Upcycled pallet chair

I came home after visiting my parents at the weekend to find Steve looking pretty pleased with himself after making this rather cool garden chair!

Made from a pallet he 'acquired', he'd got the design from here, where you'll find other clever uses for the humble crate. I rather like this little chair - a couple of child-size ones would be nice!

By the way, these cushion covers (apart from needing a bit of an iron!) are really old - some of my first attempts at sewing: the blue and white one is made from an old linen tea-towel and the red and white one is made from part of a roller towel.
I do like a bit of recycling, don't you?

I do like to be beside the seaside!

The weather on Saturday was beautiful, unfortunately we had lots of necessary chores to do, but headed to the beach for an hour just before the sun went down.

I loved the shadows cast on this boat...

I was delighted to discover that after weeks and weeks of just seaweed, the tide had brought in some driftwood - and lots of it!

So I've been busy!

I usually make quite chunky boats, but the above piece of ply was found with those holes and paint just as pictured - it was crying out to be transformed! I put a little hook on the back so it can be hung on the wall. (This item has sold).

The weather obviously put me in a nautical mood! The above cushions are made from lovely thick cotton from Deckchair Stripes - a favourite of mine!


I even managed to find time to make a driftwood heart. I would have made a few of these earlier in plenty of time for you know what on 14th Feb but Neptune has been keeping the sticks for himself up to now! Still if anyone wants it, there are a few more days to go!

All of the above items are available on Folksy.

Childrens cushions

They've taken me a long time to complete as I've had loads of shop orders lately, but the final two commissioned cushions are finished (see previous post for others) These are for the customer's grandsons.

PS Don't they look nice with our star bedding?!

Pass it on...

So, I've been commissioned to make a series of 4 cushions for a friend and am halfway through! I quite like the fabric covered buttons I made for the back...

I was rather chuffed to be given this award last week by Rebecca (Daydreams in Lace)- the idea is the recipient can then pass it on to 3 of their favourites.

Of course there are so many fabulous blogs out there and it's taken me nearly a week to make a decision, but here goes...

Firstly to Jill Wignall for her simple but brilliant Today I Saw - I just love it and look forward to her daily postcard postings.

Next up, Belle and Boo have just introduced some beautiful, organic soaps to their range of goodies. I will definitely be buying some as I think they will make fantastic stocking fillers!

And thirdly for her truly wonderful stitched pieces, Cathy Cullis, you inspire me! You can see her blog here.

So ladies, now it's your turn to make some tough decisions - who will you pass on your award to?