Free stuff I love: Valentines (or anytimes)

In principle, my husband and I aren't really Valentines Day people.  I guess we just think that we don't need a special day to tell us that we should look after each other.    Personally  however, I think some parts of it are kind of nice.  Not that we should all celebrate the day together in an over the top 'I never buy you flowers, but today I will because I have to' kind of way, but it's nice when you can give or make something for anyone in your life who needs and likes to know you love them.

Now I still prefer a non-Valentines Day 'I love you', but here are my five favourite free things to make that I've seen around the web.  Maybe you might like to give them a try.  Just don't forget to use them anytime,  not just next weekend!!!


1.  Simple Heart Sachet's at Crafty Pod

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2.  Embroidery Heart pin at Maggie Makes

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3. Recycled Heart Garland by Oh So Crafty

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4.  Eye Pillow (and it's not a pink heart!!) from Chubby Hobby

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5.  Crocheted Hearts Drawstring bag at Between the Lines

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There you have it!  Enjoy Wednesday!

ps.  I've decided that Free Stuff will appear a little less frequently than it did last year, but keep a look out on Wednesdays for it.  It's just a lot of work and time to prepare the post and I seem to be running very short of that lately!

Thanks!  xo

Love this vintage...

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1950's ivory dress from Timeless Vixen Vintage.  Beautiful, would be great as a wedding dress.

And a gorgeous back too.  Oh, and I love the lace as well.  

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Sigh.

OK.  So I've just seen this over at Poppytalk.

And now I must have it.

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Goosebumps everytime I read or watch this scene.  I know, hopeless romantic I am.

My creative Space...

My creative space needed a little New Years organisation.  One of my main sewing / creative space problems is that I store stuff in the spare room and bring it out to sew in the dining room, and end up with threads all over the table and the floor, so this is my attempt at having some sort of gathering basket for the loose ends and trimmings.  So far it seems to be working OK.

I made my fabric bucket using this lovely tutorial.  Great instructions and very easy, but the basket turned out so much smaller than I had anticipated.  It is literally half the size I had expected (it's 9cm x 11cm at the base).  I originally thought I would next time double it's size, but I have to say that this tiny little fellow is growing on me.  Quite cute in size small I say.

Fabrics here are vintage cotton curtains (exterior top), IKEA blue heavyweight cotton (exterior base) and Japanese lightweight cotton lining.

 

I'm very happy creative spaces are back, and sad I missed the first one last week!  If you'd like to pop over, you can see many more over at Kirsty's.

Free Stuff I love: Donna Hay

Most of us here in Australia with any sort of interest in cooking and baking have a Donna Hay book on the shelf .    But I'm not sure everyone would have you been to her website.  Have you?

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If not, then click here.  I highly recommend it if you're wondering what to have for dinner.  I made chilli chicken cashew noodles the other evening and it was YUM!!

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Good one.

This looks so easy peasy.  I think maybe I need to do it today.

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Good one Bakerella.