Monthly Archives: February 2013
YARN BOMBING YOUR OWN BACKYARD
I’VE BEEN YARN BOMBING THE POLES ON MY BACK VERANDAH WITH LONG STRIPS OF KNITTING.
I LIKE HOW THE BLUE YARN MATCHES THE PLANT POT IN THE BACKGROUND.
THE TEXTURE OF THE FLUFFY KNITTING YARN ON THIS YARN BOMB FITS IN NICELY WITH MY BACKYARD.
I ENJOY LOOKING OUT MY KITCHEN WINDOW & LOOKING AT THESE RAINBOW COLOURED POLES.
PHOTOGRAPHIC INSPIRATION FOR CRAFT & YARN BOMBING
FLUFFY BUNNIES. TOYS TOYS.
THIS LITTLE FLUFFY BUNNY FAMILY LIVES IN MY KITCHEN. THEY EAT CARROTS FOR BREAKFAST, GRASS FOR LUNCH & SPAGHETTI FOR TEA.
I MADE THIS LITTLE BUNNY WITH A VERY RICKETY SEWING MACHINE & I MADE THE PATTERN MYSELF WITH SOME SKETCHING PAPER & A GRAPHITE PENCIL.
I USED SOME LOVELY FAUX FUR FROM MY LOCAL CRAFT SHOP. I HAND STITCHED THE EYES WITH FELT & A NEEDLE & THREAD.
THIS LITTLE BUNNY WAS HAND STITCHED IN FELT. I DREW THE PICTURE OF THE RABBIT ON THE FELT WITH CHALK THEN JUST CUT OUT THE BUNNY & STITCHED IT TOGETHER.
A CUP OF TEA & CROCHET
THIS ADORABLE & ROMANTIC TEA CUP COSIE WAS DESIGNED & HAND CROCHETED BY A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE FOR HER PARTNER WHO LOVES TEA & CROCHET
THE COSIE READS ‘I THINK YOUR MY CUP OF TEA’. THIS LITTLE ART & CRAFT PIECE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A HANDMADE GIFT THAT CONTAINS A PERSONAL MESSAGE & IS VERY ORIGINAL. LOVE IT !!!!!!! PS I ALSO LOVE MY CAT TEAPOT
YARN BOMBED TREE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR STREET
I WAS KNITTING IN FRONT OF THE TV WHEN I GOT THE URGE TO ENGAGE IN SOME KNITTING ANARCHY. I HEADED DOWN MY STREET WITH A BIG PIECE OF KNITTING & SOME CABLE TIES & CREATED SOME STREET ART ON MY STREET.
A LADY IN A TRACKSUIT & FLUFFY SLIPPERS GAVE ME THE HAIRY EYEBALL WHILE I WAS TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OF MY STREET CRAFT, BUT SHE SAID NOTHING & SHUFFLED OFF QUIETLY.
IT WAS DUSK & I TRIED TO TAKE LOTS OF PHOTOGRAPHS BEFORE NIGHTFALL JUST IN CASE IT GETS TAKEN DOWN BY EITHER THE LOCAL TEENAGERS OR THE COUNCIL.
I WON’T BE SAD IF IT GETS REMOVED, JUST SO LONG AS A FEW PEOPLE SEE IT FIRST & IT HOPEFULLY MAKES THEM SMILE. IF IT IS LEFT ALONE THEN I WILL KEEP AN EYE ON IT & IF OR WHEN IT GETS FADED & TATTERED THEN I’LL CUT IT DOWN MYSELF AS I LIKE TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN MY YARN BOMBING.
MORE YARN BOMBED SCOOTERS PICS
CUTE CRAFT FOR TEA
THIS FAT CAT TEAPOT HAS A FACE & EARS FOR A LID & A TAIL FOR A HANDLE.
THIS LITTLE KITTY LOOKS LIKE IT NEEDS A WARMING SHAWL OR TEA COSY.
WINK WINK…IT’S TIME FOR TEA!
THIS TEA COSY LOOKS LIKE A PUFFY DRESS ON THIS TEAPOT CAT
KNITTING TEA COSIES IS AN OLD & QUAINT TRADITION THAT CONTINUES TO BE POPULAR WITH CRAFTERS TODAY.
YARN BOMBING THE LITTLE SCOOTER
I’VE BEEN KNITTING & STITCHING THE COLOURFUL COVERINGS FOR THIS SCOOTER FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. IT’S STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS BUT I THOUGHT I’D POST A COUPLE OF PICTURES AS A SNEAK PREVIEW.
KEEP AN EYE ON THIS SPACE, I WILL POST MORE PHOTOGRAPHS WHEN I HAVE FINISHED YARN BOMBING THE LITTLE SCOOTER. IN THE MEANTIME MAY ALL THE CRAFTERS OUT THERE KEEP ON CREATING CRAFT.