tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post3841167612932563113..comments2023-10-23T19:41:44.088+01:00Comments on The Custards: A quickly cobbled cockade....not a post title that you will come across too often!!!The Custardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-901461350633317012013-02-04T10:07:45.751+00:002013-02-04T10:07:45.751+00:00love the cockade thingy, i have tons of old ribbon...love the cockade thingy, i have tons of old ribbon which i never how to use, so now everyone i know will be getting one( not quite as neat as yours) for their birthdays!! Thanks Cat xCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14418548223296537003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-42428174676243549472013-01-31T08:58:57.011+00:002013-01-31T08:58:57.011+00:00There is a whole world of cockades out there waiti...There is a whole world of cockades out there waiting for you Anne - basically they are not dissimilar to the old rosettes that you used to get on sports day years ago!<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-61206677520928476892013-01-31T08:57:53.173+00:002013-01-31T08:57:53.173+00:00Good for dressing up a la Revolution!
Thank you f...Good for dressing up a la Revolution! <br />Thank you for your kind words<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-84018105467943012762013-01-31T08:57:17.926+00:002013-01-31T08:57:17.926+00:00Thank you kindly as always Cass
Best wishes
JennyThank you kindly as always Cass<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-9932199665970907692013-01-31T08:52:34.691+00:002013-01-31T08:52:34.691+00:00Red, white and green it is - I can see the dear Ha...Red, white and green it is - I can see the dear Hattatts sporting one each as you attend your next concert!<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-5511337973254515832013-01-31T08:51:31.001+00:002013-01-31T08:51:31.001+00:00I thought and hoped that you would appreciate that...I thought and hoped that you would appreciate that Ms Daisy - I am in talks with Ms Kidston........<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-82071475469237769692013-01-31T08:50:47.092+00:002013-01-31T08:50:47.092+00:00I fear so......
Ho ho
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JennyI fear so......<br />Ho ho <br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-11808210829484593742013-01-31T08:50:25.998+00:002013-01-31T08:50:25.998+00:00Indeed RetroSandie - lovely to read about your gra...Indeed RetroSandie - lovely to read about your grandmother. Cockades all round I think!<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-57854421938712832752013-01-31T08:49:12.450+00:002013-01-31T08:49:12.450+00:00Dear Pam - you do make me laugh. Be careful now a...Dear Pam - you do make me laugh. Be careful now as I might be sending you a seat cover in the post and then what will you do!<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-4389134695148136192013-01-31T08:48:28.242+00:002013-01-31T08:48:28.242+00:00Thank you for the information Shirley - so Russell...Thank you for the information Shirley - so Russell is ahead of the game sporting his cockade.<br />Setting up 'Cockades R Us' this very afternoon!<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-84282805740131621872013-01-31T08:47:29.808+00:002013-01-31T08:47:29.808+00:00I love your tentative reply about seat covers Bee ...I love your tentative reply about seat covers Bee - along with furry dice I think such items are destined for a come back!<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-50755491935733355652013-01-31T08:41:37.394+00:002013-01-31T08:41:37.394+00:00Have a go at cockade making - I think that it you ...Have a go at cockade making - I think that it you wish a perfect cockade then it might take a while but a quick cockade did not take too long<br />I am working on loo covers as we speak....<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-21089845049073772182013-01-31T08:40:09.667+00:002013-01-31T08:40:09.667+00:00Thank you wondrissima
I think some of us are born...Thank you wondrissima <br />I think some of us are born to cockade making and some of us have it thrust upon them.....<br />I remember embarking upon War and Peace as a teenager - I was going through an angst phase at the time!<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-36330725248979393492013-01-31T08:38:58.590+00:002013-01-31T08:38:58.590+00:00Oh dearie me
I think that those mats retained a ce...Oh dearie me<br />I think that those mats retained a certain 'odour'.....The Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-13986586704603636082013-01-31T08:38:16.526+00:002013-01-31T08:38:16.526+00:00Thank you dear Barbara - I admit to not knowing as...Thank you dear Barbara - I admit to not knowing as much about cockades as I pretend to! <br />Slowly getting to grips with camera - I with you on the complicating knobs - and I hate reading instructions!<br />Keep dry today<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-55544050532587530192013-01-30T16:21:15.521+00:002013-01-30T16:21:15.521+00:00I must confess Jenny I had not heard of a cockade ...I must confess Jenny I had not heard of a cockade but I do now. You have made a wonderful job, all those pleats, all those pins.<br />I have a new camera.....it's charged up but that's as far as I've progressed. Why do they make things so complicated and hard to work - or is it just me? :)<br />xBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965891132046580193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-80462922430987046302013-01-30T16:21:09.819+00:002013-01-30T16:21:09.819+00:00Perhaps I could commission you to make me a loo se...Perhaps I could commission you to make me a loo seat cover, I had rather a nice one in the 80's.....but then didn't everyone?! Oh and those lovely little mats in front of the loo, great for catching.....well you know so I don't need to spell it out! Very neat pleats! :) xVintage Sheet Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027266547200808397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-64696090018149719332013-01-30T11:07:50.404+00:002013-01-30T11:07:50.404+00:00Loved Les Mis at the theatre, so tried to read the...Loved Les Mis at the theatre, so tried to read the book (in English) - failed miserably (and I'm not often beaten, heaven knows, I've even read War & Peace) - but Victor Hugo is my nemesis. I don't think I'm a natural cockade maker - I'll just enjoy looking at yours instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-13110422202690884852013-01-30T09:07:03.506+00:002013-01-30T09:07:03.506+00:00I can't make up my mind whether I need a cocka...I can't make up my mind whether I need a cockade or not, not that that has ever stopped me making things before. I am very appreciative of your clear instructions, thank you. Will you be doing a similar workshop on loo seat covers? Something else I don't need but I'm always happy to learn new things. Philippa xxwendyroomcreationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582529225858678320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-44636751509517470172013-01-29T22:17:59.446+00:002013-01-29T22:17:59.446+00:00Oh I have a vague memory of an old lady friend of ...Oh I have a vague memory of an old lady friend of my mums having a furry toilet seat cover ... is that the look you're going for ... love the cockade by the way ... toodle pip ... Bee xxthe linen cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09972816445651003593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-35743227490474038332013-01-29T20:41:30.112+00:002013-01-29T20:41:30.112+00:00If I recall rightly...I just saw Russell Crowe as ...If I recall rightly...I just saw Russell Crowe as Javert hastily pinning one to his jacket or shirt in Les Miz...cockades seem very French don't they? I hope you will post that "lavatory seat cover."Shirley Hatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374567144084301991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-70304636477902234852013-01-29T19:33:26.779+00:002013-01-29T19:33:26.779+00:00Hi Jenny,thankyou for your enlightenment on the su...Hi Jenny,thankyou for your enlightenment on the subject of cockades.I do admire the effort you put into your posts.You must be fit as a fiddle dashing around the house gathering all your things to put together to photograph,you make me feel tired just thinking of all that activity!!I'm a little worried about lavatory seat covers!!Are you quite sure you need one?'bye for now Pam.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693591615915574253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-77454308600516269732013-01-29T19:01:26.088+00:002013-01-29T19:01:26.088+00:00Well, my dear, you've given me a good laugh! ...Well, my dear, you've given me a good laugh! So cockades are for hats? I'll bet we, in the crafting world, can find lots of uses for cockades of all kinds and colors! I think I remember my dearest grandmother making them so many years ago. She is where I get my love of making *stuff*! Ok, we need to see the lava seat covers, too!!! Ooh! Make a super large cockade to fit!!! Yes??!!! :DRetroSandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03148972559036739050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-72483363065823569172013-01-29T17:45:48.468+00:002013-01-29T17:45:48.468+00:00Whatever next? Loo roll covers? In the shape of a ...Whatever next? Loo roll covers? In the shape of a crinoline lady?Streetcomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029151833679911644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-21778762426963499202013-01-29T17:19:05.137+00:002013-01-29T17:19:05.137+00:00Lavatory seat covers....inspired!
D xLavatory seat covers....inspired!<br />D xAshley cramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685052671389691119noreply@blogger.com