Year in review 2014 (part two)

July

August

September

October

Autumn wreath Ta-Dah

November

December

So here's the last of my review posts, taking us from July to December, so with a happy heart I bid farewell to 2014, not the easiest of years here at the Summerhouse.

Here hoping 2015 is full of all good things.......

Clare xx

Year in Review 2014 (part one)

January

Hello.......... today I thought I'd share another little look back post,  so here's the first half of last year.

January was full of good intentions for the new year, starting new calenders and projects, health kicks and trying to commit to finishing some WIP's (really must get around to them.....)

February

Arrived with the promise of  the Spring to come, the garden woke up, while I worked on a yarn bombing project and made a cute little heart garland for Valentines day.

March

Saw a summerhouse full of flowers inside and out, crocheted and real and my Springtime wreath back on the wall.  With good post days and some of my work in a local craft exhibition.

April

Saw me come down with a case of Mandalitis, like many others in Blogland, more yarn bombing creations were made for the Woollen woods this time, with a Birthday, Easter and a trip out, it was good month all in all.

May

Was Just rosie, with more Yarn flowers, this time for a new wreath. A first glimpes of the Yarn bombing installed at the Woollen Woods, plus a magical trip to the bluebells.

June

Saw a grand Ta-Dah, stitching and more mandala's, plus a wonderful surprise of seeing my Summertime wreath pictured in Crafts Beautiful magazine.

Ta-Dah

So that was the first six months of 2014, everything was going swimmingly craftwise, so I decided it was best to focus on that, as health wise things were going very wrong, with a full on relapse of my ME/Lyme disease.

I'll be back next time with the rest of the year .......

Happy Crafting

Clare xx

2013: Year in Review : part two

Hello....... So here's part two of the Summerhouse review of the year, we're starting where we left off Summer time yippee

July:

July was about outside living with knitting and crocheting going alfresco, and a weekend away with friends at the Maverick festival. A couple of cards made and some more bunting for Yarndale. Out in the Summerhouse garden things were blooming..........

So much so I thought it best to make a second mosaic to celebrate all thing floral. Ahhh the colour.

 August :

 

August was trips to the Seaside, while on holiday in Suffolk and making lots of creatures, birdie's and a mini ladybug. I also got my paints out and started painting some Alice in Wonderland watercolours for the craft club exhibition

As for the Summerhouse garden, in was flowers galore.

  September :

By September it was time to start thinking about the Wintertime wreath, with just enough time to make some more bunting a pen pot cosy as well as a 'Cute and Easy pin cushion.  it also saw me starting to learn a new craft embroidery and I'm loving it.  Also a weekend away in the beautiful New Forrest.

  As for nature, well it was doing what it dose best out in the garden, with still so much in bloom.

October:

October saw us hunkering down with yarn and needles. I finished my first piece of embroidery a blossom tree, while outside the leaves were turning. Lots of yarniness too with flowers, a butterfly and hearts needed to go with the little Tilda birdie I made for my hanging bird garland.

  Out in the garden the autumn flowers were taking over with cyclamen and wind anemones coming out, but the Summer plants were hanging in there too, my the Roses have been so lovely this year.

November :

November brought storms and sunsets, and a focus on wreath making with Roses, Mistletoe and snow flakes and a poppy for Remembrance day, resting up and crafting in bed with my faithful crafting assistant.

  and still lots of colour to be found out in the garden if you know where to look........

December:

So we made it to December a time of  frosts, candles and snuggliy socks. With a flurry of wreath related activity it was ready in time to celebrate the Winter Solstice. I love the way this mosaic is so icy blue. I also completed and mounted my Alice in Wonderland Watercolours. Only two more makes to complete for the February exhibition deadline and of course my fab new  rainbow Pro Waves hooks, I be putting them to good use in 2014.

So lovely to see that we still have Roses in bloom out in the garden along with quite a few other summer flowers to.

Time for one last look and my completed Wintertime wreath, it was a real achievement to get this finished with my already poor health going into the relapse in August.  I've spent the last few months mostly stuck in bed feeling pretty rotten, so it good to look back and see that even with feeling so  poorly I have achieved something this year.

I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who popped by the Summerhouse this past year, I always love to read the comments that are left, they really do cheer me on, even if I don't get around to replying to them all.  It's been great to see you, shall we do it all again next year? I have plenty of WIP's and new makes planned

Wishing you and your and yours a Very Happy and Healthy 2014

I hope it's going to be a good one

Clare xx

2013: Year in review : part one

Hello... So there's not much left of 2013, over the past few days I've been looking back through the photo archives.  I think this time of year makes you more reflective looking back at what has passed. I know some say you should only look forward but it's been great fun looking back through the photo's from my first year of blogging and making some monthly mosaics. 

Here's the first six months of the year in photo form, I made a mini one for January before I started this blog as it seemed weird not to have a January. I hope you enjoy looking at the photos and I also wanted to say thank you for all the friendship and support you have offered me this year.

January:

January was mostly about snow and crocheted flowers, it was a new year resolution to try make a crocheted wreath, to celebrate the Spring.  I also started making my Purple leaf cushion which I'm ashamed to say is still not finished.

February:

 

February, saw the first signs of Spring in the garden, the start of my little blog and lots of different crafts from yarniness to card make. The Summerhouse was set up again as my crafting shed after being packed away at Christmas time.

March:

March was Spring flowers galore outside and in, with a rush to try and get the Springtime wreath finished to celebrate the equinox, I didn't quite make it but I did get it finished in time for Easter.

Here it is my first ever big crochet project completed learning as I went, I really enjoyed the whole wreath making process, with Roses, Primroses Daffodils, blooms and blossom.

April:

  

April saw birthday trips out and crocheted flower brooches made for a giveaway as well as a charity auction and my favourite time of the year Easter, I think I love it more than Christmas. Plus lots of fun was had making a cute felt Strawberry and a Whale, the first item towards the craft club exhibition.

May:

  Such a late Spring we had this year with late snow delaying the flowers, yes we had Tulips in May as well as the glorious wisteria in bloom.  May also saw several trips out in search of Bluebells that were very behind schedule. There was lots of yarniness with granny pennants made for yarndale and papercrafts, all thing birdie from cards,to felt birdies for bunting and a charity bird brooch made to raise funds for 'Ovacome'

June :

 

  June, wonderful June brought the Roses back to the Summerhouse garden, with lots of Birthday's needing lots of Handmade cards. A Mad Hatter make, for the craft club exhibition, and  a rice crispy robot from the moon. More brooches, bunting and granny squares and time spent out in the garden again, and at last after much waiting I finally found a sea of gorgeous bluebells in the woods.

Well that the first six months then, I've loved making and looking at the mosaics, with so much wonderful colour everywhere, I'll be back soon with the rest of the year in review, I hope you enjoyed looking at the pictures.

 Just before I go I've shared a  video review of the year that google made for me, all the images picked randomly by them, of happening here at the Summerhouse. Hopefully it will play OK

See you soon
Clare xx