Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Recycling Craft Event

I have mentioned in a previous post that keeping an eye on community notice boards can be very rewarding and to my joy, I saw another advert for a class, inviting people to, "Come and Be a Womble".

I experienced 2 hours of fun and laughter with a group of ladies at that class as being a Womble means you are a crafting recycler.

The best bit was that one of the organisers had even gone to the trouble of arranging little gift bags for everyone and inside there were instructions and a template to be able to make the items we had just seen, at home.


We learnt how to make these little gift boxes from our old Christmas cards and here are those photos.


The event was held in my local community centre and the demonstrations were fabulous. All the equipment and materials were provided free of charge.


















The hall was filled and not a spare seat around the event table. It was a really enjoyable evening and I highly recommend attending a craft class near you.

Have fun, ladies.

Lella  xx

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Monday, 23 January 2012

Upcycling Old Cushions

Every home has a few cushions which have seen better days. I have several and they are lovely but very tatty and one was actually coming apart at the seams!

If this sounds familiar, worry no more as today's project shows you how to upcycle your old cushion by appliqueing part of the fabric sections onto a new one.

Lella Loves... Upcycling

This was one of the four cushion fronts which I really liked and wanted to reuse.

Lella Loves... Upcycling

The cushion was well worn and the back was getting more threadbare every day.

Lella Loves... Upcycling

I sorted out some scrap fabric pieces which would tone well.

Lella Loves... Upcycling

I like the mustard and pepper colours as this cushion is for my kitchen chair. This is such a fun and satisfying way to reuse the soft furnishings we have in our homes and blend them with new pieces. As a crafter and creative, you will know best that handmade by you is always a pleasure to use.

Lella Loves... Upcycling

These lovely tweed cushions are £12.99 and I found them in Dunelm Mill.

Lella Loves... Upcycling

By taking one of the cushion panels and layering it up with matching fabrics, you can create a whole new front piece.

Please contact me if you wanted any cushions made to order. Patchwork is my first love and I would be happy to discuss any projects with you.

Have a lovely day.

Lella  xx

http://lellalovescreativity.blogspot.com

Saturday, 21 January 2012

Flower Inspirations

I love flowers and every other Friday I try to show you an easy floral project using silk flowers. However, as today is Saturday, I wanted to show you my flower pin board.

Lella Loves... Silk Flowers

I keep this particular board solely for pictures and magazine cut-outs of flower pictures and bouquets.

Lella Loves... Silk Flowers

This display is in a large garden planter and the proportions encourage creative arrangements. It only features olive branches and the idea came from a 'Gift for Cooks' catalogue which had an olive tree, olive oil and a drizzle bottle all wrapped up in a hamper. I loved it and wanted to use olives as soon as I saw it.

Lella Loves... Silk Flowers
Lella Loves... Silk Flowers

Choose silk flowers which you love to look at. Your displays should make you smile as you might well be looking at them for months. Have fun with your arrangements using vases, jugs and buckets.

Lella Loves... Silk Flowers

Lella Loves... Silk Flowers
If you enjoy flower arranging, get inspiration from flower shops' catalogues and bouquet cards as well as blogs like mine. Garden centres offer a good selection of silk flowers and don't forget a bag of shingle for ballast. If you love creating huge displays, that will be the best £4 you ever spend.

Lella  xx

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