Finally! A Finish! Poppy Log Cabin Table Topper

Remember this post: I said I wasn't going to play around ?

Well it's finally finished! Since I didn't have any orange thread at the time it remained unbound, and for some reason I'd decided to sew the binding down by hand (maybe because it's a table topper and will be closely looked at?) so once I got the thread I didn't really do the binding anytime soon XD But as of yesterday it's finished!

It's quilted on my old machine (the one that constantly changed thread tension on it's own and skipped stitches) with a walking foot so I'm really quite happy with it. =) The more I look at it the more I love this little quilt and the fabric in  it, it's really bright and happy and I LOVE poppies so it's right up my alley really.

The pattern comes from: http://miasquiltbod.se/ if you want to make your own, it's really quick to make and much fun!

Kitty update: Apparently she doesn't have any stones or any atypic cells in the urine and it appears to be "just" a really nasty infection. So she's on antibiotics, painkillers and some kind of cramp solver to relax the urine bladder so hopefully this will take care of it.

Many WIPs but not much work done

I have a big number of Works In Progress right now but work and Diana being sick has left me with very little time for crafts lately. Diana has some kind of infection in her bladder and it's most likely reached her kidneys and we're going in to do a urin sample directly from the bladder today to see what we're dealing with here. Hopefully nothing a big dose of antibiotics can't handle.

However, yesterday I actually got some sewing done which resulted in this pretty pile on my table.

Sunkissed by Sweetwater is such a fantastic line! I'm loving working with this fabric so much that I don't really want to finish this project =)

Silver on Silver

For the first time ever I tried out my silver colored lambskin. I've seen others use it online and it always looks so pretty but I haven't really been able to make myself use it until now as silver on silver always looks so boring in person to me. But after this first attempt I'm a lot more confident, it actually looks quite good! I have no idea what the braid is called, it's just something I played up while trying to learn a completely different braid *lol* If it has an official name and you know it, I'd be really happy if anyone enlightened me =)

Again, the skinn of the bracelet looks a little bumpy because it's never been worn, it'll get all nice and even with use =) I have to show you later how great the silver bracelet looks when mixed with others. You see, I nearly never wear just one bracelet, I almost always wear at least 3 or more on the same arm, looks great I think!

Black Jenny braid bracelet

I had some leftover braid from making my Three Tier Bracelet so I decided to utilize it by making a somewhat thicker but still simple bracelet of it. It's a Jenny braid with two skin inlays. Made with black lambskin and it has a reindeer antler button.

I'm currently teaching myself some new braiding techniques so hopefully I'll be able to share some brand new stuff with you all soon =)

Fantastic Flurry!

Look what I've got: My very first Fat Quarter bundle! It's Flurry by Kate Spain and it's very bit as magnificent as I'd dreamed it to be ^^ Now the question is how in heavens name I'll ever bring myself to open it...

Since I don't have much to share with you other wise due to work, playing Portal 2 (which is every bit as fun as I hoped and super cozy to play wrapped under our Companion Cube quilt) and some secrets, I thought I'd break my own rule of "never ever upload a picture of what I eat on my blog" XD
I didn't want to be that kind of blogger you know? But I found this amazing blog written by what appears to be an equally fantastic person who's recipes I'm really enjoying so I really wanted to share.

So this is what we ate yesterday, it's Thai Summer Spring Rolls and I found the recipe over at fANNEtastic Food . They where so much fun to make, the Peanut dip was nothing short of amazing and it was so much fun to make and eat!

And we turned the ingredients into these adorable little wraps that we dipped in chili soy sauce, yum!

New Style: "Raw Edge" Sami bracelets

So I've been wanting to do some experimenting with new styles of sami bracelets for a while and the Handmade Jewelery Club feature was exactly the kick in the bum I needed. It's a perfect design to whip up quickly and makes great use of those leftover bits of braid I always get since I tend to do add a bit extra length whenever a make a bracelet to ensure my final bit of braid is as even as possible.

The glue is not dry in the image which is why it's still visible and the seams aren't completely closed up, I just wanted to snap a picture before the light disappeared hence it looks a little haphazard ^^

This bracelet isn't sewn together but two pieces of glued together raw edged leather.  It gives it a nice, edgy look and the closure is just a piece of leather instead of my normal twirled leather thong. 

I have been featured! =)

I just found out I've been featured over at the Handmade Jewelry Club!

They have lots of jewellery tutorials and so much inspiration and I'm honored they choose to include one of mine, the Macramé for Sami Bracelets one: 

They have lot's of great tutorials over there, be sure the check them out =)

*beams with pride*