Fetching Fingerless Gloves Pattern

Do you like the gloves I've been knitting? I am telling you, this is t-h-e perfect knitting project. 

You only need a ball or so of yarn and they are a really fast knit so you wont find them lurking in the bottom of your knitting bag come the spring because you lost interest. I think I completed these in about a weeks worth of lunch breaks!  

In a recent interview Jane Richmond said that her advice for beginners was to 'choose a pattern that is just a little out of your reach, a pattern that will teach you something new' and I think I would totally agree with this thinking after tackling this Knitty glove pattern.

With just the knit and purl stitches under my belt and some help from YouTube I was able to complete these with not too much trouble even though Id never done cables or knitted on double point needles. I will admit I had to start over a couple of times but with only 15 stitches on each needle it wasn't too heartbreaking to rip out a few lines.

I hope you like the Fetching gloves as much as I do. If you have any other glove patterns you would like to share feel free to leave a link in the comments section. I think I'm a little bit in love with knitting gloves right now.

Craft Hope for Haiti

Are you all ready to get your craft on? Click here to see what Craft Hope are doing for the victims of the Haiti earthquake and how you can get envolved through crafting. You can even help  raise money for Doctors Without Boarders by shopping at the new Craft Hope Etsy store.

Let all go on over to Craft Hope and find out how we can do our bit!

Paper Doll Downloads from Wee Wonderfuls

 

Doesn't this take you back! I used to love playing with paper dolls and was so excited to find these for download over on Hillary Lang's blog Wee Wonderfuls. Wouldn't this be fun to work on if you have little peeps at home what with all these cold wintry afternoons we're having? Pop on over to Wee Wonderfuls to get your paper dolls now.

psst! Wee Wonderfuls is on Twitter, follow Hillary by clicking here :)

Ta Da! : My Make, Do and Mend Quilt

Hello all! I hope you had lots of time for crafting over the holidays and that you are feeling refreshed as we go into 2010 after a lovely break. 

I wanted to pop in an tell you all about this amazing quilting kit I got from my lil sis for Christmas, (following some major hinting on my part I should add!).

You can see the finished quilt below which took me just under a week to complete. 

                              

I had been wanting to make a quilt for ages but came away overwhelmed with the choice of fabrics, batting and designs to choose from and ended up with a million things in my Etsy cart but no orders placed! When I came across Deb's beautiful, modern kits which have everything you need to get started, and I mean everything - fabric for your quilt top, bottom and border, batting, freezer paper, template, instructions, I literally did a happy little dance. I could stop procrastinating and get started :)

I found the kit simple to put together as the instructions were easy to follow and have now been totally bitten by the quilting bug. The best thing about completing the Make, Do and Mend Quilt kit is that its given me the confidence and know how to get quilting on my own as its really not as complicated as you'd think! As we speak I have a whole bundle of gorgeous Erin McMorris fabric winging its way to me from the Fabric Closet for my next quilting project.  

So, did you all get what you were hoping for? I'd love to know what projects you've been working on so leave a comment below and tell me all about your christmas holidays.

Needle Book Sewing Tutorial

I have been putting together some kits for my crafty friends this Christmas and one of the things I have included are these little needle books made from the Lizzy House, Lollipop Trees fabric I got in this bundle from Fabric Rehab. 

 

I thought you might like to make some for yourself and your friends too if you have any odds and ends in your fabric stash, so here's what you need to do...

Kit: Fabric for cover, felt, ruler, scissors, pinking shears, needle, thread, sewing machine (optional)

 

1. Cut out two 20cm x 10cm pieces of fabric and pin the right sides together.


2. Leaving a 1cm seam allowance, sew 3 sides leaving one of the short sides open.


3. Turn your work inside out and press.


4. Where you still have an opening fold the 1cm seam allowance inside, press and pin closed.


5. Hand stitch the opening closed with an invisible stitch.


6. Cut 2 16cm x 7cm pieces of felt using your pinking shears.


7. Pin the 2 pieces of felt in the middle of the fabric cover you have sewn.


8. Fold the cover and felt in half like a book and press well to create a crease in the centre.


9. Sew all the way along the crease from top to bottom through the fabric and 2 felt pieces.


10. On the font cover sew 1cm in from the edge on all four sides to create a decorative square. Repeat for the back cover.

Have you been crafting for your friends and family this year? Id love to hear what you're making so tell me all about it in the comments section :)                      

DIY Travel Journal

Hello, have you seen my travel journal guest post over on Simple Blueprint today? No...? Well hurry on over there and take a peek.

Joanna has had a whole host of fantastic guest bloggers this past month so there is lots to see and enjoy!

Printable Get Well Soon Cards from Vale Design

It's around this time of year (well,here in the UK anyway!) that everyone gets the sniffles so it was a great idea of Erin's to post these thoughtful get well soon cards for her readers.

Nothing makes you feel better than when you feel loved and these will definitely bring a smile to any patient. I think my favourite has to be the, 'I'm bored without you card'. It can get lonely when your partner in crime is laid up in bed so let them know it and urge them to have a swift recovery!

click here to download the cards...

Pocket Money Picks 13/Nov

1. Horray Design Shop: Spools of Trimming - $6

These trimmings are so beautiful I don't think Id want to use them up! They are far too special though to just sit in my craft box, id have to use them to wrap a very special gift for a very special friend. The trimmings come packaged in a lovely little drawstring bag which you could reuse along with the spools once they are finished. 

2. Zoetropa: Surprise Grab Bag - $3

I think these grab bags are such a great idea and would make perfect inexpensive gifts for friends and coworkers. At just $3 I don't mind taking a chance, especially when its bound to be something lovely as its a surprise from Zoetropa.

3. Two Brunettes: Floral Pattern Note Card Set - $10

You can never have too many note cards is what I say and these could be used for so many different occasions! Go on, add them to your Etsy cart now ;)

Free Font By Ali Edwards

Dont you just love this font designed by Ali Edwards? I found it through a tweet posted by Suann from Simple Song. Finds like this are the reason im such a fan of Twitter, there is always something new and unexpected to be found :) 

 

Leave a comment and let me know what you have discovered via twitter or link to your favourite free font below. Want to follow me on twitter? Click here...

PRINTABLE HOLIDAY MAILING LABELS

Get your holiday mailing labels now over on the new blog!

Printable Holiday Mailing Labels

Although it might seem a little early to start the holiday posts I cant wait for the holiday season and have designed some mailing labels so we can all start writing our Christmas cards.

 

 

Make your cards look extra special when they arrive in your friends mail box with either the 'Happy Holiday' or 'Merry Christmas' labels.

All you have to do is print on sheets of sticker paper, cut around the pink border and your ready to labels your cards!

What are you doing to get ready for the holiday season, can you tick christmas cards off your to-do list yet? Leave me a comment below.

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MAKE, DO & SEND HAS MOVED!

Hello! At last Make, Do & Send has a new home. Come on over and visit me at http://www.makedoandsend.squarespace.com/

Please remember to update your bookmarks to continue following Make, Do & Send. Those of you who keep up with whats going on round here via RSS will also need to subscribe to the new feed http://makedoandsend.squarespace.com/blog/rss.xml to continute following the blog.

Thank you for being so patient while I got the new blog up and running, I hope you like the new design.

I look forward to see you over on http://www.makedoandsend.squarespace.com/ very soon!

Hello Friends!

 

MAKE, DO & SEND UPDATE!

In case you were wondering where I am I thought I would pop in to let you know that I am working on moving Make, Do and Send to a new blog platform! I'm very excited and hope to be able to share the new site with you very, very soon.

If you have any thoughts or ideas you would like to see incorporated into the new blog why not leave a comment below? Id love to hear from you.

Back soon,
Alex x

Printable Postcards from Martha Stewart

As quite a few of you seem to have found my blog via the BPS I thought you might like it if I posted some printable postcards for those of you that like to get creative and make your own.

 

I definitely have a couple of ideas up my sleeve for these but you'll have to watch out for my future Benevolent Postcard Society posts as I'm not giving away my secret plans just yet if you don't mind ;)

You can download both of the Martha Stewart cards by clicking here...

I hope you find these useful even if your not a BPS member. I would love to hear what you plan to do with them. How about Save The Dates?

 

PRINTABLE POSTCARDS FROM MARTHA STEWART

As quite a few of you seem to have found my blog via the BPS I thought you might like it if I posted some printable postcards for those of you that like to get creative and make your own.

I definitely have a couple of ideas up my sleeve for these but you'll have to watch out for my future Benevolent Postcard Society posts as I'm not giving away my secret plans just yet if you don't mind ;)

You can download both of the Martha Stewart cards by clicking here...

I hope you find these useful even if your not a BPS member. I would love to hear what you plan to do with them. How about Save The Dates?

THE BENEVOLENT POSTCARD SOCIETY: OCTOBER

September flew by and here we are in the first week of October which means my 2nd postcard is now in the mail!

Many of you already know about the postcard exchange I'm taking part in but for those of you who are new around here it's basically an art project and postcard exchange rolled into one. The Benevolent Postcard Society is the brain child of Automatism blogger and collage illustrator Lori Langille who thought the random exchange of postcards, would bring a smile to its members.

This time I sent a Kelly Hyatt card from the Juliette collection with an Autumn themed poem on the back by George Cooper.

I hand stamped the date and framed the address (which I hand wrote) with part of an Aunty Cookie book plate which I cut out using an Xacto knife. I love the little illustrated bird that's escaped from it's cage!

I was a bit disappointed as the poem on the back, which I tried to 'stamp', on the card didn't come out very clearly. I did a few test runs which came out great but the card was slightly textured like water colour paper which i should have realised would effect the result . I use the term 'stamp' loosely because I basically printed the text onto a transparency and tried to quickly transfer it to the card like a stamp whilst the ink was still wet.

I lightly went over the text with a pencil to make it more legible but if your reading this, Sarah from Islington, and you still don't have a clue what it says here is the poem below...

October gave a party;
The leaves by hundreds came-
The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples,
And leaves of every name.
The Sunshine spread a carpet,
And everything was grand,
Miss Weather led the dancing,
Professor Wind the band.
By George Cooper

If you're taking part in the exchange too tell me all about your cards in the comments section as I love hearing what everyone else is doing.

THE BENEVOLENT POSTCARD SOCIETY: OCTOBER

September flew by and here we are in the first week of October which means my 2nd postcard is now in the mail!

Many of you already know about the postcard exchange I'm taking part in but for those of you who are new around here it's basically an art project and postcard exchange rolled into one. The Benevolent Postcard Society is the brain child of Automatism blogger and collage illustrator Lori Langille who thought the random exchange of postcards, would bring a smile to its members.

This time I sent a Kelly Hyatt card from the Juliette collection with an Autumn themed poem on the back by George Cooper.

I hand stamped the date and framed the address (which I hand wrote) with part of an Aunty Cookie book plate which I cut out using an Xacto knife. I love the little illustrated bird that's escaped from it's cage!

I was a bit disappointed as the poem on the back, which I tried to 'stamp', on the card didn't come out very clearly. I did a few test runs which came out great but the card was slightly textured like water colour paper which i should have realised would effect the result . I use the term 'stamp' loosely because I basically printed the text onto a transparency and tried to quickly transfer it to the card like a stamp whilst the ink was still wet.

I lightly went over the text with a pencil to make it more legible but if your reading this, Sarah from Islington, and you still don't have a clue what it says here is the poem below...

October gave a party;
The leaves by hundreds came-
The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples,
And leaves of every name.
The Sunshine spread a carpet,
And everything was grand,
Miss Weather led the dancing,
Professor Wind the band.
By George Cooper

If you're taking part in the exchange too tell me all about your cards in the comments section as I love hearing what everyone else is doing.

TWEET...TWEET...

Have a little nosey below to see what I've been tweeting about lately. Remember to click the quotes to follow the links!

Feel free to post tweets you think I'd like in the comments section!

 

TWEET...TWEET...

Have a little nosey below to see what I've been tweeting about lately. Remember to click the quotes to follow the links!

Feel free to post tweets you think I'd like in the comments section!