I love drawing but always feel as though I should take up painting or go back to screen printing or something to bring my work to life and give it colour and depth. The only problem is I think I'm a bit too lazy to get the paints out and I don't really have a space dedicated… Continue reading A little machine embroidery lesson…
Tag: machine embroidery
Hello 2013!…
It's time to look back at the last twelve months at gilhoolie and make some real plans for 2013. Sometimes I can't believe some of the events below only happened a matter of months ago and I have to say, I'm really looking forward to more fun and learning in the next twelve months. So,… Continue reading Hello 2013!…
Lampshade decisions…
Oh dear, another dilemma at gilhoolie! This time, what to cover my big antique lampshade in. I've been trawling the internet since I stumbled across my lovely lampshade and base in an antique shop and finally made a decision today, hooray! You know when you have an idea in your head and you just can't… Continue reading Lampshade decisions…
Practice makes perfect…
It's been all about practicing this week. I finally stripped my old lampshade frame yesterday. I think I had been putting it off because I was worried about what I'd find and there didn't seem much point until I had chosen some fabric to recover it with. Amazingly, the horrible, faded, dusty cover came off… Continue reading Practice makes perfect…
Our house is becoming a gilhoolie gallery…
I keep telling myself it won't be long until the sun's shining so that I have an excuse to buy some new clothes, have a barbeque and sit in the garden sipping a nice cold glass of Pimm's... well you have to dream don't you?! At least I finished this machine embroidered picture today, oh… Continue reading Our house is becoming a gilhoolie gallery…
Recipe competition – win one of my tea-towels!
Ana from Granada in Spain recently ordered one of my machine embroidered cup of tea tea-towels from my Etsy shop. I found out yesterday it is going to be a prize for a recipe competition on her blog Cazarecetas. You can read the English translation here. It's not a brilliant translation but gives you a… Continue reading Recipe competition – win one of my tea-towels!
Handmade little present…
I decided to make an egg cosy for a little girl's birthday present this week. Okay so it's not the latest expensive girly toy but it's hand-made, personalised and I had fun making it while the boys played with their friends... It's good practice for next week too, when I'm planning on machine embroidering my… Continue reading Handmade little present…
Tricky joined-up writing…
Sometimes, when I look at all the amazing creative work people post on the Internet I feel a bit overwhelmed, but other times I am incredibly inspired. Okay, so this is just a tea-towel idea but any inspiration is good I think. This time I was inspired by Charlotte Macey and her lovely machine embroidered… Continue reading Tricky joined-up writing…
And finally…
I know I said I'd written my last blog post for 2011 but when you feel like being creative it can't be helped and this is just a really quick one! Besides, all the Christmas shopping is done, presents wrapped, cards posted, just some mince pies to make (and mulled wine to drink!) I've been… Continue reading And finally…
I love drawing, but not running…
I'm not a natural runner, but I used to run every week, without fail, round the streets where I live. And I have to say I didn't enjoy it much. The only things that kept me going were 1. knowing I would feel good about it afterwards and 2. Looking at all the houses as… Continue reading I love drawing, but not running…
