Crafting the Journeys animation

These guys were made for an animation workshop I did through November & December with Croydon Council to promote their Journeys project. I’ve never had so many funny looks on the tube as I sewed them together, grabbing whatever moments I had at this crazy busy time to get them made.  


Check out the finished animation here...

A Christmas Gift

I made this apron for my Mum's birthday earlier this month and thought that I would share it here too. She is a florist, so it can get quite crazy near to Christmas. I imagine that is how she is feeling by today!

By the end of January I will be escaping the winter and heading off on a trip of a life time around South America. Our Frizzle circle group will be paused for a while until I'm back in May 2012. I'm sure that I will return inspired! Well here's hoping that I do...

'Tis the season for block printing

There is nothing like receiving a personalized one of a kind hand made gift item. So on Saturday we were all busy little Santa's elves creating hand printed t-towels and canvas bags for the giving season. 

By carving out individual designs on a pink speedy cut block with lino cutters we were then ready to ink up and print to our hearts content. The versatility of block printing is amazing, from printed cards to t-towels. It's fantastic! You only have to remember to heat-set the fabric ink with an iron or else you loose your design in the wash. 

There is a cupcake and teacup obsession with our crafty group it seems! And there was even time to do some embossing with the heat gun to create gift tags to go along with the presents!