my creative space

Looks remarkably like it did last week ... There has been progress, but I'm still chipping my way through the edits on the text and making mental notes** on which images and diagrams I must prepare for the design team (they're currently working on the layout and I CAN'T WAIT to see the sample pages!!!). **I know, I know... I should...

Blossom Branch - WIP (can you notice the petal that I've missed colouring in?) What a week! I seem to have been flitting about all over the place, making some long overdue visits, sorting out things that have been on the 'to do' list for far too long, organising in advance for things that'll be happening in the future, drinking far...

My creative space today involves turning this fabric into t-shirts for the boys. The stripes are quite thick, about 7cm. I got it from Spotlight. The only thing is that when I pre-washed, the bright colours have slightly tinted the white. Luckily, I did them separately! Any tips on getting my white white again? Or possibly avoiding this (slight) catastrophe in...

We're taking our Slow Project very seriously over here at chez clutterpunk. I'm becoming quite the monotasking expert, almost to the point of stagnation. What, breathe and think at the same time? Dear me no, that would be multitasking! OK, it hasn't been quite that bad. I have been pootling away on my quilts when time permits, and enjoying it all....

My creative space has been all about the hook again. When little sick Stella asked for a pink poncho last week, I could hardly refuse.  We went up to my 8ply stash and chose seven shades of pink, predominantly in … Continue reading →...

...looks like an office sprouting up in the middle of a craft explosion (read: no cleaning - just a new layer of mess). Ann Marie is back in the office today (no staff training necessary) so I've started chipping away at the edits on Le Book. Trying not to look at the sewing machine, the craft books or any other distractions....

My creative space this week is all about vests.... I'd made black and charcoal ones last week, for me and the shop ......and I just wear them all the time. (Modeled here with a fab cuckoo clock brooch from Betty Jo) So I thought I'd add some more colors. Shades of green, blue and red....Yum! My wardrobe is well and truly...

This week my creative space feels a lot like I'm walking round and round in circles....Doing a little bit of everything at once. That's just how it rolls sometimes. I began the day doing undercoats of paint for some more art bangles. Whilst they dried I glued the frames onto the art brooches I began last night.... and while they dried...

My creative space has still been very quiet this week..... I couldn't resist testing out my new pens which were a welcome home pressie from Tinniegirl. In other news, my sewing machine has arrived home safe and sound after a good service and clean - the service guy commented that it "really must get a lot of use". I think that...

My Creative Space is pretty unexciting this week as all I have been doing is making rattles as I had a couple of big orders... I did some new styles too, unfortunately no animals with glasses (YET!!!) as so brilliantly suggested just a couple of monsters, but one has an underbite and one a fang. You can see on my work...

It feels like I've been doing a refresher in primary school geometry in my creative space recently. This week I've completed the piecing of these half-square-triangles for a small lap quilt on its way to a sick friend. So far, my short patchwork career has consisted of the scrappy, the imprecise and the mismatched. I like it like that. Nonetheless I'm...

Today my creative space is all things caravan. This morning I've screen printed some men's tees, printed a smaller van onto some denim and sewed it into a pouch, and also made some cards with vans I've gocco printed onto vintage maps of Sydney. Yep, it's a pretty caravan-y kind of a day... More creative spaces over at Kootoyoo ....

With the Australian Federal election looming, it's time to think about who you really want as your representative in the corridors of power. Have you considered a parliament of owls ? Owls stand for the preservation of old growth forests and for the protection of the natural environment. They like nests, rodents and hooting, and are reputed to be wise. You...

My creative space this week is full of unfinished business. Before Christmas last year, I cut out dozens of pinnies for wee girls. I printed them, and then failed to sew them up. These are the pinnies I referred to in my post a couple of days ago. I really need to get these done, rather than just moving them from...

My creative space. Best described by the Man today as not so much being messy, but rather looking like WW3 had hit. But I did manage to clear a little desk space to take a photo of one of the many things I'm working on this week. New brooches and a pendant, all with hand-coloured bamboo and vintage kimono fabrics. These...

My poor little hard working Janome was picked up and taken away by the nice service guy thismorning (who, of course managed to arrive at my house early enough to catch me still in my pyjamas). In the meantime, Mr Husky will be keeping me company..... I hope he plays nice. The home of my creative space PS - I've reached...

This week my creative space kind of FREAKS ME OUT!!! Here I was thinking it would be a great idea to make some fancy peg people that reflected our family for the dolls house. Little did I know that self portraiture is really weird!! I was painting away happily with the kiddies thinking this was a fabulous idea......BUT.....the end product looked...

Not the most fun creative space, but a good-to-get-this-started one. I've been working very hard planning, mapping out and photographing for a new catalogue for Life Instyle. My ironing board photo studio has been getting a great workout today, as I've taken a couple of hundred product photos. Now a night of photoshop ahead. For more creative spaces, hopefully more tactile...

All four projects that I showed in last week’s creative space are finished!  I even surprised  myself.  So today I’ll show off the first one I completed – my crocheted version of Leonie’s Simple Knitted Wrap Vest. Worked in US dc in the back loop only to get a ribbed effect, to the same dimensions [...]...

...actually so far I'm a few owls short of a collective noun, as my sewing machine has gone back to the clinic. I'm using this "tutowlrial" from Moonstitches. I'm also trying to choose between button eyes and felt eyes. I've sliced into the browns from the pile of vintage sheets from Ange's Australian Vintage Sheet Fat Quarter Swap. There's enough for...

There's not much happening in My Creative Space today - I've made a little bit of progress on the camera bag from last week. The planning is finished, and the interfacing and cutting out has begun..... and there's a zip pocket waiting to be sewn into place too. I'm planning on doing a little bit of tidying up, before I frock...

I always enjoy reading the My Creative Space posts, and this week for the first time I'm joining in! My creative space is full of a forthcoming project. My mum made one for me and my brother when we were little, and the Bug is using that one this morning. She's making one for him, and I'm making one for Mister...

I've finished off a couple of little projects this week, and the next things in my creative space are just in the planning stages. First on the list is a custom camera bag for Michelle from Leni and Rose. Michelle has sent through some lovely fabric, and detailed instructions of what she requires for her camera. So today, I get to...

Quilting Master 9's "London" quilt. It's only taken me 6 months..... More creativeness over here at Kirsty's. What's happening in your creative space today? Kathryn. XX...

Other than the ironing pile and the mending pile and the cut-out-but-needs-assembling pile, my creative space contains piles of fabric, yarn, and patterns.  Fabric to make a Feliz dress for Clare: Yarn bought for no particular reason than it looks great in the ball (and it was half price). I suspect that it is going [...]...

Thank goodness for small, hand-held projects. This one* is helping me to stem the tide of creative frustration as I am denied the space to get on with the 'real' projects - the quilts. The ones that require head space for design-tweaking, floor space for basting, table space for cutting, space in the day for machine-sewing, space away from practical demands,...

I am joining in with Thursday's My Creative Space at Kootoyoo. This week there's been some quilting happening in my creative space. The quilt top that has been languishing for so long - orphaned from batting and backing - was basted for me by some very kind mates. I'm not much good with crawling around on the floor and less so...

Mr 3 and I shared our creative space today. I’m helping him decorate a magic wand. He wants to send it to his paternal grandmother for her up coming birthday.  There is lots of magic in all the creative spaces over at Kirsty’s place – if you haven’t already go check it out....

So here's a cute little task I executed last night, in preparation for my first My Creative Space in weeks. It's not original - there are plenty of this sort of thing out there - but I think my hippopotamus fabric is pretty unique.I love this material, it's so bright and cheerful. And who could resist all those tiny hippopotami with...

My creative space has mainly involved being a passenger in a car, on a train or on a tram.  And let’s not forget the creative space of morning tea and lunch breaks at work.  It’s amazing how much hooking you can complete.  A cowl: Crocheted in Shadow Tweed, based on this pattern.  A scarf: Crocheted in [...]...