Camera Confession!

I'm sure some of you may remember me ranting and raving about my lovely SLR camera finally giving up and the fact that similar replacement cameras cost way more than I can afford right now. In fact I had turned into a right camera snob...no other kind of camera was going to do, I had to have an expensive SLR or I was going to sulk for the rest of my life!!

Well...I have a small confession to make.....I started to use a little Kodak Easyshare, cheap as chips camera which is actually meant to be a present for the MIL, just as a stand in until we visited her. Yes, it is tiny, it doesn't have all the fancy buttons (half of which I never learnt to use on my other camera!) and it really bugs me that it doesn't have a viewfinder just a screen .......but....it takes lovely pictures!! I've had to have a bit of a rethink about my lifetime sulk.....maybe a little cheap camera would do just as good a job as my hugely expensive, much-loved SLR......maybe........

Country Cottage Anyone?...

I've had this idea rolling around my head for weeks now and finally got it done. I always find it hard to start something as I'm a bit nervous of getting it wrong or it being awful when it's finished..but I love my little country cottage, it's very sweet. Hopefully someone else will like it too!!

It's made from a heavyweight calico with lots of fabric flowers, sequins, butterflies and ric-rac...it was great fun playing with it all. I especially love the little roof made from felt. In case you are wondering what it is actually meant to be (other than a cute cottage!) it could be a doorstop or bookend or even just a decoration for a girlies room! It's in my Folksy shop now http://www.folksy.com/items/2008285-Rose-Cottage-?shop=yes !!

Zipped bottom so you can either add a bag of rice or some toy stuffing

Roses around the front door..

..butterflies fluttering on the side

Cute roof eh?!

What a Hooker!!

I know I've been very quiet recently...we've had lots of things going on and tiredness has taken over...still I haven't been sitting on my lazy bum all the time!!

A little teapot...

Cupcake....

and a cup of tea......

What more do you need?....

Maybe a litle love......

A whole selection of  lovely little wall hangings, (two of each) all hand hooked with recycled wool from a carpet manufacturer and hessian from feed sacks! I love making new things from old....   These each have a little hanging hook or could even be used as an emergency coaster!!

Finally....

They've been a long time coming but here is a quick look at the two pillowcase dresses made for the Dress a Girl around the world charity.....I think I started them back in May but they are now complete!! Ready to be posted off to Sew Scrumptious  to send out to wherever......

One with purple straps...

...and one with red!