Bev Newman's Blog (11)

My latest blog post is all about a fab craft fair I attended yesterday - and for those who couldn't go, you get a feet up tour of all the stall holders. But sadly I can't supply the scrummy hand made cakes :-)

http://bitsandbobscrafts.blogspot.com/2010/11/all-fun-of-craft-fair.html

Vintage hat style board and designers notes or ramblings :-) http://bitsandbobscrafts.blogspot.com/

Today's blog is all about embroidery and peacocks and contains some useful links

http://bitsandbobscrafts.blogspot.com/2010/11/embroidering-peacocks.html

As those on Twitter are probably aware, there's a big campaign going on to promote a Handmade Christmas. So my blog today is a mixture of my musings and memories of handmade christmas items we've created for the family tree and a little showcase of some stocking fillers that can be found on Folksy today :-)



I just think choosing, giving and even making handmade gifts is a really beautiful way to show someone they are really special to you…



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Have picked some really quirky items for Folksy Friday today with a little help from my Folksy Friends on the Christmas theme of oranges and nuts. http://bitsandbobscrafts.blogspot.com/2010/10/nuts-and-oranges-folksy-friday.html



Why I hear you ask..... well I have been thinking back to childhood tales from my parents and grand parents about the stocking with an orange and a few nuts they… Continue

I wrote a piece yesterday about the need to keep passing on craft skills through the generations and how small items are less daunting than the larger ones. I then picked out a few items that were small and beautifully made for my Folksy Friday treasury http://bitsandbobscrafts.blogspot.com/2010/10/keeping-skills-alive.html

I blogged about making this gorgeous bright poppy corsage and how playing with fabric with no real design in mind can be so good at kickstarting the "mojo"...…



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Have been blogging about Christmas trinkets, decorations and stocking fillers:

http://bitsandbobscrafts.blogspot.com/

My blog today is on the theme of Folk Art and my ability to paint and draw with yarn, threads and fabric which completely diasappears with a pen, pencil or paint brush. As my latest make is a Folk Art inspired floral brooch, I then went on to choose Folk Art items for my Folksy Friday . my very first... which then lead me to another very first.... my first blog hop!



Here's the little brooch that started all these firsts:…

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Being a lover of the sea, sometime ago I got my hands on some lovely mohair yarn in sea colours and made a lapghan or footwarmer blanket out of it. I finally listed it on Folksy today as part of their October FolksFest and today's blog entry is a showcase for things nautical other folksters are posting as part of the challenge :-)… Continue

I am really inspired by vintage and antique items of clothing and accessories that can be remodelled by knitting, crochet or fabric into beautiful and current items. Have a look on my blog at my plans for an 18th C child's vest. Will be uploading pics of the project as it progresses ...