell you what you should expect from LoveLorna over the next few weeks. I have been busy busy busy making lots of different items to place on my Folksy shop - <a href="http://folksy.com/shops/LoveLorna" target="_blank">http://folksy.com/shops/LoveLorna </a> . I hope to start selling a few more things online this year.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>I am also hoping to attend some craft fairs to sell my items in the local area. As well as this, I am starting a new project of a double sized patchwork quilt made up of Cath Kidston fabric. I have also been asked to make one for someone in the coming year as well.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>So I have lots of hopes and plans for my 2013, what are your hopes and plans??</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Stayed tuned for more updates and blog posts.</b></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803738096777782979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431633719600327330.post-59205180702865240792012-11-25T10:17:00.001+00:002012-11-25T10:19:34.160+00:00Guest Blogger for Craftivist Collective! <div style="background: #FFF1E6; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 9px; padding-right: 9px; padding-top: 6px;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would like to say a big Thank you to the Craftivist Collective for making my #imapiece Jigsaw 'Piece of the week'!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">I was so excited when they emailed me saying they loved my Jigsaw and wanted it to be 'Piece of the Week', a new page they wanted to start!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">This is my first Guest blog I have done so thought really carefully about the questions I had to answer.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Click </span><a href="http://craftivist-collective.com/2012/11/16/imapieceoftheweeklornalowe/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"> to go to the page and check out the article yourself (if you haven't just come from that page).</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Many thanks again to all the people at Craftivist Collective, I hope my Jigsaw makes a difference. xx</span></span><br />
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<b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">5. Sew it all together. Add any final bits. I add my 'Love Lorna' label and then some heart buttons that I got from my craft shop. </span></i></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b> So I was laying in bed on a lazy Saturday morning and I thought I would check out my emails to see if anything new had arrived. I opened my emails and sitting there waiting for me was a lovely email from Craft Blog UK (a site where you can find hundreds of craft bloggers).</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b> The email was all about a campaign they are working on with Save the Children and Craftivist Collection as part of the Race Against Hunger Campaign.</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b> What they are asking people to do to get involved is to use there crafty imagination to create a jigsaw piece that will be brought together to create a giant art sculpture in the spring.
Each piece will be embroidered or painted with a positive or provocative message about the issue.</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b> Crafters are encouraged to make 3 pieces -</b></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b> 1.One to keep to remind them to be part of the solution and not the problem.</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b> 2.One to send to be a part of the big jigsaw puzzle, so we can make a huge impact when they are all put together.</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>3.One to send or give to their MP, because the fact is hunger is a political issue with a political solution.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b> I'm so excited about getting started and would love it if other people would get involved too. What could be better than making something that will do good in the world??</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b>I have a few ideas flying round at the moment...You could do anything crafty, really use your imagination.</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b> If you want to get involved you can insert the image I have at the top and bottom of this page onto your blog to show your support (message me for the html code), tweet or instagram about it with #imapiece and it will be shared on their hub website, make a jigsaw and craft away, or all three!!</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">It was my step Dads birthday again (the big monkey cake was for him last year - </span></b></span><a href="http://lovelorna.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/monkey-man-birthday-cake.html" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;">click here</span></span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">to see that cake). As I had been really busy at work I had not had time to order the sugar-paste icing that I normally would to make a cake. So instead I came up with the idea of a smarties cake as I had seen it on the net and wanted to try it for myself!</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">It was really easy and very effective. You need to be sure to check the amount of each colour Smartie you have to be sure there is enough the complete a whole row - orange is the worst for the amount you get, as you can see I have no orange row - I just had to eat them of course!! A quick and tasty cake that looks great in no time at all! Yummy Yummy!!!</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>First up I volunteered to make a cake for our friends babies first birthday party. They agreed and said I could do what ever design I liked - Yippeee!! I decided on a jungle theme as that is the style of his bedroom.</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>I don't know if you noticed, but I was a little concerned when I got the cake tin and saw it had no bottom!! Ideal for getting the cake out when it's cooked, but how on earth do you hold the mixture in it?? Luck for me my chef fiance solved my problems and he lined it carefully with tin foil. It worked fantastically. </b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Once out the oven and completely cooled I then did the initial lining of icing. You probably can't tell but underneath the icing is a layer of jam!! I wasn't sure how this was going to turn out, but as I didn't feel confident cutting the cake in half and they wanted jam and icing I layered it on top underneath the icing and it was brilliant!</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Gia Giraffe</b></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Mike Monkey</b></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>This cake probably took me about 8 hours to make from start to finish. I was very pleased with the final result and so were the people who I made it for - and that's the main thing!!</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">I used the same recipe as my blueberry cupcakes (see below) but added a tablespoon of coco powder to replace a tablespoon of flour and added chopped up marshmallows to the mixture.</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">I decorated the cupcake with a vanilla icing and, as you can see, a marshmallow on top and red edible glitter (my favourite decorating item of all time).</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">I was told they were very very yummy (as I couldn't eat them with the marshmallows in).</span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">It is so easy to experiment with flavour, what will you try next???</span></b></span></div>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803738096777782979noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431633719600327330.post-40848332298544871452011-12-26T10:39:00.002+00:002011-12-26T10:39:59.007+00:00Knitted Lavender Bag<div style="background: #FFF1E6; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 9px; padding-right: 9px; padding-top: 6px;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b>I hope you are all enjoying yourself on your time off. I'm sure you will be all busy visiting family and friends, but you may have a few hours free time in the afternoon to get your knit on!! Heehee.</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b>Here is a little something I made to send to a friend. After searching for a while, I finally found dried lavender in a little health shop in my local town. Lavender bags make such great presents and knitted ones look lovely too!</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b> It was really easy to make the outside of the bag. I got the pattern from the Usborne Art Ideas book called 'How to Knit'. I think the book is aimed at children but the instructions are so clear and the projects are so lovely that it is one of my favourite knitting books. Here's a link to amazon so you can have a look at it:</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b>I really hope my friend enjoys receiving this as a gift, especially when its just after christmas. I am considering making some more of these and putting them on sale on my folksy shop. I need to get some more items up for sale on there in the new year, so I will keep you posted.</b></span></span><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803738096777782979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431633719600327330.post-86058519374507065492011-12-11T17:49:00.001+00:002011-12-11T18:40:37.219+00:00The Very Hungry Caterpillar!!<div style="background: #FFF1E6; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 9px; padding-right: 9px; padding-top: 6px;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">Yesterday it was my friends baby's first birthday so I wanted to make him something really special. She was at my other friends baby shower who I made my first ever quilt for, and she loved it so much, I decided to make one for her baby. Here it is:</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">...and a caterpillar at the bottom. It also has a grassy effect around the edge of the two creatures.</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">I filled the middle with the thickest wadding that I could find as I wanted him to be nice and cosy in these cold winter months. </span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I have not done some baking for a while as I have been a busy crafty bee, so decided it was time to have a go at the cupcakes again. I decided to be a little more adventurous with my cupcakes today, as I wanted something a bit different besides vanilla.</span></span></div>
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<u><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Blueberry Shortcake Cupcakes</span></span></span></i></b></u></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I really love blueberries and they are an excellent antioxidant for the winter time. I kept thinking about different flavours that might go well and I decided on shortcake. A quick look on the internet found no ready-made recipes for Blueberry Shortcake cupcakes, so I made my own up that I can share with you as I followed no one else's recipe.</span></span></div>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803738096777782979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431633719600327330.post-3826096424909006522011-11-20T17:42:00.001+00:002011-11-21T18:12:29.371+00:00My first ever Patchwork Quilt<div style="background: #FFF1E6; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 9px; padding-right: 9px; padding-top: 6px;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I started this project early January and have finally finished it now in November. I had a long break from it while I did other crafts, but a couple of weeks ago I decided it was time to finally finish the patchwork quilt.</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I am so pleased with it, especially as I am a complete patchwork beginner and did it completely unaided (except with the help of Kirstie's Homemade Home book).</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I started by cutting all the fabric into squares the same size (you can buy bundles of fabric which have already been cut for you). I then sewed these altogether - which took the longest time.</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">After this, I used a fixing spray that I brought from Homebase to secure it all together while I pinned and then sewed across the patches.</span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Here it is in pride of place, where it will live from now on! </span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: inherit;"><b>As I had been given free tickets from Cross Stitcher for the Country Living Christmas Fair, I thought it would be a nice idea to send a little thank you card to them as I had such a nice time.</b></span></div>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803738096777782979noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431633719600327330.post-22899191019007260242011-11-15T18:14:00.001+00:002011-11-15T19:02:17.576+00:00Christmas Fair<div style="background: #FFF1E6; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 9px; padding-right: 9px; padding-top: 6px;">
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">My cousin and I had a lovely time at the Country Living Christmas Fair last Sunday. It was a bit of a mission to get there at first as my petrol pump at the petrol station didn't work, then the train ticket machine didn't work to get my ticket, then the underground was closed in London to get to Islington. But I battled on and with determination and some very kind and helpful people we finally arrived at the Christmas fair. </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">It was jammed packed and so huge that we weren't able to see every single stall but gave it a good go! I picked up some really good crafty things that I am excited about starting (after my old projects are finished of course!).</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">The fabric you can see I purchased as a bundle for £4. The two gray fabrics are about 1/2 metre and the others are a bit smaller. These will be perfect for patchwork and cushion making!</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">The ribbon was so cheap and beautiful, perfect for brooch making!</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Then to the right you can see a star stamp, some holographic glitter and some little tags, all perfect for card making!!!</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">At the front you can see a pussycat which I just had to buy because it looks exactly like my pussycat Maxi especially with the collar colour. My cousin brought me the cute 'Home Sweet Home' coaster as a thank you for inviting her!!</span></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>First up,last Saturday I travelled to London's Olympia where the Yoga Show was being held and took part in the Om Yogathon 2011! This was where lots of people did 108 Sun Salutations lead by top Yoga teachers to raise money for a charity of their choice. I chose Giving Africa which is a charity that raises money to help build schools in Africa. It took 2 1/2 hours to complete and I have raised over £200 (accurate total to come later). I was very pleased with myself for completing it, and for raising lots of money.</b></span></span><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803738096777782979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431633719600327330.post-77317676055615354352011-10-28T17:17:00.002+01:002011-10-28T17:17:51.956+01:00Birthday Present for my big Bro<div style="background: #FFF1E6; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 9px; padding-right: 9px; padding-top: 6px;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b> So today is my brothers birthday and I wanted to make him something special. I had a little think and remembered a blog I have been following - <a href="http://magicmaggenpie.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">The Magic Maggenpie</span></a>. Her ideas are really cute and quirky and I thought I would have a try at a similar thing. As I am only making one for my brother and not selling it, I thought she would be ok...</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b> It took my about 2 hours in total to make. It was quite simple actually and I really loved customising it and choosing buttons and colours that looked good together.</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Hi everyone! Huge apologies for my absence I have been so busy what with a new term starting. I have also been busy wedding planning for my wedding next August! I have however, been busy as always doing lots of different crafty bits, I just have not had time to upload them.</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">My aunty got married on Friday 21st October 2011, and she decided not to have a wedding cake (crazy, I know). So my lovely cousin Holly and I decided that this would be too strange and as she has just as much love for baking as I do, we decided on the crazy task of making enough cupcakes for everyone at the wedding...Thats 90 people!!!</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">A week before the wedding we decided to have a rehersal of the cupcake mix and the decorating to check all was ok (any excuse to bake). And this is what we produced:</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;">Do you like my latest Flower brooch?</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I brought some lovely navy blue ribbon to make another flower brooch with. I decided the white ribbon would compliment the navy really well. After I had made it I was in search of the perfect button but couldn't find anything that completed it nicely. Therefore I decided to make my own! </span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">I offered to throw a baby shower for one of my friends who was expecting. I was putting on nibbles but decided to make some really nice cupcakes for everyone to take home. </span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>I saw some really cute drawstring bags in the Cath Kidston shop in Cambridge and really liked the idea. I wasn't sure how they were made so decided to look it up!</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>I found a really good site '</b></span></span><a href="http://www.chicaandjo.com/2010/05/03/how-to-make-a-drawstring-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-62510"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Chica and Jo</b></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>' that explains really well how to make a drawstring bag. The most difficult bit I found was putting in the stitched rows for the ribbon to go through. I will find an easy way and let you know! :o) </b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>As you can see I have used the strawberry fabric from </b></span></span><a href="http://www.nortexmill.co.uk/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>NortexMill Factory</b></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b> </b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>on the outside. I then used red ribbon and red heart buttons as it ties in with the strawberry colour.</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>The lining of the bag is a different type of strawberry fabric from </b></span></span><a href="http://www.nortexmill.co.uk/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>NortexMill Factory</b></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>. It didn't take too long to make with my sewing machine!</b></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803738096777782979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431633719600327330.post-36682417623457174402011-08-30T22:55:00.000+01:002011-08-30T22:55:55.755+01:00Have a Whale of a Time with this Luggage Tag!<div style="background: #FFF1E6; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 9px; padding-right: 9px; padding-top: 6px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Today I was trying to make some more ribbon flower brooches to sell to help raise money for 'Giving Africa' (click </b></span></span><a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/lovelorna"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>here</b></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b> to see my flower brooches). On one of them I decided I would make a cross stitch button. So I started making it and quickly realised that it was too big to make into a button, so this is what I did with it instead:</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>I made it into a luggage tag!! Yay! It was so quick and easy to do. I followed a pattern from Cross Stitcher Magazine (see </b></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>favourite links</b></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>) then stuck it onto a luggage tag.</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>As you can see, its a nice simple design that looks really cute!</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Oh yeah, and I wanted to share this video with you all to show you how clever my moggie is! [Sorry you have to tilt your head to the left!]</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I have begun to notice that cross-stitch hoops are becoming very popular to hang as frames with either cross-stitch patterns in or fabric.</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I decided that I would re-create this idea as it is soooo simple and they look really cool.</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">If you like this frame, it is on sale in my shop - <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_725017170"> </a></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/lovelorna"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Click Here</span></a>.</span></span></b></span><br />
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