Sew much to do!

Well now the garden is pretty much up and running, I'm back to sewing. I think that I'm a typical crafter with many projects on the go. A crafting butterfly, flitting about hehe!

Baby t-shirt with the tiniest neck hole ever!

I still have to put buttons & buttonholes on my jacket that I started making at sewing class, many moons ago, but in the meantime I have been busy starting other projects! I refashioned a baby t-shirt that had the smallest neck hole I've ever seen. A nice, quick & easy sew that one.

Then I made a start on a lovely 50s style dress for my holidays using the vintage floral fabric shown in the previous post Afternoon Delight. Part way through pinning the pattern down I realised that I didn't have enough fabric (rookie mistake!) so that put the brakes on that! I then began a project which, I am proud to say, has been completed. Phew!! So here they are, in all their rawk glory (insert hair metal air guitar riff here)...

Skulls rock dudes!!

Not bad for a first attempt eh?!

I'll even admit that I did a happy dance once they were sewn up (just a little one) :) Adjustments for next time would be to make them bigger around the waist, give them a deeper shape and I quite fancy the idea of tackling pockets. Ooh get me being all adventurous! Ahh there's no business like sew business.

Until next time lads & lasses,

Annie

xx

Garden Update

Before (or should I say "during")

After, ta da!

Then a BBQ to celebrate

Long time, no post!

Well it sure has been a time since I last blogged. Oops! So here's what I've been up to lately...
Had a lovely family day out at Easter weekend. We loaded up the car and headed to Crosby Beach where Anthony Gormley's Another Place is. Luckily the weather was gorgeous, with a cooling sea breeze that was much needed!

Crosby Beach

As with every bank holiday (and every weekend for the past month) we did a bit of gardening. Ok, a LOT of gardening. Our garden is now looking more organised, with Primulas & Violets merrily sunning themselves in our new bedder. My last post showed the beginnings of "The Great Patio Laying". All I can say is never again! I just couldn't believe the mess and number of trips hubby had to make to the tip.

Clutter just migrated across the garden

Dig dig dig!

 It was a labour of love but our hard work paid off. We now have a super new chilling area. Yay!

Ta da!

I celebrated by buying many flowers. Muhahaha, my pretties! The daffodils were in full bloom too, I just loved the colour all the plants brought to the garden. 

The new patio also spurred on the veggie and fruit planting. Granted this excitement led to various containers of all shapes and sizes surrounding the newly expanded patio, bursting with colourful flowers and lush green leaves. Whoops-a-daisy the garden was cluttered again!

New home for tasty carrots

Not to worry though, a solution was in the making...

More in the next post,

Annie

Afternoon Delight

Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight...

Mmm, who can resist the aroma of freshly laundered fabric...

At last I have mustered up the courage to take a photo of my floral fabric purchase. I must admit that it is not the best photo (poor light and image quality) and I tried to do a bit of research beforehand on how to photograph fabric. I was stumped! I sense a future post about fabric photography that will spotlight my trials, tribulations and fingers crossed, eventual triumph! Hopefully with practice I'll find a style that clicks with me (pardon the pun).

Now to the afternoon delight. Me and the hubby made a start on turning our humble new build garden into a calming green oasis today. (What other kind of afternoon delight did you think I meant?!) So here are some before shots, taken with the Polandroid filter on FXCamera app for Android (my latest gadget love!).

Underneath that muddy grass is lots of hard clay and rubble. Ah the joys of new build homes!

Here's our apple tree in the first stages of blossom, with tiered basket in the foreground.

How 1980s does this shot look?!

Plastic planters waiting all in a row for their new home.

And here's my labourer hubby hard at work relaying the paving flags around the shed.

We have another day to dedicate to the garden this weekend so here's hoping the first third of our garden project will be finished before the April rains arrive. I've made a start on a garden journal, noting down all the plants' information and design ideas that I like. Once we are done with the physical labour of gardening I'll post a few snippets of it for your perusal.

Have a fab weekend!
Annie

Springtime blossoms

Spring brings about a need to clear out the cobwebs of winter and welcome on in the sunshine. What better way to start a sweet springtime season than with a new blog? So hello and welcome to my little corner of the world. Feel free to soak up the crafting, share your thoughts and join in on this cheery journey with little ol' Scavenger Annie!

At last Spring is making itself known in the garden!

The apple tree is looking good to blossom beautifully this year. I can't wait to see how many apples we get!

Then there's this little twiggy fella. A total mystery as to what plant he is, but he's a strong sprouter! 

All this lovely new greenery and springtime weather certainly has me in the mood for a spot of sewing for the summer. You can't beat a bit of advanced crafting, so a trip to the fabric shop was on the cards for today. (Admittedly this will be my third sewing project that I have on the go at the moment!) I came across some vintage looking floral loveliness that I washed and pressed as soon as I got home. Photos to follow tomorrow of its lushness...

Enjoy the sunshine,
Annie