tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post1079151432138710165..comments2024-03-19T08:35:01.699+00:00Comments on Love my life: Better than a bag of sweetiesMeanqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-40356623813423715232015-12-12T19:01:35.137+00:002015-12-12T19:01:35.137+00:00I want to go to the Scrap Store!! What bargains! ...I want to go to the Scrap Store!! What bargains! You will love felting!! You are so creative that you will be doing some amazing things. Can't wait to see!!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-8818570249570128002015-12-11T22:52:18.711+00:002015-12-11T22:52:18.711+00:00Remember to look at some of the lovely needle felt...Remember to look at some of the lovely needle felting projects Cassie Stephens has done, you have her blog listed to the right of yours. JanF Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-29184117200567503162015-12-11T18:43:44.150+00:002015-12-11T18:43:44.150+00:00Wish we had a scrapstore xWish we had a scrapstore xDawn rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658109186284804182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-23217742459393216992015-12-11T15:23:12.368+00:002015-12-11T15:23:12.368+00:00Your bags are beautiful Ilona. I would be very pr...Your bags are beautiful Ilona. I would be very proud to have made one too. No scrap store here though. Love your so neat name stitching too<br />patricia32https://www.blogger.com/profile/03515115614122322897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-53634003544876240792015-12-11T13:57:16.371+00:002015-12-11T13:57:16.371+00:00You got a great selection of fabric. No Scrapstore...You got a great selection of fabric. No Scrapstores here but I once bought one of those fabric sample books at a rummage sale.<br /><br />For anyone into paper crafts, one of the most useful and economical sources is an old wallpaper book. I've purchased out-of-date ones from home improvement stores for about $2 U.S. I've gotten so much use from them, covering boxes, making labels and gift tags and lining drawers to make them pretty. Barbara M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06438114347870523265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-66452911182330798472015-12-11T10:40:10.379+00:002015-12-11T10:40:10.379+00:00Couldn't agree more about having a go and maki...Couldn't agree more about having a go and making your own bag. Probably everyone has got some bit of fabric at home that they could make a bag/several bags out of. Getting rid of plastic bags in supermarkets is fantastic, but I can't help thinking that there are just too many calico ones being produced as green alternatives, even sometimes given away free at events. And all the fancy ones that the supermarkets are selling....LizzieLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00854229133345270816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-37714291270579266992015-12-11T10:36:06.392+00:002015-12-11T10:36:06.392+00:00I once made a small bag out of ground coffee bags ...I once made a small bag out of ground coffee bags - the designs are so nice I just had to have ago.LizzieLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00854229133345270816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-51103985045406636082015-12-11T03:39:53.952+00:002015-12-11T03:39:53.952+00:00very pretty fabric, and I enjoy seeing what you ma...very pretty fabric, and I enjoy seeing what you make with what you have.<br />good for you, I always hating making the same things over and over, do it to please your self!anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269208573774815462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-36845700856221363362015-12-10T22:28:44.337+00:002015-12-10T22:28:44.337+00:00I love fabric! That's a store I could go mad ...I love fabric! That's a store I could go mad in. ;) Love the emb.flowers and the purple too.<br />Nice haul. I've been wanting a felting machine for ages. But can't take on another project.<br />Can't wait to see how your little felting tool works for you. Jake's a Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401847481371419598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-83907339011050418702015-12-10T22:10:13.531+00:002015-12-10T22:10:13.531+00:00good for you ,sticking to your guns and saying you...good for you ,sticking to your guns and saying you only make them for the enjoyment. I've been asked lots of times if I will knit or crochet something for someone and sometimes I do but not for money. I wouldn't want to be stuck with churning stuff out either. No enjoyment there. Anyway if I'm making a toy I might do the head and body and it will be weeks before it gets arms and legs, ha ha. You've pick up some beautiful fabrics there Ilona. Interested to see what you will make. I was in Hull last week ( taking Christmas presents for the family. ) I've not been to the Scrapstore. Did manage a drink and mincepie in The Minerva though. (favourite Hull pub) and of course some of Bob Carver's chips! A must.Caz.P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11206843820602358144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-23675964410600794682015-12-10T21:26:50.811+00:002015-12-10T21:26:50.811+00:00never been to a scrapstore, lots of lovely fabrics...never been to a scrapstore, lots of lovely fabrics. I bought some fabric sample books on ebay the other year, around £10 each. I've just recycled a skirt this week into a shopping bag. Felting looks complicated, can't wait to see what you make. Jo Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307151386938476266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-41645703916504677172015-12-10T20:49:17.947+00:002015-12-10T20:49:17.947+00:00HiI really enjoyed seeing all the varied fabrics.....HiI really enjoyed seeing all the varied fabrics...just lovely.I love browsing through"Fabricland"(even if I'm not buying) if I am close by to a store.It always inspires me to see what is being done and all the little extras i.e. tools and embellishments that they carry and I can actually see and touch textures in real life.You will be having lots of creative fun with your recent finds and I look forward to seeing what you do with them.Thank you,D.Destemonanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-59619714673369717352015-12-10T20:26:40.594+00:002015-12-10T20:26:40.594+00:00Months ago I was inspired by your use of empty cat...Months ago I was inspired by your use of empty cat food packets. I have large dogs and they can really eat. I hated the idea of tossing the plastic dry food bags. I now cut them down, restitch the bottoms with squared corners, make handles and there you go...shopping bags for only the cost of thread and sewing time. ChoicesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-48328597658682703092015-12-10T20:24:44.409+00:002015-12-10T20:24:44.409+00:00That's a very pretty assortment you have. It w...That's a very pretty assortment you have. It will be interesting to see how you use them all.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-84733019692061116042015-12-10T20:02:52.731+00:002015-12-10T20:02:52.731+00:00Looking at fabric is one of my favourite things. ...Looking at fabric is one of my favourite things. I'll be very interested in your forays into felting. I've once done wet felting one afternoon at a Xmas craft afternoon but never with felting needles. NatalieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-56298739489668622942015-12-10T19:58:05.741+00:002015-12-10T19:58:05.741+00:00That's a fancy felting tool! I use a single fe...That's a fancy felting tool! I use a single felting needle, and I've made some pretty wool buttons and a couple of little critters, and I have plans for a felted landscape in a box. I'll be looking forward to seeing what you come up with, Ilona! Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.com