Showing posts with label heARTacraft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label heARTacraft. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

heART a craft :: thread

"heART a craft"
a collection of favourite images & ideas
collection no.9
10 Craft Room Organization Ideas | Babble
 
so there was the 
& i still have it all in boxes ....
mmm i'd love to store it all in some
visually delicious manner ....
something like one of these perhaps!
good idea... I think the only thing I would change would be to have the nails at an angle so I could hang the board on the wall.

 
not particularly portable any of it but i figure
if i'm planning to leave the threads
i will need to plan & take the match required
or perhaps i'll go for more of a 'cabinet' idea
Cheap, easy thread holder#Repin By:Pinterest++ for iPad#
as i do like a bit of character
mmmm .... lets see hey!

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

heART a craft :: simple

"heART a craft"
a collection of favourite images & ideas
collection no.8
(i know i'm blogging ... don't fall over!)
 
 these are quilts saved in my littlesmARTys
pinterest folder :: textiles
selected a few to show
how beauty in simplicity
is stunning
ok yes the very top one is not actually
'simple' but its structure is ....
 there is quite amount of plain colour
in 3 of these & i do love using blocks of colour
am going to try to bring myself back to using & playing with
blocks of colour some more
 so just finding some inspiration
in works by others
love that you can see the hand stitching in some of these
this one of these simple crosses
immediately reminds me that
i have enough whirly gigs in
red & aqua to make 2 large single quilts
yep ... need to finish some ufo's
i'd even planned on 'framing' them with a warm neutral
alike this .... but i'm thinking still as i really like
the affect of them stacked on top of each other
like this larger block version made
by awesome friend Sam ....

Monday, July 15, 2013

heART a craft :: vintage dresser

"heART a craft"
a collection of favourite images & ideas
collection no.7

 i've always loved a vintage dresser
you know, a kitchen cabinet
the ones that right up until the 1950's ...
housed everything you needed in your kitchen
before the days of formica & permanently fitted units
no caesar stone, kickers or soft closing drawers
they held all the crockery & utensils
as well as food stapels & even the perishables
sometimes they even had the 'meat safe' buit-in!
'meat safe' .... back in those 'olden days'
what is a 'meat safe' you ask?
cute video that tells you all about one of our great Aussie inventions!
so i've been hunting on ebay for ages
looking for just the right
vintage kitchen dresser to put in my new studio
i was looking for one with great character of course!
little compartments & drawers
was keen for one that had an access space
yep found it .... bid & won yay!!
perfect proportion, size & function
this is it - although i do quite like all of the above as well!
the blue is of course all 'just the wrong' fit for me
but that's only paint & paint i can 'do'!
i really love it & i know where its going
& its waiting sitting patiently for the big move
stay tuned for a revamp & styling update at some stage!!

Monday, July 1, 2013

heART a craft :: stitches

"heART a craft"
a collection of favourite images & ideas
collection no.6
 
think what i love mostly
is the amazing texture they create
machine or by hand
nothing like running that kind of
embellished fabric through your fingers
time spent creating
... something beautiful & tactile
stitch
above: pinned .... 
amazing thread hey!
.
lots of little crosses ..... + + + +
from my brooch collection - Brielle and I share this one made from old Chinese silk. 
this sweet birdie brooch
was made by a friend of mine ... hey Monique
she's very clever & uses vintage embrioderies
beautiful huh!
Lego sewing machine! ^_^  My daughter will love this!
oh & this one .... what a great lego make!
oh & some little stitches by me
working on something
i'll show you when i'm finished hey .... xo

so there you have it .... a few stitchy images to warm the soul
enJOY