Jacket zip changed

The zip on Mr G's jacket broke and I have spent the last two afternoons replacing it with one I found in my stash... 

Result... Jacket saved 

😁😁😁👍👍👍

crochet palm tree amigurimi

I am adding this palm tree to the nativity scene that I made a few years ago.. What do you think of it? 

Beading

Mending a broken necklace which has sentimental value for a friend. 

mending espadrilles

today I have been mending a pair of espadrilles belonging to my daughter.

The thread they were sewn to gather with had snapped, so I unpicked the old thread and replaced it with some new slightly thicker string. 

New foam filling for IKEA Ektorp sofa seat cushions

Berofe stuffing

After stuffing.

I decided to refill my sagging Ektorp seat cushions. By unzipping the space on the inner cushions and packing the space in between the original feather topping and the sponge part with polyester foam from the inside of pillows I bought! 

A quick, very easy and cheap job. The hardest part was sweeping up the feathers.

Very pleased with the results. 

Dress finished

My dress is finished. Using one and a half hands. It's a tea dress style from a Burda magazine from last winter. Very cool and comfortable. Not sure I would have the same curved seam on the centre back if I make another one. 

getting better

Just a small bandage now 😁

crafting stopped again

Ah well. Another setback to the crafting as I had to have further surgery on my left hand as the tendon had got stuck in the scar tissue 😑

Hope to get back to it as soon as possible 👍😁

sewing

The pattern

The material 

Have just cut out this lovely material to make this tea style dress.. 

Espadrille straps

Decided to add some straps to the espadrilles I made. I think that they look more me with the straps than without them. 

DIY Espadrilles

I have been sewing some espadrilles. I found the soles in a shop in Malaga and made my own pattern for the tops. 

Thanks to Agata at No time to sew for the lovely owl material that you gifted to me last year! 

The photos document the process of making them! I hope to make some more in the future. 

It was well worth the sore thumb 

👍😊

physiotherapy...

Tens machine in action for my second round of physiotherapy. My little finger looks straight in this photo, but it's permanently stuck in an awkward bent position as the tendon is trapped in the scar tissue...

Watercolor marker pens

My lovely daughter gave me some beautiful watercolor marker pens for my birthday.

I am now an official pensioner 😱

I've been playing with them this afternoon following a few tutorials on YouTube

You can tell the first bee painting from the second one I think 🐝🎨🤣

waiting for physio

I have an appointment to have two weeks of physiotherapy on my little finger following the operation I had for dyupetrons in August.

I have been exercising at home but.. 

Anyway if the physio doesn't work I may have to have another operation to repair the tendon in my finger 😑

Hope to be back crafting as soon as possible 

👍🤞

Back to knitting again

Following the operation on my dyupetrons it has taken a very long time to recuperate. 

Mt hand is better than it was, but I'm still suffering from numbness and pins and needles, which is worse in the cold weather. 

Despite this, I have managed to do exercise and massage whilst waiting for physio.. 

So I am happy to begin to do a few more things as it has been very frustrating.. The knitting is slowly growing.. A jumper for myself 😁