Wednesday 12 May 2010
Craft's on hold
This weekend was definately not as productive as the last in terms of craft. The weather was so nice for a change, I spent the entire time in the garden, tidying it up after the winter months. Since I live in a rented house, I can't really make the garden my own, nor do I want to spend time and money on something which I will only be able to enjoy until I have to eventually move out so I have been focusing most of my efforts on clearing weeds out of a bed so I can plant vegetables in it. Most of my veg is in pots so it's easy to move into the greenhouse if frost is forecast but there a few things I will be plating out when they are big and strong enough, mainly pumpkins and courgettes. I really can not wait to have my own garden to look after and fill with fruit, veg, herbs and wildflowers... I've spent far too much time watching Alys Fowler on The Edible Garden!
Friday 7 May 2010
May Bank Holiday Weekend
So last weekend was a bank holiday, which meant three days to make the most of crafting instead of the standard two. Coupled with the fact that the weather was awful and my house mate being away for the week, I felt no guilt at all in taking over the kitchen table for an entire three days with sketch books, pens, pencils, paints and my sewing machine. As a result, I have had a massively productive weekend and have finally kick started my creative drive.
I started by digging out a patchwork quilt I started about a year ago and then forgot about.
The colour theme for it is pinks and greens and I got most of the fabric either from my Gran or from sending away for "free samples" from fabric companies. Sneaky, I know, but it's a great way to find out simply and cheaply, what looks good and what doesn't. I haven't done a lot to it but I made a few extra squares to add to the mix.
I also got my sketch book out for the first time in ages, to draw some of the plants I have around the house. My orchid which was this year's Valentine's present, a birdseye view of a succulent and one of my many many tomato plants.
I'm really pleased with the tomato plant silhouette and think would make a brilliant print, I might try my hand at carving a wooden block stamp next weekend and see how it turns out.
I love my little tomato plants. This is the first year we have tried growing our own veg and when we planted our first batch of seeds, I was a little overzealous and planted the whole packet, not considering how many plants we would actually end up with. So now we have around thirty rapidly growing tomato plants and limited space... Does anyone like tomatoes?
I started by digging out a patchwork quilt I started about a year ago and then forgot about.
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| From May Bank Holiday Weekend |
The colour theme for it is pinks and greens and I got most of the fabric either from my Gran or from sending away for "free samples" from fabric companies. Sneaky, I know, but it's a great way to find out simply and cheaply, what looks good and what doesn't. I haven't done a lot to it but I made a few extra squares to add to the mix.
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| From May Bank Holiday Weekend |
I also got my sketch book out for the first time in ages, to draw some of the plants I have around the house. My orchid which was this year's Valentine's present, a birdseye view of a succulent and one of my many many tomato plants.
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| From May Bank Holiday Weekend |
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| From May Bank Holiday Weekend |
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| From May Bank Holiday Weekend |
I'm really pleased with the tomato plant silhouette and think would make a brilliant print, I might try my hand at carving a wooden block stamp next weekend and see how it turns out.
I love my little tomato plants. This is the first year we have tried growing our own veg and when we planted our first batch of seeds, I was a little overzealous and planted the whole packet, not considering how many plants we would actually end up with. So now we have around thirty rapidly growing tomato plants and limited space... Does anyone like tomatoes?
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