christmas has gone.

hi guys i just thought id update you all on how my christmas went. i made some stockings last minnet and finaly did my 2nd remote eating monster(Neal).i also cooked!!! christmas lunch and everything was yummy. ..........(i would like to thank iceland ,annt bettys,sansburys, and emma for doing all the 'real' cooking) ok so i broght frozen everything(almost everything) i am proud i didnt burn it. and i did make the mash all by myself! jamie olver watch out!

(Neal with nemo)

...yeah i photgraphed it , thats so i can prove i didnt burn it! it was megga yummy and everything was ready at the same time!(someone told me the hardest bit is the time)

craig having fun on his xbox(pls ingore the mess)

updates about christmas

I have bean meaning to post things up for a while so warning this will be pic heavy

my 1ts reef (front door) you cant really see but there is a black snowflake inside.

2nd reef made from buttons I have had them in my sewing box forever and now there finally something!

Donna and Edmond sock monkey (Edmond) and sock rabbet (Donna)

and we finaly made the 2nd ep of threadkind http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWtO4FYNybk enjoy.

things i have to try and get done before xmas is another remort eating monster only10 days left so i have to hurry up!! also writing a book about duder maybe a comic book something. by the way i named a star after him if u would like to see it its hear http://www.freenameastar.com/stardoc.php?id=249580 i need to print off and have framed try and get that done for me for christmas.

the whole gang . mery christmas incase i forget to post again!

R.I.P duder

Some of you may all ready know by now that last week on Tuesday (24/11/09) my cat duder died. He was only 3 years old. He was my baby my best friend and my super hero. I will never forget everything he did for me. He is now as he has all ways been a angel.

The painting was done 3 days before he died.

two christmas movies later.

Me and Craig have just watched santa clause the move and muppets Christmas carol , just 2 of my many Christmas DVD’s. And we made these cards... ;) I cant believe how close Christmas is getting im so not ready! We still have lots to make including decorations I have no clue what we are going to do but if its anything like today it will be another BIG mess lol.I would also just like to say a big thank you to one of my Christmas angles I don’t know if she would like to be named so I best not but you know who you are and THANK YOU!!!

Twilight inspired painting Bella,

nothing much to say I just painted this with the movie on in the background. I thought her prom dress was green for some reason. Ops . I might do some more twilight teamed paintings Jacob would be good right? (photo taken on ds cam some one droped my cam grrrr@ craig)

accessorizing your home with pictures

i got some photo frames from wilkionson's (80p for 3) and i had some hoilday books hanging about, i guess you could go get some if u dont have any or just use a nice looking mag. any i found some pictiers that i liked the look of cut them out and put them in to the frames they look really nice more expensive looking then 80p. i did paint the frames with some paint i had hanging about but (most ppl do right?) i just thought id post it up as my sister said its something she would never have thought of. there not yet up on the walls but u get the idea

Stitch has MORE new clothes , and a lucky sock cat.

My book came (stray sock sewing by daniel) its such a cute book! and the step by step sock monsters are so easy to understand. Not like another sock book I could mention, but I wont that would be rude. Any way I dived in to it making this lucky cat. His name is yen.

And then I was working on a new cardi for stitch, only when it was done she didn’t have any clothes that matched, so I made her this dress its up-sized form this Barbie pattern http://www.janelwashere.com/crafts/doll_patterns.htm. im really pleased with it. (That is the fabric im think of making cushion’s with by the way) its not made perfect but I love the way it looks so she might get another few in different fabrics. Then I might start thinking human size lol.

Im thinking maybe spud should have a matching tie?

Finally finished my stupid bunny.....?

I started him about 4-5 weeks ago but every time I went to work on him something would happen. But never mind he is hear now. Just in time I ordered some books off amazon to make more stuffy’s. Plushorama and one stray sock im raelly looking forward to the delivery. ‘Bunny’ has quite a few mistakes in him but I have learn a lot making him im gonna try making another one as a gift for Christmas. MUST STEAL MORE JEANS!!

I also went and brought some skirts from a charity shop I love the fabric im thinking maybe pillows? Its my birthday on the 27th so hoping I get something nice and handmade. I have finised painting the living room a nice wine red, but I haven’t took any photos. Wouldn’t believe how much paint it took.

just a quick update

I don’t normally do this but Danyl Johnson on the x-factor oh wow. I didn’t even plan to watch it im so glad I did tho I will be hooked now.

I have painted my livingroom red, well parts of it. Like a deep wine ill post photos up soon. Im in need of art for the walls, badly. Etsy any one? Ill have ago at something myself not sure what yet tho. I finally got myself a fridge freezer, second hand and kinda cute. The only problem is tho they wrote the price on in sharpie or something and I cant get it off! Someone said hair spray so ill try to remember that next time im at the shops. My brother got me a super cute Japanese tea set (orange) but the spout broke off. Darn, I have seen a book called plush-o-rama on amazon and im hoping to get that for myself for my birthday(the 27th of September). But im in need of a lot of things so we will see. I am loving the monster/plushy craze threakind forever. (Not suggesting it was are idea) any way that’s my update.

A new member

We have a new doll for the threadkind gang. Her name is Melany and she was a quick make one Saturday after noon. Her denim coat is just a square but it will do for now.

also I painted the bathroom wait for it...orange. Its meant to be like a sunset. I think it’s a bit odd but I like it I want to decoupage on some birds on to the worlds. And I need a nice mirror maybe a nice a startbirst one. Work in progress...

before and after

Living room is next I think.

And I needed a quick a window covering I made a blind sort of , it s nice and light. It will work for now but in the winter I think im gonna make curtains

day and night

Other things- I am really enjoying stephenie meyer. I have read twilight and new moon(oh my god have u seen how cute Jacob is in the new moon trailer) I know almost everyone on the planet has read them but if ur like me and slow to catch on there like romantic heroin. Im also hafway threw hoast witch has a completely different feel all together, think really good si fi mental head milkshake. I have got back on top with my drawing and painting even thinking of handing them out as gifts at Christmas. Yes im all ready thinking about Christmas.

well untill next time..

Ok so I haven’t bloged in forever there has been lots of stuff 9bad stuff don’t ask )on and I never really had time to craft. But I had the weekend off so I spent it catching up
this guy is amazing he makes the cutest stuffy’s im totally in love with them all but if I had to pick a one I would have to say Harvey.(that’s the brown rabbit) http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2119373&id=55003809&l=30736cddde#/album.php?page=4&aid=2119373&l=30736cddde&id=55003809
keep watching him he seems to make them in his sleep.
I also moved so I have been looking at lots of things to make or my new home hear arejust some of the lush things I have found.
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/07/diy-project-jane-joss-recycled-quilt-flowers.html
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/05/diy-project-kates-decoupage-lamp.html
http://www.tchochkes.com/wordpress/furniture-fabric-decoupage.html
http://afflatus.tumblr.com/page/2
http://www.greenyourdecor.com/1578/top-5-awesome-ecofriendly-diy-projects-home/
Im also knitting some sock/slippers ( http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/maggieslippers.html) I have made them for years and there so simple I highly recommend them for stocking fillers at Christmas , but mine are for me now my feet are cold with not having my carpets in yet.
Speaking of Christmas I have started to cross stitch a snow man u can never start to early right?
I have done a quick t-shirt recon and even stich has had a new outfit.



some things to look out for in my next few posts , stuffys tho not as good as p
Padens by far. Paintings and drawings. Some Christmas gifts .some pillows I will all so blog anything in decorating my flat. If you have any suggestions pls let me know.

(i dont know why the first part of my post is undrlined and blue)

Bird baby! Otherwise know as rock chick.

Its only been a day but I really wanted to show of this baby grow it took me forever (like 2hours) to applique the little bird on and now im thinking of selling it on esty. Its 0-3 month in size and im gonna try a few more things as I have a whole pack to play with.

from this to this ta da!!!(i will stop useing my webcam to take photos i promise)

My very very very late earth day post....

Sorry for such a late update I have been so busy of late and I have not had much time for crafting. I did make my terrariums mines a moss one with a cute little toy lady bug inside. Can you see him? The shine is quite bad in that photo sorry.

I also tried to make the photo frames I showed you on the last post but umm I got sticky and made a mess. I haven’t drawn in quite a while so I picked up a pad and pencil and oh my I have really lost the skill(its life drawing of a woman’s torso if you can not tell) so im gonna try and draw something everyday until im okish again (well I don’t want to gloat but I used to be quite good) im very disappointed in myself. I wonder if there is a class I can take around hear. Im planing on drawing my boots. I did that once for a project at college I don’t know why or why im repeating it but meh. Any way hopefully my next post wont be so long away

Oh I almost forgot I want to make something with this. It’s a bottle lid of my sisters cheep plonk but I like the orange and the bat any suggestions?

Let there be crafting....

Threadkind is my first blog and is named after some stuffed toys me and my brother made (instead of humankind get it? .....) Any way I have been in to crafting for quite a while now so I thought I may as well blog it. I also thought it might (hopefully) inspire me to do more. I know it’s a little early but I wanna make all my Christmas gifts this year and im trying to make birthday gifts , baby gifts ect this year to. My latest project was a toy sperm for Alex’s birthday we made a video of it and put it on youtube. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W88Eq-LgY8A )





I might be making more episodes of threadkind I haven’t amde up my mind yet......... Any way its earh day soon (22 of April)(also Alex’s birthday) so I need to do a green project.(you can sing up hear by the way http://www.earthday.net/ ) I really like this.....
found hear( http://www.craftstylish.com/item/45111/how-to-make-a-magazine-reed-box )

so I think I will do something with this idea and also I might make some terrariums. I currently have quite a bad cold tho so ill will stick to knitting and watching tv for today. If you have any ideas of what else I could do pls let me know. Anything earth day or birthday related (Alex is my boyfriend by the way)