I nearly went for a light cream and brown fabric but decided that wasn't very practical and chose this. I had thought it was lilies in the shop but was very happy to discover it's actually Clematis.

I finally finished the curtain for the front door and am really pleased with it. Heathcoats had a sale on curtain fabric so I made the whole thing for only £14. It's lined with a flat bedsheet so should keep out any draughts the excluders miss. This is the first curtain I've made and it was harder going than I thought - mainly because of the lining - it involved a lot of ironing and pinning!

And Jack is loving having a new hiding place.

Operation Welcome

Operation Welcome has finally been started. I have been waiting 3 years to get the front of the house sorted. It's so nice to come home to a gorgeous blue door not the peeling factory grey! We took the extra time to strip and restore the original knocker too and I'm really glad we did. Just the gas box, windows and gutters to do!!

Eco (and purse)- friendly Christmas Gift Wrap

We made Christmas wrapping paper! The pic doesn't do it justice as the stars are metallic. I bought a foam star stamp and we stamped to our hearts content. Jack loved it too although had to be really careful as we used acrylic paint! Used up all my copper acrylic so will be heading for the shops tmw for some more.

I decided to make my Christmas wrapping as eco-friendly as I could this year so I have also banned cellotape.

Better Daytime pic of the cuddle cups

Cuddle Cups

Petal in fleece/cord cuddle cup

Poppy in cup with 60z wadding

My first attempts at the Guinea Cuddle Cup - really chuffed with them. The first one I made just with cord outer and fleece then went on to make second with 6oz wadding - holds the shape much better when pigs are fidgetting about in there. Considering making a super size one for the spare bedroom in the new hutch - they don't seem to mess in these like they do the cozies. Sorry the pics are a bit dark! will have to take some more piccies in the morning.

Triangular Bed

I made this triangular bed for the girls last christmas - it's made only from cotton outer layer and fleece lined with a removable fleece pad. As you can see it's never held it's shape too well but they have always loved it and still squeeze in there together!

Pretty in Pink Cavy Cosy

Here is my first attempt at a guinea pig cosy cavy I made for my little pigs - they love having somewhere cosy to hide! And it's a great way to use old fleece jumpers!

Welcome

Welcome to devon rose blog - i am hoping to share my love for all sorts of crafts! Be seeing you soon