bee handmade

tentative steps

My new Etsy shop is now up and running, albeit in a very small way. Eek!

Two divided laundry pouches. My idea developed from the quandry of where to put 'not so fresh' lingerie and hosiery when packing and on holiday. The laundry bags have two separate pockets that button shut. Each can be folded and tied shut when being stored or packed but can also be opened out and hung up when in use. Nifty huh?  Or, at least I hope people think they are nifty. I made a lot of prototypes before reaching a design I was happy with. The concept could be scaled up to house larger/more items, although this size happily holds enough for a weekend or a week away.

The text and bird/peg designs are stamped using fabric ink and hand carved rubber stamps.

I hope you like them. No more stray pairs of knickers!

shades of white

Random pictures taken over the last week or so. The only theme being shades of white (slightly tenuous!)

The beginnings of a crochet lace blanket.

I came across this pattern on poppalina and was immediately drawn to how cobweb soft it looked.  I couldn't find any laceweight silk so am using soft crochet cotton. Once you get into the rhythm it's a nice pattern to work. I feel like I'm crocheting porridge, and I love porridge.  As poppalina says it's a handy size to carry around in a bag. After the multi colours of my hexagon blanket it's good to work with a soothing oatmeal shade.

Scented stocks. These flowers had a beautiful smell but unfortunately didn't last that long.

 

Fairy cakes made by my mum on a long awaited visit home.

Our first home-grown vegetable! It gracefully enhanced a potato salad.

The first home bbq of the year and some tasty organic chicken and sausages.

Zabaglione and langue de chat - using up eggs is such a trial ;-)

It was so nice to eat outside on a warm Sunday evening.