{"id":2344,"date":"2013-01-04T22:14:15","date_gmt":"2013-01-04T22:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salvagesisters.co.uk\/?p=2344"},"modified":"2013-01-04T22:14:16","modified_gmt":"2013-01-04T22:14:16","slug":"crafty-gifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tullyroan.com\/salvagesisters\/?p=2344","title":{"rendered":"Crafty gifts"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the flat in turmoil owing to the kitchen refit during december, the elements weren’t conducive to a handmade christmas. So it was that for the first year in a long time, we had no tree, no wreath, no mark of christmas cheer in the flat. In fact, we were lucky to get a cup of tea at home for about 3 weeks. However it wouldn’t quite be christmas for me without a few crafty presents for family. Following the success of my recent hot water bottle covers, i couldn’t resist doing the same for the wider Calvert hot-water-bottle appreciation team. Helen and my mother-in-law were the recipients of these two new designs.<\/p>\n

This one was a welcome opportunity to use some of my Liberty fabric, which is in short supply but getting a bit sad being as yet un-used in any project thus far. Its too good! The mustard velvet was picked up in a charity shop in York, which i then quilted. The labels are parcel tags printed with stampers from one of my favourite stationery companies,\u00a0Cavalllini & Co<\/a>.\u00a0\"\"<\/a>\"\"This one I gave to my mother-in-law. The fabric is from John Lewis, and finished off with a vintage button.
\n\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>My niece (and namesake) Lucia loves to bake. I came up with this ridiculously easy apron design, involving the corner of a vintage embroidered tablecloth. Fast track to making one look amazing at embroidery, yet having no idea how to, or indeed inclination to, actually embroider.<\/p>\n

I did do the text in freehand embroidery on the machine. Easy when you have the special attachment.\u00a0
\n<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Pity Lucia left her apron at home on New year’s eve when we made homemade pizzas. She had to make do with mummy’s geniously improvised Tesco bag. I guess the ‘danger of suffocation’ issue was not so much of a problem with holes for little girl’s heads!<\/p>\n

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