A bit of tinkering with broken jewellery

 Recently put together these three necklaces out of left over bits and pieces and broken costume jewellery. Some of it my Grandmother's venetian beads, and crystals, some of it just sentimental items.

 Wore the Scottish one (above and below) to work and enjoyed the lavishness of it!

 You just get a nylon cord and tie it with a button and a loop at the length you want. Then some fine copper wire to thread the beads etc on, and regularly ensure they are attached to the cord. Viola!

Something NEW after a long drought

I have a light summer top I love, that was so simple in design, I just bought a pile of light fabric, dropped the tunic I liked over the top and cut out. Very happy with the resulting three garments.

Watchbands

Needed a couple of watch bands, and thought I should just try deconstructing them. Yay. It sort of worked. This is the black watch.

and this is the brown watch.

Bite Me and Cherry Blossom

I've taken to naming my new ones - this one has a label already called Vampire, so all it needed was some imagination in the construction and we have 'Bite Me'.

Added the red beads later above the wings - look like blood.
Below we have Cherry Blossom, Bite Me and Clouds over a Wheat Field.
and this little beauty is Cherry Blossom.

Winter is coming, and the second woollie vest is made

Four different woollie - both felted and not - items were sewn together for this vest. Very warm.
Added the buttons at the end.
and dispensed with the striped middle which only served to emphasis my thicker waist. It is now a ribbed black knit.

Can't get enough of shirts

Stormed SaveMart today and came home with a huge pile of shirts and other items. Gulp. Now I have no excuse. The sewing machine has been humming today.

Lace shirt

Made up of three different white blouses.