Stripy tights....

I finished my bunting commission and as I had to work all weekend I knew I wouldn't get any shop stuff done so I had a little break and made something for me.

Is it me or is bunting really hard to photograph! There was some blue and red too but I got fed up of trying to photograph it.
On to the stripy tights yay, Kate over at lilipopo has started a project called Twelve Dancing Princesses she is very kindly e-mailing anyone who wishes to have a go, her own embroidery pattern for the first princess. There will be 6 all together with each one coming in 2 sizes so 12 in all. Kate embroiders and draws the most amazing girls and fairies and they all have lovely stripy tights, oh how I love the stripy tights. Now I have my own little princess with stripy tights here she is.

This is my first attempt, I love how she's turned out. I have used quite wintery colours as she is a winter princess. It's lovely to craft something for your own home and you can make whatever you like with your princesses. I would like to make a quilt out of them, so I am doing them all on a linen Square and I'll work out how to join them later. There is a flickr group too lilipopo princesses Every one is totally different which is brilliant.
Completely random (who me ?) but I brought these today on a little trip round our local town, I was hoping for some charity shop bargains but will have to make do with these little clips instead (they were still a bargain, only a couple of pence)

  

They are for the girls really so I thought I would take a picture before they get lost.
This week I am planning to make a pin cushion for my Mum in laws Birthday, I had made one for her previously but there was an incident with their dog. We won't say any more ! Hopefully I will be able to make some extra for the shop.
Have a happy week,

Emma x