meteor messenger

I had the rare privilege of a weekend afternoon of uninterrupted time as the young prince went to his first football match with friends. So I got to making this cute little messenger bag for my cousin's 12th Birthday. I have been thinking out how to make it all week and I think it turned out really well.I used a black drill and the rest is sling off-cuts. I just adore the fabric on the front its called meteor on the selvage and its close to my favourite of the retro screen prints I've come across.

I lined it with another off cut, stripey gelatti for the main part and yellow for the flap. I'm really happy with the end result it was one of those great moments of the outcome exceeding what I had envisaged.


I hope the recipient is equally impressed.

busy busy tired

Its terribly easy to get of the habit of blogging for a few days and then suddenly its a few weeks. I've been so caught up in getting uni stuff finished (yay) then super tired after doing the crap house cleaning job (nay) and then all excited and nervous over applying for, interviewing and getting a 'real' job (quadruple yay).

So the blogging has been on the back burner, very little cratyness happening down this way. Although the white tiger I had here for the weekend did some lovely spontaneous crafting of his own and made a paper transformer! And this mornings trip to two newly discovered oppys has made some inspiration begin to bubble.
Lots of wonderful doll hair I am seeing with this bunch of wool, the ginger mohair should be most fun! The teapot, cups and box all came from the free tub and I think will make great pots for succulents to sell and the school. We've got a parents club up and running which is proving to be a lovely distraction and so far very welcoming and down to earth.