A Busy Weekend and a tip!!!

Another rainy weekend in sunny old England!  Oh well I have been busy designing, crocheting and sewing!!

It is true you learn something new everyday!!  After a few years crocheting, I have today discovered a way around not having to sew all your loose ends in, when you have finished your project.  I don't mind weaving all the ends in but if you have a few colour changes then this can take its time.    Maybe I am the last one to hear about this or maybe it hasn't reached you as yet and this will be news to you.   Well here it is .....

When starting crocheting or changing colour you can hold your loose end and catch this in as you continue to crochet.  Continue to do this until your loose end has disappeared or simply trim it off following a few stitches.      

Hope you find this useful?  Maybe I am the last person to know this?

Oh and before I forget here is my new make!!!!

Personalised Crochet Bunting!!

Hope that you like it available from my Etsy or Folksy Boutique xxx

Happy St Georges Day

HAPPY ST GEORGES DAY!!!

Rain, Rain everywhere!!!!  I have had a busy weekend both designing and making things.  I have now opened my Folksy shop, fingerscrossed it works out.  So if you have a couple of minutes to spare please, please have a look at;  http://folksy.com/shops/Meeshb.   Here is a little brooch that I made this weekend, I have called her Dotty Doily I think she has a vintage 1920's feel about her, hope you agree?

Dotty Doily

Dear Old Blighty

I have today discovered that my embroidery entry to the Madeira Embroidery Competition 2012 has been featured upon the ICHF Blog, please have a sneaky peep. 

http://www.ichf.co.uk/blog/

Wooohoooo!!!

My Etsy Shop

I have been rather busy, I have today took the huge step to open my Etsy Shop.  Well it is a huge step in my lil ole world!   Hopefully (fingerscrossed) I will sell some of  my handmade items.  I have today listed; a few Crochet brooches, two Tea Cozies and a Crochet Owl called Mr Buttons.   They are all my designs and I hope that you have a sneaky peep.

Please, please, please  have a look http://www.etsy.com/shop/MissMillicentMay?ref=ss_profile

I would also like to introduce you my Crochet Owl "Mr Buttons" he is a quirky little fella.  He is all my own design.   Mr Buttons is a young wise owl, a rather cheeky chappie.  At the moment you can buy him, but I will shortly be selling a pattern for him.  

Mr Buttons

I hope that you like my makes!!!!

Happy Hoppy Easter

Happy Easter to one and all xx Hope that you all have a relaxing day with lots and lots of choccies xx

xx Happy Easter xx

Also a HAPPY 14TH BIRTHDAY to my Nicest of Nieces Katie-Lou, hope you have a lovely day xxxx 

Glimpses of Blighty





Back in February 2012, I entered the "Madeira Embroidery Competition 2012" the theme being Glimpses of Blighty.   There were two categories hand or machine embroidery.   I am a hand embroiderer and so entered that category.   Selected entrants were displayed at the Fashion, Embroidery & Stitch Show held on the 22nd - 25th March 2012 at the NEC, Birmingham, England.   I attended the show on the Saturday as I was informed that my work would be displayed.   I there discovered that I was not only the winner of the Hand Embroidery Category.   I was also the Overall Competition Winner!!! (wooohoooo).   For the hand embroidery category I won a sewing caddy with lots of Madeira threads and a crystal goblet.   For the overall winner I won a sewing machine (OMG), a sewing caddy which contained lots and lots and lots of Madeira threads and a rose crystal bowl which I hold for a year.  I am so pleased with myself I dont think I have stopped smiling since.   I hope that you like my work?

Glimpses of Blighty by lil ole me!!