Paris Necklace

A few weeks back, spending time browsing on etsy (a vortex of time and money), I came across a little charm of the Eiffel Tower. I knew exactly who needed it. Next thing I knew it I had all sorts of chains and notions in my shopping cart and on their way to my house with the mad idea of making a necklace for her birthday.

I was really happy with the end result...

And now somehow I have a drawer full of chains, charms, jump rings, flowers etc. etc. Guess what everyone I know having a birthday soon will be receiving.

And the winner of my 500 post giveaway according to the Random Number Generator site is the super-lovely Ellyn. It seems fitting that the winner is Ellyn, she is one of the lovely friendships I have made thanks to blogging that I mentioned in my post. Thank you to everyone who commented, I wish I had time to make you all something.

Hexagon Clutch

A new clutch for me with 7 Heather Ross fabric hexagon's.

I got my 200mm chunky purse kit from Nikki and just ordered another clasp to make one in a black linen for night time. I can't wait to visit her shop in person at Sew it Together NEXT week.

To do list... be gone...

To do list... be gone... it's been a busy week for my sewing machine!

A cover for my new notebook, accessorised with the button brooch I made at Dear Fii'sworkshop at last years Stitches & Craft.

Something for Mother's Day for my Mum from the QFD Creative website tutorial (thanks to Melissa for the link!) ...

Teapot cozy & set of matching napkins

And a new toiletry bag for me after a little splurge on Mac cosmetics this week. Fabric is from cloth with a couple of free-sewing circles I added.

On Thursday I received an early birthday present from the super-lovely Ellyn.. the latest copy of Stitches. (Fantastic magazine full of patterns by the way.)

Thursday night, using the measurements and instructions from the magazine but using a panel from The Red Thread with a couple of added embroidered details, I put together a lingerie laundry bag. One side for clean, the other for dirty. Perfect for my little Melbourne trip.

Now to get back to the last half of the quilting for a baby blanket.