Fabric Findings- Skulls And Roses

So I just wanted to share the beginnings of my next little project with you all. I had bought this with the intention of making a skirt to wear to a party at the weekend, but Royal Mail had other ideas. At least it means I can take my time with it and ensure the best possible results.

I really don't blog on here too much, but that's mainly because my crafting gets interrupted by other tasks and general adulting- it really sucks. I am slowly adding more items to my collection of crafty tools, so I will be sure to share with you shortly what I'm planning, and hopefully have some finished products soon enough!

I am going to make a 50s style circle skirt. You know the type- Marilyn Monroe on the fan type flouncyness? Adding a little twist with this gorgeous skull fabric. I have got a little pencil case made from the same fabric and I have always wanted to make a skirt or dress from it, so now is the time! I can't wait to start on this- but I want to make sure I have the right button for it so that I have everything in the one place before starting.

I've added the Amazon links below, just incase you are loving the idea or the fabric.

What little projects are you all working towards at the moment? How do you find time to fit everything in around work and general grown up life?

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Sewing Bundle

So I have recently been getting reacquainted with my sewing machine, putting together some bits and pieces and getting used to my machine again. It had lived under my bed for a few years, and now that my craft room is set up, I have been able to make use of it.

The only thing is that as I haven't really been concentrating on sewing, I haven't had much of a collection of threads, and often relied on my mum's collection for any projects. I was looking around online, and was quite surprised at the price of standard threads, and also knew that the quality of online sewing materials could be questionable.

Thankfully, my weekly shop saved the day when, again in Lidl, I came across these thread collections. Each box had a variety of colours, which are the perfect base for any thread collection. One box had 20 spools of 500m, the other, 40 spools of 20m. Priced at just £3.99 per box, I had to buy one of each! The great thing about the box of 40, is it includes specialist threads, such as invisible and metallic, so you really do get a great collection.

 There are other sewing packs available, including needles, webbing, hemming tape and elastics, but I limited myself to just the threads. If you are a budding seamstress, or just like to have lots of choice for repairs and other tasks, I would recommend that you get down to Lidl and get your threads while you can!

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Felting Zombies!

I just had to share these with everyone! I found this Gorgeously Gruesome Zombies felting kit while out shopping. How CUTE are those lil guys!!!! You can make your own little felt stuffed zombies, and it looks quite simple, which I like! And who says they need to be stuffed- you could make a little army of squashed zombies to be at your disposal- cue cute pics and other such mischief!

I actually can't wait to try out some of these ideas- Not only is there a kit to get you started, but also a book that you can use time and time again- we all know how much extra felt you can accumulate!

I'll be sure to add these to my crafty "to-do" list, and will definitely post the results! Follow my blog with Bloglovin 

Corsets not Crafts!

Just thought I'd pop by and show you all what I've been working on recently. It is a change from my usual interests, but I decided that I wanted to give corsetry a go! Its quite plain and a tad unshapely due to the mannequin being tiny compared to the corset, but I was aiming to make more interesting ones once I had learned the skill.

If you would like to try your hand at corsetry, there is a tutorial here on how to do so.

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