Something for the hot weather

I had seen one of these ( full size) little jug covers in Lakeland but then found one of ebay. The one I bought has been made from a vintage piece of crochet with a piece of embroidery added and beads sewn on.
This is it , it covered our water jug nicely.

 

 

 

It set me wondering if Ii could make a little one for the houses. This is my effort. I used a piece of trimming I had and added the smallest beads I could get my needle through, not a great effort but it gives an 'effect'. The beads need to be smaller - off to hunt out a thinner needle.

 

 



upcycling again

I had wondered for a while if the bottom of a tea light holder could be made into a candle stick. This is a very poor attempt at it. I used nail varnish to paint it but hadn't quite the colour I actually wanted. I think it is slightly too big, I will try next time to cut round the metal ( aagh can I do this) and add a little handle. I also think the candle needs to be shorter to balance it. And to cap it all the light was poor when I took the pictures - clouds this morning. It shows up best against the blue dresser rather than the desk where I wanted it to go.

 

 

 

 



One thing actually finished.

Since last weekend we have had the most amazing weather here, hot and sunny. It's a rarity in the North of Ireland, today it was 25-26 degrees C. Too hot - our favourite hobby is complaining about weather, too hot , too cold, too wet, too windy.
It is lovely but oh so hot for doing anything.
Last night I took refuge in the sun room which had cooled in the evening and finished off the little desk - I had thought of a lamp but hadn't the right bits, anyhow it might have looked crowded. I used a little green bead which is the perfect colour for the drawer pull.



I also tried my hand at a little mirror I had seen a tutorial for. The centre of it is a mirrored circle bought in a card shop and the outer pieces are mirrored card from my bits and pieces. It gives an effect if looked at from far enough away. Not perfect , it was very much a freehand effort - I can do better - the mirror came in a little pack of three different shapes. More to follow - but not soon!



Little little bicycle

I bought this little bicycle with the intention of painting it with spots as I had seen one done before and loved it.

When it arrived I was surprised how small it was ,it was sold as 1:12 but I think now it is 1:24. My usual problem of scale , I should have asked when I bought it but wouldn't of course have known how tall a 1:12 bicycle should be, since then I have bought another ( unfortunately without the cute wicker basket which is what drew me to this one initially)

I have had 2 staggers at painting it using nail enamel. My first thought was purple with orange spots but the purple looked far too dark so when I got the little roses I decided this orangey colour was best. It's not perfect, the spots were tricky and I used a nail art tool but in the end I am pretty pleased with it despite the size , and maybe the 1:12 roses looking rather too big and blousy. I am not sure it fits with any of the houses and certainly is dwarfed by the shed.

This picture shows what I mean about the scale

 

But if you take the door and window out  -