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Monday 26 May 2014

Upcycling, gardening : contentment

It's been a great bank holiday Monday, just spent the day pleasing myself.

One curtain and a duvet cover, from a charity shop and a relative.

With a sewing machine and some interfacing, Are now

An ironing board cover

And a laundry bag.

Feeling refreshed ventured out into the garden, planted my courgette plants 

and weeded in the flower bed.

Time for a cup of coffee and a bit of hooky time



Day complete.

Hope yours was a good one too.

S xx

8 comments:

  1. Loved the fabric for the ironing board cover.

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    1. Hi, yes I was pleased when I found it. As it was only one curtain it only cost £1. Love charity shops.
      S xx

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  2. It sounds like an ideal day, sewing garden & crochet! Hope the rest of your week is just as good.

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    1. Thank you, hope you had a good week too.
      S xx

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  3. Fabulous upcycling! I'm always impressed when I see people make something (or things!) out of what us non-crafters would probably think of as rubbish :-)

    I'm going to get to some hooky squares soon I hope. Yours are looking great, they're so bright and cheery :-)

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    1. Hi Nichole, thank you. I'm always on the lookout for a bargain. Thinking of running adult ed night classes on upcycling sewing for the home in September so having to think of projects to do. Yes my colours are bright, I like to surround myself with colour.
      S xx

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  4. I am so slow, why didn't I think of making my own ironing board cover. Thanks for the inspiration. Jo x

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    1. Hi Jo, I was impressed by how easy it was. I don't think it will last as long as a proper one, but I could add another one periodically to make it nice and soft. And it only cost pence.
      S xx

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