Saturday, 16 January 2021

Upcycling and a craft project

The weather has been absolutely gorgeous today. It makes such a difference to how I feel and I've had a thoroughly lovely day so far.  I left Tony playing solitaire on the laptop and took myself off for a good long walk this morning. When I came back I put the edge boarding on the new potting shed.  Then I decorated a little wooden heart to go on the centre line of the boarding. I was originally just going to mod podge the wording onto the heart but it looked a little bland so I added some hearts. It is currently drying and once it has had a second coat of mod podge and dried thoroughly it's going to look really pretty on the potting shed.


 If it doesn't rain tomorrow I will nail it on and show you what I mean.

Then I decided to upcycle some old birthday and Christmas cards. I've cut loads of templates so that I can make some decorated applique squares. I have so much fabric to use up and it will make the job a whole lot easier.  



7 comments:

  1. Love the heart for the shed & can't wait to see it in place. Your applique shapes look interesting & here I am wondering what they will become. I found an old QAL project which I started a few years ago, but ran out of a certain fabric on the first clue so never went ahead with anymore. Inspiration struck & it's going to be a baby quilt. We must both be in upcycling modes. Take care, stay safe & hugs.

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    1. I want to make a lovely country style quilt for the spare bed. It's on my to to list. Stay safe and warm. x

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  2. How about some crochet bunting for the shed?Great way to use up scraps.
    Any news about the baby?
    Stay safe.
    Barbara

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    1. That's a nice idea. I love bunting.. Sadly the baby isn't doing great and I'm waiting to hear how his scan went.

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  3. Looking forward to seeing the plaque in place. A great way to recycle using the cards.

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  4. It's lovely! You ought to open a wee shop!
    xx

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  5. The heart looks great looking forward to seeing it in situ. I'm hoping I can get my hands on a sewing machine soon, they've been continually out of stock since the first lockdown. I'd love to learn to quilt so I look forward to anything you do.

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