Crocheted – The Art of Cobwebs

I mentioned a couple of days ago that I’d made cards for Little Cobs to take to school for the end of term, to say thank you to his lovely teacher, his teachers Assistant, who helps Little Cobs with any problems he faces – (Little Cobs has Cerebral Palsy, so does encounter some problems).

I posted pictures of the card which I made for his teacher, a couple of days ago (you can find it —->HERE<—-)

Todays ‘show and tell’ is the card I made for the Teachers Assistant, who is Little Cobs helper. Daughter No.2 tells me that she’s a bundle of fun and that Little Cobs loves her to pieces. So … I came up with this card just for her….

The flowers are crocheted with a sort of cotton mix wool. They’re lovely to feel. The flowerpot was a stamped image, and I painted it with watercolours it to make it look more ‘real’. The card is quite dimensional, and the flowerpot stands out proud from the card, curved, just like a flowerpot would be.

I tried to capture the depth I managed to get to this card, (by curving the pot), but couldn’t seem to find the right angle …. this photo probably is the best shot out of them all, but even this one isn’t great…

Although you can’t see it in these photo’s, the pinky red heart was given a little dimension too by the addition of Anita’s 3D Clear Gloss – more expensive products which do exactly the same job are available, but quite frankly, I think I’d rather save a couple of pounds and buy this one which I get from ‘The Range’. The 3D clear Gloss gives the ‘lipstick drawn heart’ (not really lipstick – I printed the heart onto the card) a kind of ‘wet lipstick look’.

I’ve removed Little Cobs real name from the front of the card in these photo’s but the card front reads: “A Simple Thank You but with a lot of” ❤ … then it has his name, and under that it says ‘Age 6’.

And that’s all there was to it!

It was a total joy to make and so simple too.

Well, all that’s left for me to say is … Have a wonderful Thursday all. 😊

Sending love and squidges, from my corner to yours ~

Now I’m not here to show off or brag … no, … actually I’m going to be the biggest show off in the class, so just bear with me and let me be the leader in todays Show and Tell as I stand at the front of the class, with me Hare tucked under me arm . . .

This, is Heathcliff. . .

I won him! Yes I honestly, truthfully, cross my heart, really, really did! This is quite an exciting occurrence for me because I never win anything.

There was a programme on Create and Craft last week, and I had the TV on while I was in my craftroom. I glanced up at the TV and was enthralled by two fabulous ladies, Stephanie and Mary, who make the most adorable crochet and felted animals. From Foxes to tiny birds; needle felted baubles to embroidery designs, ALL made in Britain, and all in kit form which come with the instructions so that you can make them. (link to their website coming up…)…

Those of you who know me well, know I can’t crochet. But … I do needle felt. I love to sit during the cold Autumn and Winter evenings and needle felt little things. (I also have a needle felting machine and I’m waiting to produce my masterpiece on that … any day now. [yeah right!]). So those beautiful animals (kits) which were shown on Create and Craft really caught my attention.

I heard the presenter of the programme say to email into the show to go into the ‘cup of chance’ to win something which the ladies had made … so I did. But I knew I wouldn’t be picked out so I didn’t think about it after I’d pressed ‘send’.

The programme ended all too soon. I wanted it to go on for another hour! And then the Cup of Chance was brought in … a hand went into a whole bundle of printed out emails, and suddenly I heard my name being called out! I shot out of my chair like someone had pressed the EJECT! button. I hooted and yelled “Oh! I WON?! I WON! I WON!“. My hands clapped to my cheeks and my eyes wide as dinner plates. I honestly couldn’t believe it. I felt like the luckiest girl in the world.

A large box arrived at the end of last week, and I opened it carefully, all the time holding my breath with excitement. Out came the white paper packaging. And there, nestled inside was something wrapped in pink tissue, and a beautiful card (the card with the two little birds on it, in the photos), hand written and signed by both of the girls I’d seen on the Create and Craft show Stephanie and Mary. He’s absolutely BEAUTIFUL! And such a tall chap too. I’ve measured him (because I knew you’d want to know) and he’s roughly around 12″ tall and I love him to pieces. It’s taken me a few days to finally decide upon his name, but Heathcliff seemed the right one, and when I suggested it to him he ‘tried it on for size’ and, with a nod of his head, a shake of his ears, a smile, and a wee kick of his heels, I knew we’d found the right name for him. So Heathcliff it is.

I just had to share him with you, excitement made me want to bring him to my blog and show him to you, and show all of you to him too! At the moment he’s living on my dressing table, but to be honest, I really do want to have him in my craft room … so I know that he’ll be making his way there within the next day or two.

If you want to take a wander around Hawthorn Handmade click here, and that link will open up in a new tab for you. You can have a look at all their different kits by clicking on the ‘SHOP’ tab along the top of the home page.

Just so you know . . . Other than winning Heathcliff, my Hare, I have no connection with Hawthorn Handmade. I do not sell for them, or work for them, neither am I recommending them or promoting them in order to garner any payment of monies or goods. But I shall be forever thankful to them for giving me the chance to win Heathcliff.

Right then … now it’s time for … HAPPY TUESDAY! I like Tuesdays. They’re not Mondays – who want to be Sunday. Tuesdays aren’t Wednesdays – who want to be Friday. Tuesdays are definitely not Thursdays – because they too want to be Friday, but they can’t because they need to keep Wednesday from racing along and Friday from getting giddy too quickly. Of course Saturdays and Sundays are the weekend, so they can’t be counted in the same way as they are somewhat of a moveable feast in so far they can be for anything, anyone and lots of difference occasions. So yes, I like Tuesday. Tuesday doesn’t want to be anything it isn’t. It likes being Tuesday. And as far as I’m concerned, that’s perfect, and a good example to us all. Let’s all try to be like Tuesdays, shall we?