Opps forgot one Sock

Totally out of season but he was to cute to not show. Meet my sock snow man....

Odd uses for odd socks

When clearing out my sons draws last week I came across Urm well a lot of of socks....... But what do you do with old socks?

Idea One cat toys:

Simply stuff with toy stuffing (and a bit of dye cat nip if

you have it) sew up and place next to waiting cat...

Idea Two:

Make a Sock Moster to store future odd socks in

untill they find there mate again.

A Sunday night project

In the beginning there was a much loved and over worn pair of baggy jeans...............

Then came the scissors and an idea........
And the result is a one off new denim skirt with out the price tag. X

The finished hid

£2 and time equals... hours of fun and love for your Piggy's

XxX

Buttons and Gingers new hid >>

Gorge and Fudge have one too.

Simple guinea pig fun

How to make a fun simple guinea pig hide and rummaging tray.

You will need 2 matching sized Cat litter trays

( I brought my trays from pound land)

Plus the following tools.

* a glue gun and spare glue sticks

* a craft night

* a craft saw

* a pen that will mark the litter trays

* a ruler

1.

Start by marking one tray with the entrance of hide using the ruler and pen. For my hid I have made the entrance in the middle of the long side, 1.5cm from the base of the tray and 8cm wide.

2.

Now mark the second tray with a much wider entrance for the top layer. Mine is around 2.5cm from the base of the and 2cm from each edge of the tray.

3.

Using the craft saw I then cut along the lines.

4.

Very carefully then use the craft knife clean up the edges so there are no sharp edges (you may find it easier to use some sand paper for this)

5.

After you are happy that all sharp edges are gone. Use the glue gun to glue the two tray base to base to form the hid on the bottom and rummaging tray at the top ready to be filled with hay and veg (or fill it with a nice soft blanket).

And that's it all ready.... for your fluffy pigs to enjoy and play.

XxX

YAY YAY!

Thank you very much: www.cardsandcraft.co.uk

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c67dabc0bcc6d914e17631a/my-heart-is-blue?sort=hotness&order=desc&page=2#comments

Just poping in to say here are the latest 'born in the uk . . . 'treasury list for the week, if any one fancys a look:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c67a9100bcc6d911cbf5f1a/born-in-the-uk-oranges-lemons?index=0

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c603a48290a8eefd6afef9e/i-love-blue-buttons-uk?index=1

Please enjoy the treasurys

Back later to do a full blog up date!

Yay!

My shop was featured on a treasury list today!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c4f065583ce8eef30bc7c44/spinning-a-yarn

Very quick update

Just popping in to say I have just finished listing the latest "Born in the UK" tonight it is all UK craft items
Born in the UK . . . Lets get crafting
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c45a04fc9fe8eef855fee18/born-in-th-uk-lets-get-crafting?index=0
If you fancy taking a look.

Here we go!

HI, Hello & Welcome to all.
This is my first ever blog so I'm hoping I'm doing things right.
Ok let’s get started:

Who am I? (Oh good question)
My name is Ann; I'm 24 and a mum to one very cheeky son....

(Next vital question)
What am I doing here blogging?
Well I'm a textile artist so I want a place to share my work and explain my inspiration and talking to your self is apparently madness. I also want a place to put pictures and hopefully find other people who have balcony gardens as I can’t be the only one who likes to garden without a garden.

Anything else to blog?
ummm... oh yes and the reason I first looked into blogging. My "Born in the UK . . ." treasury lists on Etsy. Here have a look:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c42b95cc9fe8eefa9f49018/born-in-the-uk-breakfast-in-the-garden?index=2
and this one:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c434ecbc9fe8eef9a8aa118/born-in-the-uk-steampunk?index=0

Oh and here is the first one I put together:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c401c52f5eb8eef56f46721/born-in-the-uk-for-the-man-in-your-life?index=1
(Hope the links work)

You see the idea is to promote more UK based shops on Etsy because there are so many great shops on there that some days I really do think that us shops in the UK just get lost in with them all. So the plan is to showcase them on a treasury list every few days and get people looking and talking about all the great etsy shops that the UK has to offer.

Well that’s the plan... so make up the treasury add it to my blog and facebook then I hope (and ask nicely) that if you like it you pass the link on to your friends, followers, whoever you like. It’s all about getting people thinking UK when they shop.

I think that is plenty for now I need a cupa and to find more treasures for the next "Born in the UK . . ." so bye for now and don’t forget to hit the follow this blog link. Please, please, please....