Creative challenge 9th April 2014

Linking up with Caroline for this weeks Creative Challenge

 

 

Been on my to do list for a while the Ikea kitchen steps painted black

- 2 tins of Poundland spray paint later and a revamped set of steps :)

Am thinking polka dots - but will wait and see what colour I eventually decorate

the kitchen/dining room.

 

Brooches using Guide tartan, I was asked by a friend

if I could make her some brooches using the Guide tartan

- nothing like getting a gift that no one else has or can get their hands on :)

 

6 puffy flower brooches were created

and faced with a few bits of scrap I made a couple in a felt and flower design.

I've also been working on a family tree cushion cover,

this one is a present for my mil's birthday at the end of the month. 
I've started to stitch the names on it, they are handwritten then hand stitched. 
Some more hand stitching of grass/little button flowers to go along
the bottom edge then to turn it into a cushion cover :)

Hopefully my mil will like it.

 

  

 

 

Its the Easter school holidays at the moment, Fi isn't very well with

a throat infection (lots of missed sleep and generally feeling pretty miserable)

its been a fight the last couple of days to get her to drink,

after a visit to the doctor yesterday and talking to her about needing

to go to hospital if she didn't drink she's been a wee star

and although reluctant has been persuaded :) 

hopefully after a better nights sleep she'll be feeling better today.

 

(all too much for her)

 

Having been house bound for a few days (todays weather suggests more of the same :( )

there have been lots of creative things going on with the boys - currently they are creating some world on minecraft (beyond my understanding!!) :)

 

 

apple and cranberry flapjacks

sweet and sour pork (Monday night he made toad in the hole)

 

building a combustion engine

 (not a big fan of the kitchen but Dan did make bacon and poached eggs for breakfast)

 

they've also been hovering, weeding the garden and David been learning to clean the bath!!

Hope your having a good week.