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Tips on sewing a leather handbag
My Grandmother was a paragon of style to the very end. If there was one thing she taught me it was to always carry a leather handbag. Even the most basic of leather handbags have become wildly expensive. Leather hide however still appears to be quite affordable. Sewing your own leather bag can be quite straight forward.
Beekeeper’s quilt – The challenge continues
Beekeeper’s quilt. The challenge continues. I'm up to about 250 cute squishy little hexipuffs.
Lalaloopsy Free Dress Pattern – Half and Half Knitting and Sewing
This Lalaloopsy Free Dress Pattern - Half and Half Knitting and Sewing is a simple pattern for a half knit and half sewn Lalaloopsy dress, thus the name. It should fit Lalaloopsy and similar sized dolls. For a similar dress to fit Blythe sized dolls please go here.
Sew Magazine Jolly Santa goes techno
While at the Hobbycraft show in Birmingham at the NEC recently I picked up a copy of Sew Magazine with a Jolly Santa sewing kit. It's cute but I thought it could benefit from some further brightening up....with LEDs 
Sew Electric
Given the easy availability of sew-able electric components these days I'm currently having a go at wearable electronics. 
Mannequin leg 2 – the bronze sequel
As a follow on to Mannequin leg Del Oro - Golden mannequin leg I have painted a second mannequin leg. This time I've gone with bronze. This leg was a bit more battered than the previous and needed a little TLC (a.k.a pollyfilla and sanding). I took about 6 coats of acrylic paint and now looks quite stylish (if your into gilded mannequin legs... which apparently I am.)
Grrlfriend Market Bag
This is the third time I've knitted this one. I absolutely love this pattern; Grrlfriend Market Bag. It's so much fun to see the looks on the faces of people…
Chateau Wedding
I confess it had been an age since I've taken out my camera for some proper photo taking practice and I was definitely a wee bit rusty. Luckily with a wedding this beautiful set in a chateau in the French hills some photos were bound to turn out OK, if only by accident ..no matter how much alcohol is involved.
Mannequin leg Del Oro – Golden mannequin leg
Online shopping is wonderful. It's so easy to pick up all sorts of things at any time of the day or night. Is it any surprise that sometimes you end up making the occasional purchase that maybe you didn't think through? Sometimes you suddenly find you're the proud owner of 4 left mannequin legs. Hay.. it could happen to anyone... right? Don't answer that.
Simple Sew Lottie blouse
The June edition of Love Sewing came with a free pattern for the Lottie blouse. I confess I only bought the magazine for the pattern. I had some vintage fabric lying about at home that I thought would be perfect (read delightfully psychedelic) for just such a pattern.
DIY Blythe Eyechips
I never would have believed just how easy it is to DIY Blythe Eyechips. All you need are some "14mm Clear Adhesive Cabochons" like those sold by Antiqued on Etsy and…