Boys Nautical Blue Stripe Bunting

With the Queen's Jubilee next week, bunting seems to be everywhere. Inspired by this and with some left over blue stripe fabric, I thought I would make some bunting for the baby's room. 

It was really simple to make even with my novice sewing skills.

 Using a triangular template, for each piece of bunting, I cut out 2 pieces of fabric.

Placing the two pieces together inside out, I pinned the triangles together and sewed up the 2 sides. ( no need to do the top)

Repeat until you have enough flags for the bunting. I made 11 flags for 2.5 meters of bunting.

I then turned the triangle right side out. And sewed them onto 2.5 metre strip of cotton white fabric.

I love it, it's just so bright and cheery.  I think I'll bring it out for his birthday party next month as well.

And here is the bunting with the matching baby chair.
At some point I will get round to painting some pictures for his walls!

This post was part of Simply Designing link party , Today's Craft Blog, and Someday Crafts

Decorative Black Frame with White Board

The white board is used everyday in our house - whether it's writing the shopping list, using it as a reminder or just a cheeky message to my husband. 

We would really miss it from the wall in our kitchen, so therefore it deserved to be a bit more glamorous, with a decorative frame.

And here it is.........

As you can see here in the before photo, this plain whiteboard served a function but definitely needs to be more attractive and part of our home.

Before

 I found this frame in a local shop and painted it in a black gloss paint to transform my boring whiteboard.

Before

This post was part of Whatever goes Wednesday on Someday Crafts, Simply Designing and Today's Creative Blog Link Party

My Tea Cosy's now on Folksy

So very pleased at the moment.......I sold my first item on Folksy last week! Goodbye knitted felt chicken bowl and enjoy your new home.

Now onwards and upwards.....My Tea Cosy's are now on Folksy

My New Folksy Shop

After a long time coming, I have finally opened a Folksy Shop. Please visit and see what takes your fancy! Only 3 Felt Bowls at the moment - but Tea Cosys and Cushions to follow.

Click here to take a look - Creative Heights Shop

Baby Bumper/Draught Excluder

We have a very hard and pointy brick edge around our hearth/fireplace, and with a young baby on the move any day now, we need a baby bumper, just in case of any falls!

My solution is a long knitted sausage full of padding to nestle up against the hearth, covering the hard edge.

Here is a picture of our lovely warm wood burner, it's coming to the end of the season of lovely fires and next year we will have to get ourselves a fire guard!

Living in a old cottage, it can be a bit drafty so I may find myself knitting another one as a draught excluder!

If you would like to make one:

1.Cast on 40 Stitches

2.Knit  in stocking stitch ( knit one row, purl one row) until desired length.

3.Cast off

To knit the 2 end pieces.

1.Cast on 4 stitches.  

2.Knit one row. Purl one row.

3.Knit one, and increase a stitch.  Knit until last 2 stitches.  Increase one and Knit one.

4.Purl row.

5. Repeat until you have 14 stitches

6.Knit one row. Purl one row

7.Knit one stitch. Knit 2 together.  Knit to last 3 stitches. Knit 2 together. Knit one.

8. Purl one row.

9. Repeat last 2 rows until remaining 4 stitches.

9. Cast off.

Sew up the main piece along the long side.

Sew one end piece onto the end of the main piece.

Turn right side out

Fill with stuffing.

Sew on second end piece to close up the open end.

Finish.

This post of part of Today's Creative Blog - Get Your Craft on Tuesday and Someday Crafts -Whatever goes Wednesday and Simply Designing