co. clare waterfalls

On a resent weekend away I was blown away,by the sound and sight of this magnificent waterfall in Ennistymon Co.Clare.

flowers

hi bloggers, thanks so much for the recent comments,
I resently picked these delicate blooms from shrubs and trees in our garden I thought they looked so pretty in this inexpensive jug from Ikea that Ive gone ahead and planted several types of cut flowers which will be in bloom during the summer months.So its a case of waiting for mother nature to do her magic and provide me with lots and lots of Fressias, Gladiolus, Sweetpea, Gipsophila and Astors to adorn our home this summer:)

Project: White Linen Kaftan

Hi Bloggers, well Ive been really lazy with the blogging, but not so lazy with the sewing-so here's a look at my latest project.
I have decided to make a kaftan from two metres of white very light weight linen that Ive had for ages. The pretty lace I bought in a little shop in Co.Kildare and I embellished with silver thread as with the L.W.D in my last post.
I hope to post lots more as I will be making lots of pieces for my upcoming market stall. Hope you enjoy my post, have a great week :)

LWD

This weekend's project; A L.W.D. for my daughter. After watching Pride and Prejudice I was inspired to make this little garment from a remnant of jersey embroidered with a little flower which I embellished a little with silver thread on the bodice only.




The ribbon is kinda recycled from two pieces of crochet ribbon ripped from a previous project and a lenght of silver ribbon previously used to tie a Christmas present I joined them together with a basic zig zag stitch.




The sleeve design is similar to one on a dress worn by Keira Knightly in the film. I also decided on an empire line for the same reason.




Now that I am happy with my pattern maybe I will make a full lenght version watch this space :)

Little Luxury

My favourite perfume Chanel No.5. oh the luxury!
:)

Tea for Two

This weekend's project: I made a matching toile tea cosy and iron board.
Thanks for all your lovely comments on my aprons. Have a great week dolls :)

Toiles

I've chosen french toile in 100% cotton for these two very different aprons. They're both hard wearing and washable. They would look great hanging on a hook in the kitchen when not in use!
*Interesting Facts* Toile is the french for cloth. The most famous toile is Toile de Jouy, it takes it's name from a small french village near Versailles, where in 1760, a Barvarian called Christophe-Philipe Oberkampf established a cotton print factory.
:)