2022 - No Craft Spending - I WILL bust my stash and make pretty things!!!!!

nimbo

I love a chocolate orange. 🥰🥰

sorry about the poorly dogs - hope they’re on the mend soon. 

132 / 250

i’ve managed a few more bits of epp and framed another picture. 

I’ve chosen the next four to spray and hang so I’m hoping to get them done over the weekend. I am also intending to go to a car boot fayre to buy more treasures.  

£78.92 / £250 spent so far. 12 picture frames bought for 14 off quid.

plumduff55

Florenceem said:

Moved on from Easter makes to a knitted Minion chocolate orange cover.

Love this and would like to knit them for grandkids. Can you tell me where you got the pattern? Thanks

plumduff55

Florenceem said:

Moved on from Easter makes to a knitted Minion chocolate orange cover.

Love this and would like to knit them for grandkids. Can you tell me where you got the pattern? Thanks

Florenceem

plumduff55 - I bought the pattern from Eba.
The basic shape is the same but I made a Bee one.

plumduff55

Thanks Florenceem, found the pattern, plumduff

Katiehound

+Great little bee Florenceem.
 Congratulations it's very cute
I would like to add some net/ wired ribbon wings but guess that would be fiddly and add more expense. (Unless of course you have something like that in your stash!!)

Florenceem

Katiehound - that is a good idea. I followed the pattern photo but wings would make an added cuteness. Thing is - I am making things to raise funds for my Salvation Army Corps so need quantity. I have a fair coming up at the end of April and I put makes to sell in my hairdressers. My head teacher DD takes makes into school to sell and I know another teacher who I am going at ask about taking a basket of bits to her school. The cost of making items is not a problem as I consider it part of my giving/tithe - I pay for everything I use and the whole amount raised goes to the SA and I have a large stash - it is just time that is the issue.

Katiehound

Actually after I wrote that I wondered if something as simple as strip of pleated  cellophane (as in the bags you packaged  your items in) folded in half and then sewn with a couple of stitches to each side would create the effect. I'm thinking it might.  

Equally if you have some wide wired ribbon you could fold that in half & sew on- wouldn't take a lot of sewing but I appreciate time all adds up (like where did most of my day go??)
 Perhaps a florists has something inspiring, quick & easy? if it wired it would stand up/ out of its own accord.

The other thing that is fairly stiff is netting used for tutus etc- net tulle and white would look almost invisible- as real bee wings

Good luck with that. Sorry to cause more work but I really think they would be utterly irresistible with wings- they might 'fly off the shelves!'

Katiehound

Have you seen these?
not for Easter! the pudding & hat are great- free pattern
https://mariannaslazydaisydays.blogspot.com/2016/11/chocolate-orange-covers-christmas.html

and have a look here (free)
There are some candy cane reindeer, a donkey and wonderful hobby horses. Who could resist them??- and other items

https://grandmotherspatternbook.com/archives/35691

oh dear, more time wasted when I should be sewing dog coats to go to Poland  for Ukrainian dogs. 

Florenceem

Katiehound - have you got a photo of the dog coats please? I love to see other crafters work. Thanks for the pattern links. Sewn some wings on my bee - think it is a great addition - thank you for the idea.