The shop is open for business

At last the Sewing the Thought shop is now open for business on Folksy. I will be building up the stock over the next few days so have a peek.

http://folksy.com/shops/sewingthethought

The things you find hidden in a box

For many years I have been collecting  vintage jewelleryand clothesw  and often buy an old tin of jewellery  or vanity box at an auction or a flea market, sometimes you find treasures and other times you find junk but that is always part of the fun. Lots of the jewllery is wearable and others need restoring or parts of it can be  used in projects. I like to use the loose beads and jewels in some of my sewing projects but this weekend I found enough of these bakelite beads, victorian jet and 1920's amber beads to make into a necklace.

But in another box was part of an edwardian dress, in fact just the bodice and as I am starting a new fashion course in september where we learn to adapt patterns and design  fashion costumes. I thought this would be a great items to start with.

So here is the next restoration project !!!

Where or where has my sewing box been!!

It seems so long since I last wrote, other events in life seem to have taken over from my crafting adventures but last week I decided to get back to sewing again as the projects were piling up and becoming quite daunting. You would be amazed a what a brisk walk on the beach, a cup of tea and a large slice of cake and a good gossip with a friend  can do to make you get back in the creative mood

Suprise suprise my first project was to finish off a few more cushions

I have looked through all my fabrics that I printed on my course earlier this year and I still have tons to turn into cushions so that will keep me busy for a while and I must get them finished and up on my Folksy shop

I also turned my hand to a few more shopping bags and also started putting together some patchwork quilts. I really could do an  good impersonation of the princessa and the pea fairytale as I have that many to complete.

Sometimes looking at all the projects I have on the go or want to start can be a bit overwhelming so I really need to focus on finishing all the current items and I make a plan on what to do next.

Anyone else have the same problem?

I have also been looking for art and craft fairs up in the north of Scotland, I don't seem to be having much luck, everything seems to be in the central belt, Edinburgh/Glasgow so if anyone knows of any at all please let me know.