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That's gorgeous, Shaun. I love the tinkling water sound too.

Thanks, Kath. I love experimenting making different things.

Thats really lovely Shaun,everything you have made is so nice ,like the copper and stainless steel one

Thanks, Kay. I hope to make some more of the copper and stainless steel ones to sell (have some thinner steel on order as what I have at the moment is tough to cut as it's quite thick). The previous one I made is in our garden as my other half claimed it for herself. Lol

Emma wrote: "For anyone wanted to put designs onto velvet I've found lestraset pro-markers work really well!

Here's (hopefully) the picture of my Elsa dress pre-decoration. Decorated pics to come Saturday when..."

Lovely so far!

Your dress looks lovely Emma, looking forward to seeing it decorated.

Love the dragonfly Shaun, unfortunately my laptop won't let me look at the water feature.

Love the dress, Emma. Hope the decorating works out ok.
Just back from the Ed Fringe so catching up on what you've been up to! Love the ferns, Shaun. I do have a
'thing' about ferns

my other addiction - apart from reading - is making cards and knitting :D

What are you knitting just now? Are you like me - trying to keep it down to six things at a time?! :-)

A couple more pieces put up for sale today via Etsy, Folksy and my website. One is a dragonfly hovering over a stainless steel lilypad, and the other is a orchid and butterfly: http://www.deshcadesigns.com/index.html

Love the way yr website is evolving.
Am delighted the weather's taking a turn for Autumn as have now got back into sewing. Currently making the bunting for impending Christening of new grandson (he's absolutely beautiful, tho insomniac at least when I'm babysitting - wouldn't mind a quid for everytime I've walked round the house with him, singing 'Grand Ole Duke of York' - he doesn't do lullabies)

I'm enjoying the image of you walking him round the house singing and trailing bunting behind you!

For a moment I read it as you were making Christmas bunting! I'm planning to start on my Christmas cards soon and I'm trying desperately to avoid buying more stamps because I've found several sets that are amazing but of course they are american and not available in the UK and I just can't justify spending the cost another stamp set on postage, it's very sad. (I should probably stop watching simon says stamp YouTube videos but they are just so good) there's a set of Christmas stamps with cats and I want it so much and a set with a shelf and lots of book stamps which just blows my mind because it would be the perfect background builder and it's books! I could have cats on book shelves.

I'm going to go and pull myself together now, maybe make my friend a birthday card. (Which would be sooo much better with cat stamps as she's a huge cat lover despite being really rather allergic to them and I'm back to the stamp sets, damn it.)

Deep breath! Calm!

I caved. I found the cat and Christmas stamps in a UK store (makethedayspecial.co.uk) and although they are slightly more expensive than in the US stores the postage is much cheaper and quicker. Yay for cat christmas and hopefully they will be in time to use on the card of my cat mad friend. I have an addiction, especially now I have my alcohol markers at uni!

Happy stamping Emma!

I started my Christmas card making a few weeks ago as MIL and SIL both asked me to craft some special cards for them, watch this space as I will probably end up buying most of my own cards.
Cross-stitching a map of Dumfries for Brothers 60th in October and finished a framed garden collage for sister to hang in her new cabin.

Anyone heard any news of Jud? Her due date's about now, I think.

Hey Lexie, I got your message but I hate typing more than 10 words on my phone so I haven't replied yet. I just posted in the morning thread though. No baby yet! Due date is Thursday so hoping it won't be too much longer, I just want to meet my wee baby and have them here safe and healthy. Thankfully I'm not too uncomfortable and can even get myself off the sofa which mum says is very jammy of me ;o)

What, no forklift truck?! :-)

Learning about pregnancy at uni at the moment.

I found some fabric, a silky type (not silk) and a chiffon that I want to make a pretty ball gown fitted with A line skirt and the chiffon in an overlay. I'm debating whether I need to by an overlocker as I've been doing a lot of sewing recently and I've started to use higher end fabrics and want to get a really professional finish. Can anyone give me some pointers on what to buy and price ranges.

I have just been on the point of buying an overlocker for the last 20 years Emma! I've always managed without though. Jaycotts usually have some good offers on
http://www.jaycotts.co.uk/collections...

I've been looking at getting one from ebay as they are far too expensive to buy new, even on sale. I'm looking at a max of about £60 if I can find a decent one. If not will start saving up!

So I've got a metre and a half of royal blue cotton velvet left over and want ideas on what to do with it. It's a lovely soft fabric left over from my Elsa dress but in the original royal blue colour. Thought about a skirt but I don't know where I'd wear it and I think I need an overlocker ideally before sewing anything with it which I'm currently debating buying.

Also my Christmas kitty stamps are amazing!

Oh did I say how amazing your dress was Emma?? I'd have known who you were meant to be even if you hadn't said! Have you done the decoration to it yet? I want to see it all finished and pretty and let it go and stuff :o)

Another orchid made and up for sale: http://www.deshcadesigns.com/store/p3...

I saw it on facebook Shaun, its lovely. Your designs keep getting better!

Beautiful!

Thanks. I wanted to keep this one a lighter colour, so it's more gold with hints of bronze and purple. Now if only I could generate more sales, I'd be happy. Lol.

Stunning. Hopefully people will be Christmas shopping soon Shaun!

Yes I'd love to do some craft fairs for Christmas but I won't have enough stock yet.

Lexie wrote: "What are you knitting just now? Are you like me - trying to keep it down to six things at a time?! :-)"

I can only knit one thing at a time, and Im a slow knitter :D Im making a textured cardi at present, been at it for months.

Today's projects: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...

Lilies! I need copper lilies!!

I posed a question on my Facebook page. This is the results: http://www.deshcadesigns.com/blog/sam...

It was me that asked about the foxgloves :)

Oh I love the little candle holder ones :)

They're all amazing - it would be hard to choose.

Jay-me (Janet) ~plum chutney is best~ wrote: "It was me that asked about the foxgloves :)"

They came out better than I imagined. Not great, but from a distance they look like foxgloves. :)

Love the lotus, and the foxgloves are cute.

Finally found the name of the flower we love - it's got super seedheads, like little fairy toadstools! Nectaroscordum siculum. Trips off the tongue...
anyway, if you google the seed heads, there are some great pics eg
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Nec...

Oh! I have some of them in my back garden. Didn't remember what they were called and always called them fairy bells. The bees love them.

https://www.goodreads.com/photo/group...

I want some of those flowers! I'm planning to build a little fairy tail oasis one day in my garden (when I have one) and I'll have to add these to the list.

Fab photo, Pat.
I bought some bulbs last autumn but was a bit late (as usual) putting them in so they'd dried out. Def need to have another go!

#:-D

I've just been catching up with the thread - I just don't seem to get so much time these days. We've had a long spate of family visits and are now tied up with work again. I am of course, still crocheting in between and I have several things on the go at once!

I love those flowers that Pat and Karen have posted about, very pretty! I've also been following Shaun's output on facebook.

As it's so long since I've visited this thread, I'd better post today's free craft books!

Crochet
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...#

Knitting
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

Seasonal
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

How to make a kite
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

No, no, I'm not doing Christmas yet. I'm just not!

Good to have you back, Karen!

Thanks Karen! It has been a busy summer - ever since grandson arrived I don't seem to have got much done.
I've downloaded the Christmas gifts one so thanks for the link

Loving the new sculptures Shaun. My lilies are still in the sitting room (they should be in the garden) I can't bear to put them outside. Must get my Christmas order sorted out soon.
I'm currently making a holiday scrapbook for my brother's 60th also embroidering a map of his county it's worked on linen so my eyes are almost bleeding after a couple of hours stitching ;@)

I've just finished my church tapestry! I'm the second one to finish but I think the others are going well, so we might meet the November deadline (though now we have to have them all stretched together and decide how to combine them into one wall hanging). I've started a new one, a Kaffe Fassett design of a frog - we had a fantastic exhibition of his work this summer which I think I visited six times!