orange zipper and the lining

Oh well it’s been a while,, since I have managed to work my way around and into a new job,
The chance or time of picking up old project has slightly diminished.
The kids growing ever more lazy, new kittens in the family,, who destroy nearly all of my moments of tranquillity. But today I have a glimmer of hope with the slight few to a better chance finishing a project at some stage,, not a hopeless outlook on ,, into the never never box.
There are plenty of ideas, more than enough, , to fit into 4 lifetimes,, but this one has been staring at me for a while now,, have been told off by friends and been told to get on with it,,,
I today have found a zipper ORANGE,, to go with the colour of some of the thread,, got to stick with the one,,,,
LINING is another story,, been on DaWanda,, for ages looking at all the different designs,, I wanted it to also be orange, with a bit of a kick,, I have found something,, just have to make sure I can get enough of it..

Life goes on

I have just dropped my husband of at the airport, sad to see him go away for the next few weeks, but so much to do before he comes back in a month. I need to sort the garage, clean up the bedrooms. Constantly he reminds me to stop spending money and get rid of all the junk I have, well, sometimes junk helps get over depression.
There is a song called “going home” which sometimes just is so depressing , I feel like jumping out of a window, but I know that I am such coward, I would never do it, unless hubby and the kids would no longer be. “They say there is a place where dreams have all gone,”“I know in my bones I have been here before” The melody makes me weak at the knees.

Step 3

These are the other 2 flowers, which i decided not to use the same technique; I wanted to look a little different.



I think it locked ok.

The Green Giant

This photo shows something I have always wanted to try out.


One day I sat down, searching through my mountains of fabric, when I came across this nice green, I am not a green girls,, does not suit me( so I thought,) but, looking at this green made me think again,
So I found a dress pattern, cut out the pieces and started adding different techniques and designs.
I took fabric, a black marker pen, heat up glitter and a heat gun, and just did what you usually do on paper.




This was the result,, slightly singed but ok,, house is still standing.






After I cleaned up all the silver glitter, i left it for the night, to get my brain focused on the next step.

Live at the Zoo

"There is a drumming noise inside my head that throws me to the ground"

The beginning lines of Florence and the machine, "Drumming"
Just what I feel like whenever I shopping for clothes.
Being a size 20 plus has its disadvantages. I feel happy when I have the perfect piece of clothing, but utterly miserable when I am on a hunt for a new favourite item.
My head is overflowing with ideas on what to create for the perfect day out, unfortunately most of the time,, time is of the essence and work is more important when it comes down to it, and i go for the next best thing. Buying into the stuff which is sold in shops and make me look frumpy, old fashioned and looking like a poodle on speed.

I am in the middle of creating what is hopefully something I can be proud of a collection of jackets and dresses for larger ladies.