My Creative Space = unpicking ...

unpicking it's cathartic!

My Creative Space :: Cuff by Kirsty = to embellish or not is the question?

Kirsty posted about her Contortionist Crocheting of these gorgeous cuffs HERE and generously included a tutorial too!

When she offerend them for sale I swooped ...

mine arrived just a few moments ago ...

Taaaaa Daaaaa I Adore it, feels soft, fits perfectly ...

now the question is ::

To embellish or not???

Only with Mill Hill Delica Beads ...

pearls or gold ...

sorry girls I only wear gold and Opi Lincoln Park After Dark nails ...

black beads wouldn't look out of place either!

Would so appreciate what you think ...

nothing garish just a few delicate beads???

A Thousand Thanks Kirsty - Love, Luv, Lurrve your work ♥♥♥

My Creative Space = Beanies for Belle ...

Two $1.80 beanies needing some style ...

...a couple of beads with a bear motif ...

a small ecru doiley sticthed on with velvet hydrangea petals.

All up the embellishing took 15 minutes ...

the pink one is a bit rough ...

the pics of Belle will be priceless.

Please pop back later ...

I'll post pics after my visit today ...

see the pics HERE

My Creative Space ... has been a hive of activity ...

so much to do so little time ...

in this pile ...

there's bag cut out waiting to be sewn ...

the knitting still taking forever ...

... and ...

$1.80 beanies waiting to be embellished ...

for my very cute fashionista. 

Pop over and be entranced by the Creative Spaces at Kirsty's

My Creative Space where the knitting continues ...

Ggrrrrr ... I've flounced and huffed ...

since starting this last week ...

yet will perservere as am fascinated by this HABU yarn ...

of stainless steel and silk ...

plus discovered the HABU blog.

... as you'll see the tension is upta ...

as are the edges ...

but when it rolls and twists ...

it's gorgeous! 

See who else is being Creative this week HERE

My Creative Space - a bag in the making ...

The pic doesn't do this gorgeous fabric justice ...

I tried to get a shot inside and out ... drat!

The fabric is  suede like so soft, sobeautiful ...

Steely grey with spalshes of black, cobalt blue, light grey ... gorgeous!

Called "avatar" ...

from The Remnant Warehouse ...

where you can be lost drooling for days and days ...

I must make a bag ... stay tuned!

See more Creative Spaces here ...

My Creative Space ... Men's Ties ...

While creating I'm wondering

  are the ties multiplying ... 

aren't they gorgeous?

Only 12 weeks to go ...

My Creative Space ... 17 weeks ...

start the countdown ...

seventeen weeks ...

My Creative Space ... did you know?

... you can throw used neck ties holus bolus in the wash on a normal cycle?
Always save the thread, the innards and the label as you unpick each tie.

It takes 30 minutes to iron 18 ties?

You need to fill your steam iron four times in each 30 minutes?
That the stench when the hot iron hits the washed ties is probably from the make up of the fabric ...
or the dregs of the years of dry cleaning chemicals each tie was subjected too! 
My girls agreed the stench was old smoke, old after shave, the smell of a dirty collar, the dregs, aroma or the scungey dribble of a sunday roast or some other culinary delight that nothing could remove from the front some ...
no way ...
this anal Virgo washes every single neck tie after a looong soak in Vanish ...

silk or polyester all in together ...

ironing is an arduous task ...

NOT ANY MORE ...

Happy Easter to me!

My Creative Space

Since my gorgeous girl's been sick, I'm in mother mode ...

 ... the following went into my My Creative Space weekend before last ...

$4.00 worth of vintage cards ...

vintage guillotine $15.00 ... oh so gorgeous ...

plane $7.00 - clamp $1.00 - rulers $3.00 each ... love these ...

 600 grams buttons $5.00...

... I'm blessed in so many ways ...

see more Creative Spaces HERE ...

My Creative Space ... Last week v Now ...

Last week one weeny corner of my living / dining / creative space ...

was this ...

... this week ...

fixed shelves have made a massive difference!

The creating begins!