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HELLO, AND WELCOME TO MY BLOG!
By day I'm a school science technician and new mum (currently on maternity leave!). In the evenings, once the munchkin is asleep, I love to sew, make and create all sorts of cute (mainly) felty goodness and then ramble about it here in my own little corner of the world.
I welcome custom work and orders, so if there is something you see and would like making for yourself just give me a shout! :)
I do put a lot of hard work into everything I make so please do not use any content from this website without contacting me first.
You can email me at: claire[at]paynedesign[dot]co[dot]uk
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Thursday, February 25
3 Year Blogaversary Giveaway!!!!
by
Claire
on Thu 25 Feb 2010 15:07 GMT
Well, Can you believe it? 3 years of my crafty ramblings - and you keep coming back!? To celebrate I am having a bit of a giveaway. You can win these goodies (and possibly a few more), all packed up in a fruity face mini-tote (once I've finished making it!!!!).
All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post telling me what you are making or would like to make! I'm always interested to find out what other people are up to as I've always got an epic list of things to make! I'll post to anywhere in the world so you have no excuse! You have until the 1st March to enter when I will announce the winner and an idea I've been thinking about.....! Happy crafting! :)
Wednesday, February 24
Oooh, La, Laaaaa!
by
Claire
on Wed 24 Feb 2010 09:00 GMT
I got my Monsieur Orange items from Vista Prints the other day and don't they just look snazzy!? Postcards, magnets and business cards. All to go in with my orders :)
Monday, February 22
A Prototype
by
Claire
on Mon 22 Feb 2010 09:00 GMT
Over the last few years I've been trying and trying to draw the perfect 5 petalled flower and would fail miserably every time. I've no idea why, but I just couldn't do it. When suddenly I had a brain-wave (Fran stop laughing!) why have I never done a 6 petalled flower? The angles are easier for 6 sides! So......These have been made into brooches and are available in the shop. I also fancied making a big flower hair slide. You'll have to excuse the grey, big, bushy hair. I'm going to get it cut short again next month! It's so difficult to take a photograph of your own hair! It still needs a little tweaking but I'm hoping to get a few made this week.
Saturday, February 20
Cushion Love
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Claire
on Sat 20 Feb 2010 08:00 GMT
Another finished project from my list! HURRAH!  This is the front of a cushion cover for my littelest sister's birthday. It was her birthday last month but luckily she wasn't in any hurry to get her present! Its my first crazy log cabin and I'm quite pleased with how it turned out! :)
Thursday, February 18
Full of beans
by
Claire
on Thu 18 Feb 2010 08:00 GMT
Well, technically they are full of rice but that would of been a rubbish title! :)
 Numbered 'bean' bags for a little girls birthday! Sally didn't believe me when I said the present was heavy because it was just a bag of rice! Its not Katie's birthday until the 8th March so I hope I haven't ruined the surprise too much! But if I don't blog about this now then I'll probably forget! I'm thinking of making some for the shop but need to find an alternative packing to rice so that I can post them world wide *feels a trip to the shops coming on*.
In other exciting new!!!! I've just checked as I was thinking it must be my blogaversary soon - and I was right. On the 25th Feb I've been blogging for 3 years!!!!! make sure you come back for a chance to enter my celebratory giveaway! There will be a big bag of goodies up for grabs!
Monday, February 15
A Birthday Gift
by
Claire
on Mon 15 Feb 2010 10:00 GMT
Feeling inspired by Checkout Girl's pink house tutorial, I decided to have a go at my first fabric-art piece and make my Mother-in-laws house! I hope she likes it! It is her birthday today - Happy Birthday Sandra!
You can't really tell from the picture but there are tiny pink seed beads 'flowers' on the climbing plant. I'm ever so pleased with it and feel inspired to actually turn some of my bug drawings into similar felt-art!
Sunday, February 14
Frame, at last(!)
by
Claire
on Sun 14 Feb 2010 20:55 GMT
At last, I've finally got around to popping a few nice prints we had lying around in frames!
The poppy print was from the Lost Gardens of Heligan and for the back bedroom. Home tweet home was from pocketstudio and is for Hattie's bedroom. Both were bought an age ago and I just hadn't got around to popping them in frames until now. The Poppy print was a funny shape so I had to cut a mount for it myself - it doesn't have the perfect 45 degree angle but no one will ever know! ;)I have my eye on another pocketstudio print just as soon as I have some funds! Now all I need to do is get some Hattie photos printed and we can start all over again on the 'things to be framed' pile!!!
Being organised...?!
by
Claire
on Sun 14 Feb 2010 20:35 GMT
I know I'm not really known for my tidying skills, or any other cleaning really(!) but Friday I had an urge to start some tidying and sorting. I think its all to do with sorting Hattie's clothes out ready to go up in the loft.
So, there you have it. Lots of fabric piles all ready to be made into pretty things! Bibs, comforters, iron-on numbers and my sisters birthday cushion cover!
Thursday, February 11
The Felt Lady
by
Claire
on Thu 11 Feb 2010 21:04 GMT
OH! I was ever so excited when I got home from our little morning baby group today. The posty had left a card saying I had a parcel in the 'BIG BLACK BIN'. Not the nicest of places to leave a parcel but who was I to complain when I opened it and saw the lovely purple package inside. I knew who it was from straight away. It was from THE FELT LADY!!!! Lovely, lovely Sarah holds a monthly giveaway on her blog and I was lucky enough to win (*goes to buy a lottery ticket to see if luck is still hanging around*).
Thank you so much, Sarah, for you generosity! Now everyone, go and buy some felt and other pretty supplies (including yummy buttons) from her shop!
Sunday, February 7
Wipety-WIP
by
Claire
on Sun 07 Feb 2010 21:09 GMT
A little peek at what I've been doing this evening....
I can't really say much about it as it's a birthday present for a little girl whose birthday it is next month. We know two little birthday girls next month and I know both of their mummies read this blog so its going to be a surprise. Shhhhhh......... I'm makign something completely different for the other one! :)
I've also made a batch of knitting needle cases. A friend is having first pick of them, a present for her mum, then I'll take lots of photographs and get them in the shop by the weekend.
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