Thursday 21 June 2012

For any budding builders or architects - more cheering up'ness


Made this today for cheeriness and just because'ness (also because I finished a batch of marking a day early - yay'ness !). What do you think?

Thank you for not posting my photographs onto Pinterest or Tumbler or....

I wonder if you get to see this Ali you would let me know if you would like it for your little boy - thank you so much for your support and kind words. For budding builders the world over - a sausage dog of a pencil case made from 1970s Daisy Walk fabric and matching orange segment! I might do a range of 'predictive' purses (when I grow I am going to.....) !!!


I bought this old Kiddicraft puzzle last week at the car boot - bought mainly because it was only 50p - daft I know (the buying it not the 50p bit!).

I also bought this old tea storage jar for £1 - madness as I have so many tea cannisters I could start a tea cannister shop! Goes nicely together though....






 I was on the brink of 'moving on' an old Magic Roundabout duvet cover when Bronte spied it and asked if she could have it.  She is now of such a lofty age she can use 'trendy' objet from the past that might otherwise be considered too young.


It went quite well (in a clashing sort of way) with the cushion that I made a couple of years ago from the same Daisy Walk fabric (bought from a car boot along with some other lovely fabrics I remember).

With some smaller offcuts of this fabric I made little purses last year and gave them away as prizes for a game whilst camping...wish I had kept them now...


Jolly fabric I think






Little boxes made out of ticky tacky
Little boxes on the hillside
Little boxes all the same....
Little boxes, little boxes
...join in....my dad's favourite song strangely!

6 comments:

  1. How odd, my father liked (and sang) that song too. He thought it was a wonderful social commentary. I thought I would be very lucky if he did not burst into song in public....again.

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    1. Indeed - a song with hidden/not so hidden depths. I now embarrass my children by singing it a little too loudly...

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  2. I love Daisy Walk! Got some of it myself, currently working on a patchwork baby blanket with a bit and some other lovely vintage bits. Hadn't thought of purses (my sewing skills would need a bit of improving!) but they look gorgeous. Also love that tea canister! If you ever do set up a tea canister shop make sure you let me know, that one is lovely. I have to ask - how did you print the words on the orange fabric? It looks fantastic, as your work always does! xx

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    1. How lovely Rachel look forward to seeing your blanket. Tea canister shop swirling around my head! For this piece I just sellotaped (other brands available) the fabric to a piece of paper and ran it through the printer. Thank you for kind words
      Keep sunny!

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  3. Aww, my Dad used to sing that song when we passed a new housing estate in the 60s! Lovely finds .... Particularly the magicoundabout cover, I love Florence, we have a chicken named after her! Have a lovely evening! Claire xx

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    1. Clearly a theme going on with Dads and this song! I remember my sister bought me a little toy Florence in the 1970s...wish I had it now of course. I hope that your Florence produces lots of eggs
      Have a sunny day

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