Seeing Double

I know you have seen these before, but I haven't actually finished anything for ages and I know Flegg is desperate for someone else to post.... and the booties and hats are being beautifully modelled by Rasmus and Mattias. (No, I don't know which is which.) I asked Ali for her permission to put the pics on the blog :o)

'Rome-ing with my homies'

Spent more than one night in Rome. I love it (even though I secretly wanted to think it was 'okay' just to annoy my mum and dad). It was my dad's 60th birthday part way through the week. I could show you over 100 photos of marble (all of which I think are really amazing and interesting) but I won't. I can actually make this kind of craft (and, more importantly, clothes and food) related. First, tapestries in the Vatican Museum:

They have a team that do all the restorations on site - I have now decided that is my dream job.

There was a lot of knitted 'graffiti' in Rome, here is some:

The one on the bottom right is crocheted (I hope you can imagine my excitement)!

I went in to an amazing handcrafted leather bag shop. They had vintage handbags displayed all over the walls...

(And, I took the carpet bags one for you - look at that huge one on the left!!)

This ice cream (one of the 10 / day I was eating - I ate a 'super cornetto' in the airport before I left on Saturday morning) is the reason I had to eat crisps for tea on the first night. The straw that broke the fat camel's back...

Isn't that one of the most beautiful pictures you have ever seen? I made an effort to match my accessories to my snacks each day. The first photo is at my favourite visitors spot (San Clemente), I was trying to take an 'underground photo' which failed but I thought Rose might like my new sandals (they are exactly the same as the sandals I had when I was about 5 yet somehow I look like an old woman in them - they are amazing) x

Canadian quilts

Amazing quilt exhibition that my dad
and I went to in Toronto. They were
very varied, some over 100 years
old and so many lovely colours.

Shake shake shake, shake your booty!

Here is the set I knitted for Katy, Richie's new niece. I also did some booties for the office lady at work , but I forgot to take a pic! But I think you get the idea. As you can see the booties can be up or rolled down. Very versatile... !

Smash the plate!

Brooches made with broken crockery and copper/silver foil around the outside. Not sure about the green one but I love to blue one and it was fun smashing up the plates. Made at my first Arty Party where everyone said to say hi to lovely Steph! x

Nailz P'inc

Rachel's homemade manicure, how beautiful...

4 and 20 blackbirds...

Birthday pie. It was the best apple pie eva... x