Day 195 : Crochet Cover

Day 195 : Crochet Cover

A rather plain button today! This is actually a pattern from an old Corticelli crochet pattern book. I'm afraid I haven't got a date but I think it is from the mid 1920s or 30s. It is part of a pattern for a "coat fastener" and I do think I will have to try the other half. 

I was going to play with inks or dyes or maybe add beads, but then I really quite like the simplicity of the button. 

Be warned - more crochet buttons to come. I'm testing a new (for me) thread that I am hoping to stock in the shop, and my thumb has been playing up again. Crochet isn't hurting it too much, and my crochet is a little rusty and could do with some improvement. I also have quite a few old crochet patterns. A couple are from newspapers and the text is so fine in my print out I have to take a photo and enlarge it :)

Size: 28mm / 1 1⁄8" / 44L

And for goodness sake's Google has changed the blogger compose bit again....

Day 194 : Bubbles

Day 194 : Bubbles

A little different today - using stamps and ink as well as some wrapping and as you can see, beads. Another picture where you can't see all of the colours, as there is some very pale yellow distress ink on the fabric that my daylight lamp has just blown out.

Ah, the sun came out today! Thank goodness - feeling a bit more like the right time of year.  We went for a nice long walk today, really needed it. 

I hope you all had a good day too.

Size: 30mm / 1 1⁄4" / 48L 

Day 193 : Particle

Day 193 : Particle

Hmm... This is a looking a little crooked in the photo. I think it is the way the light is casting the shadow in the gaps. It doesn't look that way in real life. 

Well, I have been in what we used to call "a funk" all week. Just a general bad mood all round, for no reason. Silly things have gone wrong or irritated me. The mood hasn't left yet, so hopefully a good night's sleep and no alarm tomorrow will clear it. 

I hope you are all having a good weekend though!

Size: 33mm / just over 1 1⁄4" / 52L