Anthony Hill is fundraising for Nottingham Rape Crisis Centre

Anthony Hill is fundraising for Nottingham Rape Crisis Centre an endurance bike ride of over 400 miles without rest or sleep just keep going until he drops. Please take a look at the amazing challenge my husband has set for himself and donate anything you can to support him and Nottingham rape crisis centre. A crucial support for so many women that is run by volunteers and needs donations to stay open and carry in helping. Please pass the website onto anyone you can. Let's raise £1000!

DebsDesigning website is live!!!

I am so excited! My website that I have been working in for ages is now live! it has a comprehensive price list on there for clothing alterations as well as some handmade craft goodies for sale. I am really pleased with it and I think 2011 is the year that my business dreams will become a reality. Please take a look at www.debsdesigning.co.uk and let me know what you think!

Makes for my shop

I have been quite busy since my daughters birthday. I have made myself a gorgeous top courtesy of a pattern from Sew magazine. I altered it slightly as the material I wanted to use was quite see-through so I lined it first.

I have also started to make a few Christmas cards for the wonderful ladies on the CB forum. I have also made my latest postcard for the swap. this month it is - Winter Wonderland. Do you think it fits the brief?

Finally I have been adding a few items to my shop. First I have my cushion covers which I just loved making. They are 14" and an envelope style. I also have a stitched picture of the sign from Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows. Finally I have just made some gorgeous jade green flower brooches which I love and want to keep myself! If any interest you, please have a look at my Folksy shop, the link is on the left.

My Daughter's Birthday

Monday was my daughters 4th birthday. I can't believe how fast the 4 years have gone! For months she has been saying that she wanted a Princess birthday cake until two weeks before when she decided it should be a Fifi And The Flowertots cake instead! So that's what I made for her. It took in total about 5 hours as i bakes the cake and then decorated it. It tasted good and it didn't look as evil in real life as it does on the picture!

SOME OF MY MAKES

I have been very busy the last few weeks and I thought I would keep this short and sweet and just show you some of my makes. My daughter in her Jasmine costume, again in her new pyjama's, a wallet for my sister and a four seasons stitched picture. And thats not eveything!

It's been ages!

I can't believe it has been over a month since I last posted! I have been rather busy! I'm slowly starting to work my way through my list of 'to do's. The problem is for everyone I finish I add two to the list!
Recently I have done another fabric postcard for the Craft's Beautiful forum and I'm working on the next one. I have made myself a pair of linen trousers, the first adult trousers I have ever made. I completed the alteration of my work colleagues skirt and I was so happy that she was pleased with the result. I have also tried some embroidery on paper for a forum competition.
Finally I have made my daughter a pair of pyjama's. She picked her own fabric and I have to say it is rather bright! She is currently going through the stage of being scared of the dark so now she will probably glow!
I will post some pictures very shortly of all of the things that I have made recently and I will post again soon!

FAIRY POSTCARD

Now that the swap is over I though I would post a picture of the fairy postcard that I made for the Crafts beautiful forum swap.

I embroidered the fairy onto white cotton and the mounted it onto some lace and stitched some sequins around the edge. I then padded it and stitched it onto a postcard. I am really pleased with it and i think it is better than the Lion King one. Practise does help!

The next swap is themed 'My Favourite Place' and I know exactly what I am going to do for that one!

In the meantime I have bought a beautiful 1941 Singer Sewing Machine - a bargain at only £20 as well as lots of ribbons, lace, thread etc. Monday night is the night for altering my work colleagues skirt. I'm going to take a before and after shot so that I can see just how much I had to alter. Ive also bought a load of fabric so I can start making clothes again.

Finally I have a wedding in November and I'm hopefully going to make a 50's inspired dress for it. I love wearing my own creations because you know you wont get caught wearing the same thing as someone else! I wore a dress I made last week for my first anniversary and I felt really confident in it!