Diary Cover

If you read my main blog you will know about the two little note book diary's we found in the attic, 

I thought thy needed a nice cover to protect them and keep them together.

I made them a Faux MiDori cover

 I used some faux suede, embroidered a black stitched out design and coloured it in with inktense pencils and a fabric medium

 I overlocked the edges two layers of fabric sandwich some fuse to fuse pellon stiffener.

 The cover holds both little books.

Eyelets secure the elastic that holds the note books in and the closurer.

I am happy with the finish and have plans to make some more.

Seaside Shadow Boxes

I did get a little crafting done last week,

I have been wanting to do these shadow boxes for ages to go in the bathroom

 The are made up from a bit of embroidery

 Charms, bit of netting, glass stones

 Shells

 Bits of drift wood

 Some little pebbles off the beach

They were fun to do and I loved collecting all the bits together for them, just waiting for Martin to hang them in the bathroom now.