My Creative Space

I haven't played along with My Creative Space for aaaaagggggeeess!! This year, I'm going to take part again. I've found so many lovely blogs through playing along and I'm sure I'll find many more this year.

I'm taking a little break from markets for the first few months of this year to have some time to come up with new things to make and sell. I've been busy in my sewing room testing various things and brain storming to come up with new ideas.

I've got lots of projects that I'm working on, but here are a couple I've finished.

Toddler / preschooler sized totes with matching hair bands

Superhero cape. I'll make them in different colours with different patterns on the back. Not sure exactly what yet though!

I'm happy to have my creative mojo back. Now to find more time in the day!!

Have a lovely creative day. I'm going to check out some other creative spaces :)

My Creative Space

This week, I've been working on some new things to sell at my next market stalls. I've been thinking of making make up rolls for make up brushes but instead made up some pencil rolls to see how they would turn out. I'm happy with the result so far :)

Next I will work on ones for make up brushes.

I also tested a baby cube this week. It looks really cute! I haven't finished hand sewing the last part shut yet as I was trying to decide if I should include a little bell inside. I think I will, so now to find some bells!

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My Creative Space

Today I've been doing up my work space. I sew in a corner of the loungeroom and have a table, shelf and bit of a wall as my little space. It was quite a boring, ugly little space when I started, but I have been adding bits and pieces to it for a little while.

I've been wanting to cover and paint my table for ages and today was the day to start! I've got some green polka dot oilcloth that I bought to cover the table. I cut it out, popped it on the floor, flipped the table, stapled with the staple gun and ta-da!! All done!!!

It needs to be uncreased a bit, but this will happen with a bit of heat... I hope!!  I'm going to paint the legs white when the weather is a bit warmer.

The oilcloth lying on the floor ready to be made into a table cover

The table before.... with lots of mess underneath

Half stapled

The help! (loose term...lol!)

My little sewing spot. My hubby put that shelf up for me recently and it's made such a difference!

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My Creative Space

This week I was lucky enough to have one WHOLE day to myself. Yes. A whole day. Wow! I  had to decide between sleeping or sewing... and what do you think I chose? I'll give you a hint... my eyes were not closed!

I put on girly movies (The Princess Bride and Legally Blonde) and sewed away to my heart's content. Without interuption. What bliss! I made the shells of 20 tote bags for my next market. 20! I felt such achievement for that day. And very relaxed.

Here's some of the totes. They just need finishing and handles.

Also this week I've been making up mini yo yo clips. I made big ones for my last market and I had people comment that they'd love smaller ones. So, I've been making some up and I really like them.

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My Creative Space

Morning!

In my creative space today, I thought that I would be writing about working on my bag bags that I'm making for my next market stall.

Here they are cut out and ready to sew

But, we had a bit of a sewing emergency this morning. Mister 3 year old was playing with his Iggle Piggle and there was a disaster..... WHERE was Iggle Piggle's blanket???? Gone. We can't find it. So, Jack suggested that I "make Iggle one on your machine."

We rumaged through the fabric cupboard and Jack selected a train print flanelette.

We cut it out, pinned it together and did a quick sew on the sewing machine. And voila! Iggle Piggle has a new blanket.

And, you know what? I think his new blanket much nicer than his old, red, boring one!!

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My Creative Space - yo yo, yo yo, yo yo!

This week I've become addicted to making yo yos. I discovered them last week and now I just want to make more and more!

Here they are hanging out together before Mister 3 year old took them to play with them!

And here is a finished one with a covered button in the middle

And here's some cut out and ready to be worked on tonight when my sister comes over for craft night!

Have a fun, creative day! For more creative spaces, go to Kirsty's blog..... here!

My Creative Space - getting ready for market

I've been a busy little beaver (wonder how busy beavers actually are???) getting ready for my first market stall ever. I'm getting really excited!! My lovely friend has been trying to convince me for a while that I should just go. for. it. but I didn't know what I was going to make. What if I failed? etc.

Well, time to put on my big girl undies and just DO IT! The market is at a local preschool in the evening, so is a perfect little market to try out. It's in July so I've been busily making stuff - hair accessories & bunting so far.

Here's some pics of some of the hair stuff. What do you think?

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Have a great creative day :D

My Creative Space - granny squares!

Last weekend, I went to a crochet class. I have love love loved looking at granny squares for years and finally I went along to learn how to make them.

The class was so much fun, but an hour or so in I *still* wasn't really getting it and thought "oh no! I'm NEVER going to know how to make a granny square!"

But then something clicked. A light bulb moment. It made sense!! Woot!

Yes they are still quite dodgy, but I've made 2 granny squares and here's the proof...

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My Creative Space

I've been a bit busy this last week! It was my son's first birthday party on Sunday, and of course he needed a new pair of party pants :) I made a pair of cowboy pants complete with 2 cute little pockets on the back. He looked so cute and I got lots of great comments. Yay!

I love love love bunting and have some pretty fabric in my never ending stash that was calling out to be made into something.

My other little project this week was making up a grocery bag holder, but for my tea towels. I'm constantly losing my tea towels and have no room in any of my kitchen drawers for them, so this was my solution. It's working really well!

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My Creative Space

Oooh, what could I be making in this pic....

Oh! Some cute little pants for Luke! (just need to add the elastic to the waist)

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My Creative Space

This week, I've been away from home so haven't had much of a chance to work on any projects.

But, I did manage to start a little project for Jack. I found a little oven on the side of the road for council clean up (oh, how I love council clean up!) and brought it home to make over.

I took Jack to the hardware to choose some paint. He chose a lovely green and white. We have started, and it's looking good. Should need one more coat of green paint and then we can do the knobs in white.

The before shot

The artists at work!

After 2 coats of paint

I think it will look really cool once we have finished.

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