Finished WIP: Loo Roll Embroidery

In a previous post I mentioned a WIP and I'm pleased to say it is now finished!

 

This little number has now taken up residence in the downstairs loo, and I'm quite pleased with how it looks. It's my first embroidery project so the stitching is a bit wonky and uneven but I think that adds to the quirkiness of the pattern. And practise makes perfect so the next embroidery will be neater! 

Cute french memo boards

I thought I would share some pics of the special orders I had for some of my french memo boards which were destined to be Christmas pressies.

 'Penny'
Butterfly print in different shades of pink and purples with narrow baby pink satin ribbon
16x20 inches, £15

 'Cute as a Cupcake'
Cream fabric with mini cupcake pattern, and narrow baby blue satin ribbon

14x16 inches, £12

 'Cute as a Cupcake'

Cream fabric with mini cupcake pattern, and narrow baby pink satin ribbon
14x16 inches, £12

14x16 inches, 2 for £22 if you buy two the same

All of these boards are available to order - please email admin@princesscrafts.co.uk or leave a comment if you would like to order one!

Bespoked memo board

As well as the regular stock memo boards that I make, I sometimes take bespoke orders. This is the latest commissioned board, and it has turned out rather well.

It is a fairly small board (12x16 inches) so I managed to use some remnant fabric left over from some cushion covers. Luckily, I had a complete flower so was able to show off the design to its best.

Teamed with a narrow silver satin ribbon and silver studs, this board will be perfect in my Mum-in-Law's study! And the best part (for her anyway) is that is barely cost a thing as she already had the board and I already had the rest of the materials! Just goes to show it is worth keeping remnant pieces of fabric 'just in case'!!

Time to measure up!

I got a fab desk calendar for Christmas which is jam packed with sewing ideas...

..and there are some great projects to get your teeth into. I think I will start with this funky pencil case/makeup bag.

 I even managed to get some cheap and cheerful tape measures in Ikea for only 25p each!!

 Now all I need is a zip and some backing fabric.

New Look!

How do you like the new look blog? Princess Crafts finally has a proper official logo, YAY!!

Let me know how you like it :)

Baking is good for the soul...

...and so is cake!

I love to bake just as much as I like to eat cake. Unfortunately eating cake doesn't do my waistline many favours, so now I generally stick to baking for occasions when it can be shared out. This weekend I shall be baking an early birthday cake for my Hubby as we are having an early celebration on Sunday.

Here are a few photos of cakes I've baked recently:

 Cherry cupcakes with buttercream icing

 Lemon curd cupcakes with lemon frosting

 Vanilla cupcakes with pink vanilla frosting

 Car cake with buttercream icing

 Lavender cupcakes with lavender frosting

 Mince pies (I know, technically not a cake but it's still baking!)

 Pineapple and coconut cakes

Red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting

 Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

 Christmas cake with royal icing

 3 tier cake, fruit, chocolate sandwich and red velvet wit fondant icing

Fruit cake with fondant icing

Ooh, now I really want cake...

Lovely Sewing Goodness

After literally months of saying 'I wish I had an iPhone' I eventually upgraded my three year old (and kinda dinosaur-ish) handset and got myself a brand spanking new iPhone in glorious shiny black chic-ness!!

And, no decent iPhone should be without a decent cover to protect it from all the nasties life has the throw at it (keys in the bottom of your bag, getting dropped, getting scuffed etc). So, I headed over to Sew You and asked the lovely Abi to make me one and this is what I got!!!

 A super cute and totally girlie pink cupcake phone case! Handmade especially for ME!!

 I has a cute pink button and matching elastic to stop the phone coming out...

AND a cute wee pocket on the back, the perfect size for a train ticket or an emergency fiver (oo that's a good idea!)

If you want one, pop over to Sew You Handmade's brand spanking new uber cute and wonderful website and get in quick as she is a busy lady!! She makes all sorts of gorgeous goodies in some FABulous fabrics!

Now, if I had an iPad, I would get a matching case...