Red Stitch Designs Giveaway!

Now that Father's Day is over ( hope you all had a lovely time ) and this week the shops will probably start to stock their shelves with some christmas gear, I thought it was time to have a giveaway! Besides it's my birthday and I feel like it!

I'm giving away these two hanging owls, perfect for your christmas tree or to hang anywhere around the house.

All you have to do to enter is follow Red Stitch Designs on Facebook.......easy peasy!

I'm going to leave this open for 2 weeks, I'll draw a winner on Monday the 19th.

Good Luck!

Flea Market Finds!

It's been a while since I joined in on this one, only because it's been a while since I had something worth while sharing.

You might already know that I have a thing for old suitcase stacks, I might not have the room for them in the current house I'm in but that's not going to stop me.

When a friend and I had a few hours to kill in town the other day,  she suggested we go to the tip shop. I didn't take much convincing, I mean who doesn't like to hunt for treasure!

I was so super pleased when I came across another two suitcases to add to my stack, even more pleased that they were red and only $1 each.

For more Flea Market Finds head on over and say hello to Sophie

Too cute!

I made a couple of owls this morning for a little girl who likes pink and navy, they turned out so sweet I think it would be hard to choose just one!

It's been a huge week with all sorts of things going on around here, I noticed that the bricks have been delivered to our building site which means things are moving there too.

Now I have to get ready for next week because it's going to be massive on the sewing front, it feels as busy as christmas, how does this happen when it's only September? 

Hope you all have a gorgeous weekend!

Today is the day!

It might be the first day of spring but it's also my first day back at Shop Handmade after my time away!

I have posted off a few big parcels of goodies so there should be plenty of stock, some familiar items and a new one. So if you are in Canberra and looking for some lovely handmade goodies please call in and have a look around.......it's the kind of place that you won't leave empty handed or disappointed.

 There will be a load of Christmas items posted shortly so keep an eye out for them.

Today I'm working on....

.... another two advent calendars, this time they are done in more boyish colours as my last two had a girly thing going on.

I love the whole process of making these calendars, they are a bit like piecing a quilt together, the only down fall is they are just as time consuming.

I hope you are all enjoying the the sun shiny days we've been having!

Thanks for stopping by.

Red Stitch Designs is now on Facebook.

Where have I been spending my time.....

I never thought I'd say this but I've been having a bit of fun on Facebook lately and been a bit slack on the blogging side of things. I found it a great way to see what was going on  while I was in hospital, have a bit of fun chatting to friends, I guess the fun is still continuing.......sorry blogger I haven't forgotten you I promise!

Apart from Facebook I have been busy sewing up a storm ready for my return to Shop Handmade this week, so excited to be busy and creative again.

 I packed up two huge parcels full of Red Stitch Designs goodness, now working on filling the next few boxes to the brim.

 I've been talking to a few marketing friends about some of the bigger upcoming markets, I'd love to attend a few this season because they are so much fun and you meet the most beautiful people, but because I've had a few months off the sewing machine I'm not sure if I can pull off the amount of stock I think I'll need......but I'm sure going to give it a go, If I can't well that's just the way it is!

I'll try and blog a bit more in the future, so sorry about that!

Thanks for stopping by.

My Creative Week.

I'm having alot of fun sewing and being creative again, and I know these aren't your traditional Christmas colours but I like them, they're a little bit whimsical and fun!

I have so many projects on the go at the moment, things that are bound for Shop Handmade over the next week or so, I have pears half done, owls, cushions, advent calendars, heart ornaments, I also have things on my to do list which might have to wait a while.

 Earlier in the week Megan's school was celebrating Book Week and the kids were allowed to dress up as wither villains or superheros. Megan chose to go as one of The Incredibles!

 She had so much fun with this character and she was even given an award for her efforts!

I hope you are all have a great week, thanks for stopping by.

Building stock and a house.

Somehow things got busy around here all of a sudden, I don't mind because I enjoy making gorgeous goodies and having a bit of fun with my sewing machine.

This past week has been spent stitching up a few advent calendars and a half dozen union jack cushions, ready for my return to Shop Handmade as of the 1st of September........so excited!

 My pile of cushion tops looked like they'd make great chair covers......that might happen at a later date!

 There has also been a huge amount of action with our house in the past few weeks with the pad and slab going down and this week the frame. We were all concerned about the truck being able to get through the ramp so my husband took down the front fence so the truck could drive straight in and not damage anything. We spoke to the builder and told him to go through the fence, not the ramp. What do you think the "no brain" truck driver did?

 Being blind and not being able to see that there was no front fence and that trucks had already being using this route ( there were tyre tracks ) he decided to do what we had asked him not to do.

 Totally destroyed our ramp, ripped it to pieces and bent one of the big timber posts. As you can imagine it wasn't a happy day!

On the other hand this does make me happy......seeing the frame going up. See the front room where the men are working, that's my sewing room..... woooohoooo!

51 weeks to go!

Yay how exciting only 51 weeks to go until the London Olympics! I was supposed to share this with you a week ago when the Olympics were 1 year away, I mean it should have only taken me a few hours to complete but I ran out of steam part way into it.........so now I'm celebrating 51 weeks!

 I have a style in mind for our new house, a mix of old and new furniture with a few eclectic pieces thrown into the mix.........this cushion fits in perfectly with what I'm after. I love it so much I think I'll make it a Red Stitch Design regular when I'm up and running again.......shouldn't be too much longer.

I just want to give out a huge virtual hug to all of you who have sent me messages of support, they all mean so much and I love and appreciate every single one of them. I knew I had some special people in my life but it took something like breast cancer to realise just how special they all really are.

Love and hugs to everyone!

Dress revamp!

 A friends daughter is making her Holy Communion on Saturday and the little dress she had needed a little something doing to it across the front.

So yesterday I spent the morning relaxing and making these soft little flowers to attach to the front of her dress.

Hope she likes it!