What I have been up to

Over the past month I have been busy mainly with sewing and finishing off some beading projects.

I finished off a light gold beaded bag that I have been working on for about 5 months now.
I used light gold size 11 seed beads for the main body and a mixture of seed beads Swarovski cyrstals and pearls to make the Tassel.

Little munchkins giveaway

I have just entred a giveaway for some O + S patterns that Little munchkins is offering on her blog...I love both patterns but I tend to favour girl patterns so this time I will go for the boy pattern and give myself a challenge.
Gemma

Japanese Meshwork

What is Japanese Meshwork?

You use strips of fabric or ribbon which you weave in layers to make different patterns.
Depending on the pattern, you may have 2 or 3 layers. Depending on the pattern you will have 2-4 colours or different fabrics. The strips of fabric have double sided tape ironed onto them before weaving ( I used a product called Steam a seam 2 ) .
I will add some pics of some of the different patterns I have done.

This pattern I have named Mitsubishi Star. I have used 2 different fabrics , with 3 layers of weaving.

The drink bottle carrier is a different pattern based on patchwork pattern called Tumbling Blocks. In this one I have used three different fabrics and three layers.

I will add some more pictures later.

pif

I will make a handmade gift for the first 3 interested people who comment on this post. I have 365 days to do it in…What it will be and when it will arrive is a total surprise!The catch is that you must participate as well: you must have a blog and before you leave your comment here, write up a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going.(just cut and paste this one if you like!, which I did)

New to blogging

Well here goes, this is my first bash at doing a blog. I have no idea how to go about this and will be learning every step of the way.
My name is Gemma and I live in Bridgetown Western Australia.
I am married to a wonderful man, Brad and I have been married for 29 years.
We have 3 children
5 grand children.
I love to keep busy creating new projects in the kitchen or making a wide varieties of craft.
I am into japanese meshwork,patchwork,beading,teddy bear making and general sewing.
I am into vintage caravans and old holdens and go away regularly with a group of others who like old vans.