Ajoure Blog http://ajoureblog.com Quilting . Embroidering . Stitching . Knitting . Crocheting . Upholstering . Decorating Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:48:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 A Cute Outfit for Your Kindle – Updated! http://ajoureblog.com/2012/03/18/a-cute-outfit-for-your-kindle-updated/ http://ajoureblog.com/2012/03/18/a-cute-outfit-for-your-kindle-updated/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:48:55 +0000 Audwina http://ajoureblog.com/?p=2483 So I picked up my Kindle from the post office yesterday, brought it home to dress it up in the outfit I made…..and it didn’t fit!!

So I made another one in different colours. Just as well because it goes much better with the bunny blossom Gelaskin I put on it.

It’s less puffy than the first one too – I prefer it.

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]]> http://ajoureblog.com/2012/03/18/a-cute-outfit-for-your-kindle-updated/feed/ 3 How a Chanel Jacket is Born http://ajoureblog.com/2012/03/17/how-a-chanel-jacket-is-born/ http://ajoureblog.com/2012/03/17/how-a-chanel-jacket-is-born/#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:56:18 +0000 Audwina http://ajoureblog.com/?p=2480 Quilted, classic and they’ll cost you an arm and a leg!

This video gives us a little peek into how those jackets are made.

Via Jezebel

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]]> http://ajoureblog.com/2012/03/17/how-a-chanel-jacket-is-born/feed/ 1 A Cute Outfit for Your Kindle http://ajoureblog.com/2012/03/13/a-cute-outfit-for-your-kindle/ http://ajoureblog.com/2012/03/13/a-cute-outfit-for-your-kindle/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:22:33 +0000 Audwina http://ajoureblog.com/?p=2476 So I just ordered a Kindle from Amazon.

Don’t get me wrong, I love actual paper books but there are some I’d like to read once only.

So I though it would be nice to have a little “jacket” to keep it in, and a quick google search revealed a plethora of patterns. I used this one from Sew Mama Sew and here is the result!

Of course now I’m terrified the Kindle won’t fit in it! But no matter, as this only took me an afternoon to make.

See the pattern here.

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Our plan was to make our own version of these lovely coin purses, and although we managed it, it was hard. Really hard.

We ran all over town collecting the supplies, but we had to compromise on the buttons. The pattern calls for the self-covering buttons, which we found but we could only find the type with “teeth”.

This turned out to be a huge problem because by the time you have your outer fabric, batting and the zip it was impossible to snap the two bits of the buttons together. So in the end we cheated and glued them in.

The end result isn’t bad for a first attempt but after almost 12 hours straight hand-sewing these things, I don’t think I could face doing any more. There are rumours of bigger buttons, which would make this much easier so if I find those I might consider it.

 

 

 

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]]> http://ajoureblog.com/2012/03/09/macaroon-purses/feed/ 0 Macaroon Coin Purse http://ajoureblog.com/2012/03/01/macaroon-coin-purse/ http://ajoureblog.com/2012/03/01/macaroon-coin-purse/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:59:37 +0000 Audwina http://ajoureblog.com/?p=2466 I know my absence has been long and unexplained, and I apologise.

The last few months have been shockingly chaotic: I moved house from one end of the country to the other, I lost a family member, I changed jobs, my cat died. I could go on…

Anyway, I’m back and ready to pick up crafty stuff where I left off.

This weekend in fact my friend Emilie and I will be making these adorable coin purses that look just like macaroons! And the best part is that there’s no machinery required!

See the rest of the pattern here.

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]]> http://ajoureblog.com/2012/03/01/macaroon-coin-purse/feed/ 1 The Knitted Hotel Room http://ajoureblog.com/2011/12/01/the-knitted-hotel-room/ http://ajoureblog.com/2011/12/01/the-knitted-hotel-room/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:57:57 +0000 Audwina http://ajoureblog.com/?p=2460 The Hotel Pelirocco in Brighton features a room called “Do Knit Disturb”. The room features a lamp, duvet, toothpaste and toothbrush, telephone cover and matching curtains, a traditional English breakfast and a do not disturb sign.

The room was created by artist Kate Jenkins who spent two and a half weeks knitting or crocheting each item.

Book now to avoid disappointment!

 

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]]> http://ajoureblog.com/2011/12/01/the-knitted-hotel-room/feed/ 0 A Crocheted Skeleton Scarf http://ajoureblog.com/2011/10/08/a-crocheted-skeleton-scarf/ http://ajoureblog.com/2011/10/08/a-crocheted-skeleton-scarf/#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:09:18 +0000 Audwina http://ajoureblog.com/?p=2450 This amazing scarf made by Fabienne Gassmann is hand-crocheted with the image of a human skeleton.

I’m so impressed, I wouldn’t even know where to start!

Images courtesy of Fabienne Gassmann.

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See more here.

Image courtesy of Maskull Lasserre.

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Beautiful!

Images courtesy of Turquesa Pistachio @ Recylart.

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]]> http://ajoureblog.com/2011/09/24/necklaces-made-from-plastic/feed/ 1 My Cat Has Gone Missing… http://ajoureblog.com/2011/09/21/my-cat-has-gone-missing/ http://ajoureblog.com/2011/09/21/my-cat-has-gone-missing/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:23:35 +0000 Audwina http://ajoureblog.com/?p=2455 It didn’t occur to me to use Twitter and my blog to highlight this horrible situation I’m in, so here goes.

My beautiful cat has been missing for 3 weeks now. On the 30th August, I fed him in the evening as usual and he went out like he normally does but he never came back and I haven’t seen him since. He’s been “fixed” so wandering off for days on end is completely out of character.

I’ve called all the shelters, the local city council and the SSPCA but nobody has heard anything. I’ve put up posters in my immediate neighbourhood and a 1/4 mile radius around my house.

The worst thing is that I’m moving to the other end of the country in about a month and I can’t bear the thought that he’ll turn up after I’m gone.

Anyone reading this who lives in Edinburgh (UK) in the Broughton/New Town/London Road area please keep a lookout in case he’s been mistaken for a stray, or get in touch if you’ve seen him.

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