Evening All!

Hi everyone,
Hope you've enjoyed your Sunday, whatever you were up to. I went foraging for sloes, haws and rosehips with a friend I haven't seen for a few weeks - it was great to catch up as we filled a couple of bags with hedgerow goodies...and this morning a bumper crop of kale, leeks, and potatoes came in from the garden. No need for Mr Tesco today :)
On a crafty note, I'm dead chuffed that I've finished some purpley gift bracelets that I've been struggling with for some time. In the end, my first adventure with memory wire led to something I'm happy with. I'll definitely be using memory wire again, it's a lot of fun.

Have a great evening! Nic x

Happy Sunday!

I hope everyone is having a lovely weekend, the weather here in Derbyshire has turned very wet, but yesterday morning was lovely and so I thought I'd take a photo of my lovely boy Ben and the footpath where we regularly walk.  I wanted to try and capture the colour of the trees and hedges, to show the changing season, yep Autumn is definitely here.     

                                                            
Now the clocks have gone back, what did you do with the extra hour?  I was going to have a lie in, but one of my cats had other ideas and woke me up by tapping my face with his paw, well, he wanted his breakfast and doesn't know about the clocks changing - you know what they say "cats don't have owners, they have servants"!  I've just started a new knitting project for my friend Danielle who is due to have a baby, I'm knitting a little wrap cardi using an Erika Knight pattern and the yarn is from the Debbie Bliss ecobaby fairtrade collection, 100% cotton and perfect for new baby skin, I'm using cream and will add either a pink or blue organza ribbon once the baby has arrived.
                                                         
Also, thanks to Jules for creating this fab blog and I think I've finally decided on what I'm going to make for the current craft challenge, just need to make sure I have everything I need in my stash.  Can't wait to see what everyone else makes and we'll be posting photos of all the lovely creations after 20th November.  Happy crafting everyone,
Jo
x

October 2011 Project

This month's project finishes on Sunday 20th November 2011.

Our theme is:
Animals

And our colour is:
Blue-green

Additional colour:
Red-orange

Good luck, happy crafting and don't forget to send us a photo of your finished project! :)

Welcome

Hello and welcome to our new project blog!

Every month, The Tree House Project will issue a new craft challenge. 

Anyone is free to participate and submit photos of their work, and any craft may be used, for example papercrafting, ceramics, papier mache, jewellery, sewing, knitting/crochet, painting and drawing, embroidery, print making, metal working, weaving/looming, woodworking, calligraphy, stained glass, clay – even cupcakes! It’s a great opportunity to try something new, or pick up a hobby you haven’t indulged in for a while.

The aim of the project is to jump-start our creativity by using what we already have. There is a £2 “wiggle room” allowance – for cotton, glue, buttons, or anything else you might need to complete your project. Or maybe something repurposed from a charity shop that will be the foundation of your project.

You may keep, donate, give or sell your project when finished, and ideas may be freely shared and used by other participants – first and foremost, we’re here to learn from and inspire each other.

Each month Jo will select a theme and colour at random for the challenge and give the finish date.

Black and white are always allowed, and an additional optional colour will be included to complement/contrast the main colour, or in case you don’t have anything at all in the main colour in your existing stash – but remember that you may have paint, ink, pens or even food colouring that could alter your work, we really want people to join in without spending money. You might like to ask on Freecyle (or your local equivalent) for items, and sometimes shops have “Free” boxes on the pavement with unwanted items just waiting to be crafted into something spectacular. If your project is nature-based, dried leaves and flowers or twigs and seed heads might be used. Be imaginative!

If you have any questions or queries please feel free to email us. 

The current project and details are shown on the current project page and past projects are all on the past project page!