Fantasia Wreath

Hello......... A few weeks ago I was pondering over the themes for our Craft Club exhibition ad suddenly realised that it wouldn't take too much work to convert my Wintertime wreath to fit the theme of Fantasia.

I watched some clips of the movie online and hatched a plan.

So  first off I started to dewinter the wreath removing the berries, little bird and teal baubles. Ready to start pinning all things fantasia. 

You see most of what I needed was already there on the wreath Waltzing flowers and snowflakes, little mushrooms and swirling leaves, I just needed to add a few more things and I'd be done.

So I needed dancing snowflakes

For which I added extra felt snowflakes with a little bead in the centre for some sparkle

I needed  a Fantasia Fairy too

Who I found ready and waiting for a wreath adventure on the blossom tree lights in my room

and of course lots and lots of cute little mushrooms.

You remember them from the Waltz of the flowers right! so cute ! 

So it was time for the fun bit putting it all together.

  Shall we go on a little tour,

Here's the bottom half of the wreath with it's fantasia fairy (who's looking right at home already) and of course lots of added snow flakes and sequin flowers,

On the sides of the wreath I've added groups of little mushrooms amongst the tinsel pom poms and flowers

The top of the wreath is pretty similar other than adding some snowflakes to try and cover the holly berries in the hope the leaves will look a bit like the dancing thistles.

Ta-Dah

My fantasia wreath, just a subtle change really from the Wintertime wreath but hopefully it works. So that's one more thing finished for the Exhibition which starts at the end of the month, still lots to finish off though.

It's all mask making and bunting finishing here at the moment.

Happy Crafting 

Clare x

Grow your Blog..........

Hello and Welcome to the Summerhouse by the Sea.

This is the first time I've taken part in the 'Grown your blog 'party held by  2 Bags Full and to be totally honest with you I only remembered in the nick of time that it's running today, oops never mind.

 

So my names Clare and I've been blogging for a couple of years now at the Summerhouse by the Sea here in the UK.  Above is a picture of my lovely Old  I mean vintage Summerhouse which is home to my crafting and is affectionately know around these parts as the shed.

Where I love to create all sorts of things from crochet to arts and crafts, there is always something going on here and a ever growing pile of WIP's

Since I've been blogging and crocheting I've been making seasonal wreaths and last year saw me complete the set with my Summer and Autumn Wreaths and I was lucky enough to have a picture of my Summertime wreath published in Crafts Beautiful magazine, (such a wonderful surprise)

I'm in blanket making mode at the moment, working on a couple of Attic 24 Cosy Blankets and also a granny blanket. I'm a bit of a one for starting new projects.

As well as working on getting things finished for a local craft exhibition due to start at the end of February with themes of The Owl and the Pussycat, Fantasia, Egypt and Masks (still in the planning stage eek).

So what else goes on here at the Summerhouse, well a lots of resting too as I suffer with quite severe ME/Lyme disease and spend most of my time stuck in bed, but a positive of this is it's led me to discover my creative side, as regular readers will know I had a bit of a tough time with my health over the last twelve months and my blog and all the other lovely like minded people you meet in blogland have helped cheer me on through the tough times so I very grateful for that.

 One last thing you all should know about the Summerhouse is that it stands in a garden full of beautiful flowers and I quite often like to share mosaic's of what's going on out in the garden.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you have enjoyed you're visit. I've recently set up a Facebook page for the blog which you can find 'here'  feel free to have a look around the blog archive too.

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Happy Crafting

Clare xx

 

Wintertime Wreath 2014

Hello.......... Yesterday I spent some time re pinning my Wintertime wreath yippee

Here's how it looked last year when it was first completed, I thought that I was just going to re pin it as was but no, my creative side took over as always, so this years wreath has some new elements.

The Holly is still there

As are the Stars

Roses

Mistletoe

and Ribbon Flowers.

The frosty lacy Stars

and blossoms are back too

This year however I've also added in some of the items from my Autumn Wreath,  The little crocheted frosts are staying

as are the silver leaves

I've also added in these super cute Toadstool, that I purchased at Christmas at Kew Gardens

and of course the baubles, glitter stars and tinsel pompoms are back for the season as are a few berries from Autumn

So would you like a little tour of the New Wintertime wreath?

The left side of the wreath

The top

The right side (how I'm loving those toadstools )

The Bottom of the wreath

Ta-Dah

The Wintertime wreath is back in town.

Now for a game of spot the difference !! the original wreath is on the left and this years version is on the right.

 Ho ho ho not long to go now.........

Happy Crafting 

Clare xx

Winter Solstice Cosy CAL

Hello and a very Happy Winters Solstice to you all, 

I think it important to mark the Solstices especially the Winter one as they days can only get longer and lighter from here.

This morning we awoke to glorious sunshine here at the Summerhouse, so despite feeling pretty rotten, I've succumbed the dreaded lurgy just in time for Christmas, I was determine to struggle out to the garden and collect some clipping to make a Solstice candle.

I found so much colour out in the garden, Winter Jasmine, Heather, Hebe and some very pretty foliage in oranges and deep reds  sadly the birds have already eaten all the Holly Berries this year, I've never known a Christmas before when the tree had been completely cleared.

I decided this year to make my Solstice Candle using a tea cup, I put a little piece of oasis in the bottom to stand the candle in then covered it with moss finally adding in my flowers and leaves.

Ta-Dah

Here it is on the mantle, I'm planning to burn the candle all day, it already burnt down quite low so I think I'll have to swap the candle for another later.

As for my Cosy blanket here's where I'm up to this week, things have slowed down a little in blanket land with Christmas

but it's roughly the size of a beach towel now.

So here are this weeks colours

57-58 Silver

59-60 Parchment

61-62 Cream

63-64 Mocha

65-66 White Sparkle.

Later today I'll be repining my Wintertime wreath for the Solstice, I do love how the wreath changes with the seasons and hopefully we will be putting the tree up too

Fingers crossed, I'll have one more post for you before Christmas, energy levels permitting as we went on a very special outing on Friday evening to Christmas at Kew Gardens it was such a magical fairyland.

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas

Happy Crafting

Clare xx