#fifty eight

I've just completed

make number fifty eight

Have to say

"I LOVE IT"

Its the Marie Shawlette

from this pattern

by The Little Bee

www.etsy.com/uk/listing/240886876/crochet-shawl-pattern-instant-download?ref=shop_home_feat_4

I used the Cascade wool 

leftover from

the fern shawl

(make number thirty three)

I'm not keeping it,

it will be given as a gift.

As I'm typing this

I'm listening to 

Bob Harris Sunday on BBC Radio 2.

Such a great show,

he plays excellent music.

My songs for today

are an oldie and a newie

Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones

&

Another Million Miles by The Wallflowers

He played them both,

both fabulous!

Love, sister is just a kiss away............

#fifty seven

Make number fifty seven

is a string and stick "star".

It is made with Nutscene coloured string

woven around wooden skewers.

It took about ten minutes to make

whilst waiting for my tea to cook.

I was inspired by this website

on a link on Pinterest

http://www.timjohnsonartist.com/basketmaking/star-making-at-salt-festival-catalunya-spain-2011/

I'd like to try this again

and put more thought into them

but its fine for a first attempt.

#fifty six

It is time to dig out

the summer books.

Yes really, I know its grey

and a bit chilly today

but you have to read them sometime

and there's no point waiting 

for the sun to shine!

Make number fifty six

is a bookmark.

A cyanotype print

of a sprig of lavender,

perfect for a bedtime read.

My favourite summer reads are:-

Hens Dancing by Raffaella Barker

Summertime by Raffaella Barker

The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

#fifty five

Some may argue that

number fifty five

isn't really a "make"

as it was Mother Nature

that did the hard work.

Excuse me!!!!

I've put weeks of TLC

into growing this

hydrangea cutting

and am claiming it as my own effort.

It is a cutting from my neighbour's

beautiful hydrangea bush

which I placed in a jar of water

and have spent weeks

watching for signs

of root growth.

When they finally came through

they've rapidly grown thick and strong.

So yesterday was potting up time.

I only had enough compost at the moment

for a little pot, but it means

I can still keep it covered with a plastic bag

for a few days until it settles in.

In a week or two I'll move it on

into a bigger pot with new compost.

Fingers crossed it will grow and grow

and I can enjoy the beautiful flowers.

#fifty four

Number fifty four

is a Mermaid's Shawl

Knitted with King Cole Galaxy DK wool,

shade Ocean

Using this pattern on Ravelry

NURMILINTU_ENG_vrs2.pdf

It was knitted with panels of garter stitch

and panels of a lace pattern

in a sort of curved funnel shape.

I love the colour of the wool

and the sequins 

give it a lovely sparkly

underwater feel

Definitely perfect for a mermaid

#fifty three

Its Saturday

and the afternoon

has ran away with itself!

A quiet day today

after I had a lovely

time yesterday

when my friends

Maureen and Michelle

came to visit.

So I spent the time

listening to some radio programmes

and trying a little bit of embroidery

I am really enjoying

stitching at the moment

so you might see a few more of these.

My song for today is

Saturday Night

by The Eagles

"Seems like at dream now it was so long ago........."

#fifty two

Number fifty two

is a keyring

The house and heart beads

are from

Bo Hulley Beads

www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Bohulleybeads

Just waiting for a new key

to hang from it

I finished reading

The Gracekeepers

by

Kristy Logan

last night.

I really enjoyed it,

haunting and strange

and sad

#fifty one

After a fortnight

of watching Wimbledon

I spent a couple of hours

this afternoon

catching up with some TV programmes

I had recorded.

A perfect opportunity

to get out a hook and 

a ball of leftover yarn

and 

make a few coasters

You are all invited for tea!

Am enjoying a BBC4 programme

about flamenco,

the dance and the music

and its history and heritage.

#fifty

Hurray!

Am halfway to my goal

of making 

100 things in 2015.

I'm a little behind 

but am sure 

I will catch up soon

Number fifty

is some flowers 

for Yarndale 2015 at Skipton.

http://yarndale.co.uk/flowers-for-memories/

They will be displayed

then sold 

in aid of

The Alzheimer's Society

(PS one of the flowers is a "cheat" as it is actually #31)

#forty nine

Number forty nine

for a project about

lost love

Slugs and snails.....

"Sugar and spice

and all things nice,

that's what little girls are made of

Slugs and snails

and puppy dog tails

that's what little boys are made of"

I remember that rhyme

from being a little girl

and taunting my brother with it

Hahaha!!  Served him right!!!

Anyway, an update

on proceedings

in the yard.

I got up at 4.30am this morning

for a drink

and went out into the yard.

I love that time of day

when its light

and so quiet and still.

I spotted another

pesky slug, a huge one,

and sent him on his way

through the air and off to visit

another home on the Grove.

Hopefully the Honesty

will now survive.
Good riddance to bad rubbish!

Another positive

is that yesterday I noticed

that the hydrangea cutting

that has sat in a jar of water

on my kitchen table for weeks

has started

to grow roots

And yes, these little things

do excite me!!!!

#forty eight

I feel as if 

the days are running away

with themselves 

at the moment.

There's been so much happening lately,

house jobs, cleaning, birthdays,

sewing for a friend,

Glastonbury and Wimbledon on TV

and the British Grand Prix too.

I've got a little behind with

my makes so number forty eight

feels a little bit out of time.

I made a pillow/cushion cover.

I started out on 21st June - Summer Solstice

and made a cyanotype print

with plant cuttings from my pots 

and some stems picked at Tynemouth.

The print developed in the Solstice sun

and was even rinsed a little

in the summer rain

whilst hanging out to dry.

Then I picked out some of the detail

with some basic stitched embroidery

and added a sun and "Solstice".

In the bottom corner

I sewed a little bird patch

from the pack from

the wonderful Hens Teeth

www.etsy.com/uk/shop/hensteeth

So number forty eight

is my summer solstice cover

and is awaiting a special new home!

My plants are all growing

beautifully though not many are in bloom 

just yet.

The only problem I've had is with

the Honesty I grew from seed

which has proved to be

especially delicious to 

the naughty slug.

Luckily I spotted him

creeping across the yard

early this morning

and banished him

from my property by catapulting him

over the wall

hopefully never to be seen again!

Since watching Glastonbury

(thank you BBC for great coverage)

I've been a bit obsessed with

Florence and the Machine

so today's song

is Rabbit Heart (Raise it up)

#forty seven

This make is a needlecase

for my friend Jane's birthday

I crocheted the main cover

and added trimmings, buttons and a photograph.

The printed fabric piece on the front

is from a bundle bought from Hen's Teeth

www.etsy.com/uk/shop/hensteeth

I LOVE Viv's work, she is so talented.

The red heart bead inside is from

Bo Hulley Beads

www.etsy.com/shop/bohulleybeads

and the large button on the back 

is Clod and Pebble

www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ClodandPebbleShop

Reunited

This is so beautiful

http://diply.com/most-amazing/artist-marina-abramovic-ulay-strangers-tears-love/147066

    True love never dies

#forty six

Number forty six

A crocheted hat

to be donated to

the cancer ward

at the local hospital

It was half made up/half pattern

from a cotton yarn.

Luckily I popped out

into the yard and photographed it

before the storm arrived

Loads of thunder - love it!

Somehow today I managed

to put my dress on inside out

and didn't realise until

my mother pointed it out at lunchtime.

Its bad luck to turn it

so have had to wear it this way all day!