All this cheap and tawdry jewellery

Today I made my very first pair of earrings:


Guess they ended up quite okay. :)

Where's the dog?

Lia, my parents's dog, is enjoying the snow as you can see. :)

Small pouches

Here's a variety of small pouches I made last month:

Quick and easy custom-made pins

Today: A simple method to get nice custom-made pins



All you need is:

- a small side cutter
- juwel glue
- stainless steel pins (you don't want to have rust stains on your fabric later on, do you?)
- a small piece of plastic
- a couple of glass beads of your choice
- a pin cushion



1. Use the side cutter to cut off the pinheads (do and finish this before you start using the glue!)

2. Put some glue on the piece of plastic

3. Dip the flat end of the needle into the glue until there's enough glue on the needle

4. Put a bead on the sticky end of the needle

5. Stick the needle into the pin cushion and let it dry

That's all!
Yes, it really is THIS easy!





Pincushion (idea and tutorial): Mimi Kirchner
http://mimikirchner.com/blog/archives/2006/10/make-a-make-do-pin-cushion/

Small coffee toiletry bag

This is a small bag I made as a birthday present for a friend - she's a real coffee addict!





The pattern was taken from the book:
Einfach Patchworken / The impatient patchworker (Jayne Emerson)
ISBN-10: 3258070717
ISBN-13: 978-3258070711


Picture taken from http://www.amazon.com