A Piece Of Scotland ...

... soon to be mine :)

Photo: source

Tweedy Stuff

A brand new phone cosy for me!

I carefully use every tiny little scrap of Harris Tweed I got from my dear blogging friend Alison a while ago. I'm quite religious about it, actually, very reluctant to discard of the tiniest thread! I cannot begin to imagine what it must feel like to have yards and yards of this material at one's disposal. Heaven!

I lined the cosy with my other favourite fabric, Liberty Tana Lawn. Same feeling here ...Precious, precious, precious!

A little crochet flower completes the look 

- and makes my day, every day :)

My tweedy bliss ... 

I couldn't resist taking a pic!

Thank you sooo much once again, Alison :)

Copycat (Bird)

This robin! I'm so anxious for the little package to arrive that I had to make a brother for the tweedie bird :)

I totally copied Alison's design, I'm afraid - I had a tiny little Harris Tweed swatch that Alison herself sent me some time ago. I used felt for the belly, though, as I didn't have any red Harris Tweed. 

I made a sweet little brooch, and Alison's robin might end up on my keys :)

Christmas Is Coming

So many pretty things! 

This sweet little Harris Tweed robin 

was another love -  

handmade by my dear blogging friend Alison - 

how clever is she?

 Photo: source

 

It had to, just had to be mine! 

With a bit of luck, 

it's already winging its way 

to its new home - to me :)

Owls & Blossoms Part II.

If by any chance you read this post then you know I have been doing a bit of crafting these days. I was really totally smitten with the two brooches by Brora and felt the urgent need to make them myself as soon as possible. But, as usual, it took me a while to get the photos ready to be posted.

The first project was the owl. I dug out some scraps of Harris Tweed (thank you so much, Alison!) and Liberty Tana Lawn, and some bits and pieces (literally, I should have taken a close shot of the branch but I didn't; it's practically glued together...) of felt.

And, ta-dah, this is the finished product. It lives on my tweedy coat and is admired by many :)

The next project was the tweedy corsage. Again, I found some lovely Harris Tweed in my fabric box (it used to be a lovely purse but it unfortunately disintegrated after frequent use), made a crochet flower and added a gorgeous Harris Tweed button (another heart-felt thank you, Alison!).

It helps a great deal to have lovely piggy scissors for crafting...

And another ta-dah: the tweedy corsage lives on my pink beret at the moment.

I love my new brooches!

P.S.: Can you spot the house pencil case in the first photo? My Mum crocheted it for me when I was about eight. I now use it for my crochet hooks. Still gorgeous after all these years!

Tweedy Christmas

Oooh, I just have to share this, it's absolutely precious! All these yummy tweedy decorations are made by my blogging friend Alison from Tweed Thoughts - wouldn't you love to have this Christmas pudding hanging from your tree? I definitely would!

And the birds! All of them!

A gorgeous soft cushion, perhaps?

Not hanging from the tree, of course...

A croft house tweedy pouch?

For the phone? Or the camera?

Or a sweet little stocking?

The choice is yours! 

Have a happy month of December!

Owls & Blossoms

I have fallen head over heels in love with these absolutely adorable brooches from Brora. I've been working on crafting my own versions. The owl is already hooting on my scarf, the tweedy corsage is in the making as we speak.

Pictures to follow, of course :)

Birdie Inspiration

Some absolutely gorgeous bird-inspired items from Etsy: 

AileenClarkeCrafts

careybrett

designedbyjane

annajoyce

warmYourself

Which bird would you pick?

Being Creative Again

Well, not all in one go. I made these lovelies over the course of the last year. I suppose the linen glasses case was made some time last spring - I used it over the summer, that much I can remember. I love the idea of a pretty crochet flower on just about everything (you might remember this or this or this or this)  and after several bigger ones I decided to shrink it a little bit.

I used some vintage linen (I guess) and some pretty Liberty Tana Lawn for the lining - I was quite pleased with it when I first made it so naturally, come winter, I decided to make a Tweedy version as well...

I got some precious scraps of Harris Tweed from my dear blogging friend Alison and I still haven't used many of them - they are very tricky to come by in my part of the world! - but I did make a 'winter version' of my Flower Glasses Case.

I used the exactly same pattern as with the linen one but I made a wooly flower. I picked some colour-coordinate Liberty Tana Lawn and, if you don't mind my saying so, was quite pleased with the Tweedy version as well.

The last Tweedy creation was this tiny little purse - another combination of Harris Tweed (thank you so much, Alison!) and Liberty Tana Lawn. With a zipper!

They are very well-loved, my little cases and purses. I don't use them all the time, but every now and then I take them out of my drawer and admire them. I'm weird like that.

Here's to more creative thoughts and ideas!