Polar Bear watches Otter This weekend Chris and I were child-free and in Oban (not for a romantic getaway or anything so sensible you’ll understand, but for Chris to go to an archery competition). So whilst he and Tom were playing shooty, Kateri and I opted to don our “Archery Widow” badges and looked for …
Monthly Archive: July 2008
Jul
28
Jul
28
Classic Bears
Today I ended up in Callander and nipped into the Hamilton Toy Collection. It is a weird and wonderful collection of toys from the Victorian era onwards with such classic characters as Rupert Bear, Action Man, Sindy, Barbie and Count Duckula all represented. They also have a whole load of bears. Inculding a few Schuco …
Jul
28
Finally a bear!
Just when you thought I’d given up on the bears I make a real sweet heart! Olave is a bit of a cheat I did half of her before breaking my hand and then just finished her off this weekend. Her badge and colours are that of the Senior Section – no not a bunch …
Jul
24
Summer Bag
Wednesday night crafting was just me this week so I decided to make myself a summer bag. I treated myself to Cute Stuff by Aranzi Aronzo (ISBN: 978-1934287095) recently and I hadn’t done anything out of it. So I decided last night was the night. I went with the Gusseted Ecological Bag, I adapted it …
Jul
23
Zoo Trip by Dumbledore (King) Part 2
Welcome back loyal subjects! After lunch we decided to walk on the wild side. By taking a look at some cats. Now those of you who know me may know I live with a couple of tigers (one a tad bee obssessed and one who is a spider fan) neither are exactly towering. It turns …
Jul
23
Zoo Trip! by Dumbledore (King) Part 1
Greetings Loyal Subjects, I thought I would share some of my royal adventures with you (so you can feel close to my greatness). Last week I went on a royal visit to Edinburgh Zoo with some of my subjects (opposite). Apparently it was one of the smaller subjects birthday so as a special reward for …
Jul
20
Pacman Coasters
I was inspired by a Etsy item from Lost Mitten to make my own version of her Pacman Coasters. I borrowed heavily from her design but I made my own verison of Mrs Pacman and I changed the eyes on a couple of the ghosts. I used Hama beads (and the generic Tesco equivalents for …
Jul
19
ÄLGDRONK
When I went to Stockholm a few years ago I went into a great shop called KALIKÅ it had loads of cool kids toys including Älgdronks. Now the made up versions were a bit outside my budget but they also did kits and instructions so I got myself a pattern and kit for Älgdronk. As …
Jul
18
Camera Bag
I got a new camera – it’s rather dull and black so I decided that to make it more exciting I’d make a camera case. It was just a simple rectangle 14cm by 26cm folded into three (or as required by the camera). I used two layers of fabric and a bit of wadding as …
Jul
18
Fabric plans
So having gone through my fabric stash I am planning some projects. I bought this buddle of fat quarters to go with fabric I had for a few specific projects.One of my plans is to make a quilt with jars and bookshelves I was inspired by a quilt design I found online by One Day …
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