Cricketer Cake Topper

This happy Cricketer has been created to celebrate a birthday and will grace the top of a cricket pitch cake.

 The topper is created from polymer clay and will last forever as a reminder of the celebration.

You can have a sports man / woman cake topper created to your requirements.

Please allow up to two weeks for your topper to be created.

Further details available from Karen (info@beadsbydesign.co.uk)

I Wish I Had Been In York When ....

The wonderful guys from Three Sides Theatre turned the centre of York into a lounge with rugs, coffee tables and sofas and invited members of the public to come and sit down, have some free cakes (always a good thing) and to talk, write and share with members of the group or with other members of the public.

Wish the world was full of more people like this.

You can find out more about three sides theatre by looking at their web site (and find out about how they are official olympic street artists)  follow them on Twitter .

I will Be Still and Know you are God

 An additional verse:

 Hold Me close
When I feel weak
Let your warmth
Heal my hurting heart

Beautiful Vegetables

Tonight we are having a pasta bake and in preparation I chopped up al the veg.

The colours are beautiful.  Seems a shame to eat them!

Memory Quilt

I'm really excited because the quilt I have been working on is now completed thanks to the postie who delivered the wadding this morning.

I couldn't wait until tomorrow to show you!

 The memory quilts are created from your own clothing items, like babies clothes, childrens or adults clothes t.shirts, shirts etc so that your memories can be forever stored in a practical item that also looks great.
You can have a name and date embroidered on as well.

For further details about having a memory quilt made for you, just email me at info @beadsbydesign.co.uk and I'll get back to you.
Available HERE

Memory Quilt ~ Summer Dresses

The memory quilt that I am currently working on is being created with the outgrown summer dresses of a young girl.

 The patches are being assembled on an ivory background.

 Each of the patches are sewn with a decorative stitch edging.

  The quilt is a random patch and fabric memory quilt.

Once all the patches are assembled, I will be adding wadding and a backing  before quilting around the patches.

These memory quilts can be made with your own clothes and fabrics and can have colour backings of your choice.  Available in sizes to suit.  For further details contact me on info @ beadsbydesign.co.uk (remove spaces)

A Catch Up

I've been busy this week on a blog that I guest write for.

Concrete Project 1

Concrete Projects 2

Recycling Books

More Recycling Books

Even More Recycled Books

A New Completed Rag Rug ~ Pastel Tones

A couple of days ago I showed you this rag rug as a work in progress.  It is now completed and finished off with a pink and yellow edging.
So having completed this one, I raided my fabric stash and riped up blues, and eau de nil fabrics to start my new rug.  This time the design will be an ovoid shape.
These rugs can be made to suit your own colour scheme and size requirement.
You can see previous rugs I have made Here.

Clearing The Clutter ~ Storage Solutions

Whilst browsing on Pinterest this morning, I found some lovely storage solutions for all your crafty bits.

They are the brain child of Lisa Super.

Enjoy this feast for the eyes.

Embroidery silks stored on clothes pegs.

Bowls of Buttons

Sweetie jars of goodies.

veg racks for the habedashery

You can see Lisa's other creative storage ideas on her pinterest collection called My Studio

Birthday Cake Bus

 This is the amazing Birthday cake given to my husband for his 50th by his workplace.  It's absolutely fantastic .

 It  was created by talented cake maker Mike Moore based at The Courtyard in Goole.  He makes cakes as a hobby, but is seriously gifted!

My Latest Project ~ Rag Rug ~ Pastels

 This is the fabric of the curtains that the rug is to be toned in with.

 close up

 The rug and curtains together

More work to do

Rag rugs can be made to match with your colour scheme

www.beadsbydesign.co.uk

Hold Me Jesus

He see's each tear that falls and hears me when I call

I have a Maker

He formed my heart

Before even time began

My life was in his hands

He knows my name

He knows my every thought

He sees each tear that falls

and He hears me when I call

I have a Father

He calls me His own

He'll never leave me

No matter where I go

He knows my name

He knows my every thought

He sees each tear that falls

and He hears me when I call

An Easter Gift

On Tuesday a parcel arrived for me and when I opened it I discovered it was from an Easter craft swap that I had entered run by  Tattooed Mummy.

I received a gift from Helena which is a stunning beaded chick necklace.  Thank you.  The amount of work in this piece is amazing and very much appreciated. Don't have any contact details to say thanks!

Going to the Ceilidh