Illyria

I have got the car back now, and with it was a lovely surprise from my mother-in-law!

This is vintage lace, crochet cotton and silk she has had for 30 years she says! I feel some lavender bags coming on… I also want to try Nigella’s recipe for lavender  cupcakes tomorrow.

Enjoying the heat wave!

Practice makes perfect…

…more on the way!

Pearl Pod - knitted wire mesh, pink and ivory pearls, faceted crystals, rock crystal and sterling wire. I used whipstitch to bind the edges of the two layers of mesh and distressed it a little to finish.

Deryn of ‘Somethin Sublime’ has inspired lots of us online creatives to work through Mary Hettmansperger’s book, which isn’t yet available in the UK so its exciting trying to solve the project without it! I love the organic form of the pod and its symbolism of growth, fruitfullness, sowing and reaping. In fact I have so much mesh there may be a lots of these to come!

Back to the cardigan now - and an emergency birthday present.  At last my stash is paying dividends!

A cardigan, a babette blanket, and a scarf…

And I totally love this…

Sand doesn’t taste nice…

Nor do goats.