A Week's Worth of Projects

Greetings dear friends & readers
It has been a productive week here at Threadbear HQ with lots of little finishes.


The needlework cushion cover below, was 50 cents at the St Johns Op Shop last year ... the edges were badly frayed & it needed a clean, a re-sew, a new inner & some TLC 💗

It finally got all this last Monday morning & turned out rather well I thought!

On Tuesday while Sid slept, I pulled this wrought iron set out from under my trees.  I shove it under there when I go to mow & often a week can go by before it gets pulled out again.
The birds has used it for a perch & the family of spiders that had taken up residence in it, had kindly invited 
all their cousins along!
I scrubbed it & hosed it & when it was dry, I gave it two coats of Resene Hot Chilli.  It has been this colour for several years now, originally it was white.
I found 2 testpots of the Hot Chilli colour left over in my cupboard so it worked out perfectly & cost me nothing more than lots of elbow grease.

How wonderful it looks all spruced up & sprayed with Ripcord to deter the spiders ... even my old kettle got a touch up with the remnants of red. 

Speaking of  "Sid Tuesday's"  ... I found it pays Not to leave him unattended with a marmite sandwich for anytime 
or he is rather inclined to paint himself with it !!! 😉

On Wednesday I sat outside on my newly refurbished table & chairs & spent a pleasant couple of hours rubbing lavender stalks into my large enamel bowl 💜

On Thursday - Valentines Day - I picked myself a bunch of roses & put in a lovely crystal vase .  .  .  .  .

.  .  .  .  .  & then, because it was the day of Love Pippi left me a wee gift on my slippers that were lying at the door - 
so kind & generous of her 💕😻 !!

On Friday morning Sue came for a visit & bought me a large bunch of dried flowers out of her garden, along with the book all about crystals.
We "traded" as I sent her home with a rather large armful of lavender sprigs & some worm tea!

On Saturday I worked on completing these 3 mini quilt hangers.
My dear friend Leeanne had tossed these orphan quilt blocks at me when I stayed with her last July

I knew I wanted to do something with them & it was coming across these mini wire hangers that inspired me to make 3 little quilts for my sewing room wall

Yesterday - Sunday - I was able to complete this little Cath Kidston pouch.  When I purchased the book Stitch! 
several years ago, this kit came free with the book.
My dear friend Sally kindly did the cross stitch work for me & I just had to sew the pouch up.

I thought the wee cat charm was just perfect as a zipper pull.

Then today,  Monday - with all our citrus fruit falling due to the drought, I made a Citrus Slice in readiness
 for Sid's visit again tomorrow.  He loves his Granny's baking.

Phew - that was a busy-ish week !!
That's the beauty of blogging ... often when you feel you have achieved very little, you look back at your photos 
& find you have in fact, accomplished lots !!
Wishing you all a wonderful week ahead dear friends,
With much love & friendship to you all,
Julie & the furry ones x0x0x0