Fabric remnant cushion cover

I finished another one of the craft projects on my to do list!  I can't remember how long I've had this cushion, waiting for me to make a cover for it.

I have lots of pretty remnants of fabric but mostly they're too small to make a cushion cover from, so I stitched strips of the pretty fabrics onto a larger piece of cream fabric (which was left over when I shortened a pair of curtains - nothing's wasted in my house!).  I also used some ribbon, ric rac and braid to decorate the cushion.  I wasn't sure what sort of fastening to use on the cushion but decided on a pillow case style closing which I thought would be the simplest to sew.

I still have another cushion to make a cover for too - not sure when I'll get around to that!

 

And something completely different - do you remember the 'Picnic in the Meadow' treasury I posted?  It was chosen as the winning entry to the British Sellers on Etsy treasury challenge! :D  So I get to choose an item from my shop to be the featured item for the next challenge - I've picked my Clockwork Kingfisher print.   I'm posting the entries to the challenge on my facebook page or you can see them here: http://www.etsy.com/teams/6966/british-sellers-on-etsy/discuss/10860330/

British Sellers on Etsy Treasury Challenge #16

The inspiration item for this treasury challenge is a pretty vintage tea party set from Second Home. 

I picked a theme of ‘Picnic in the Meadow’ for this treasury and found some lovely items from Etsy sellers – many of the items I featured are from UK based sellers too.

You can see the treasury in full here: http://www.etsy.com/treasury/Njc4ODE0MnwyNzIzMjA2NzE4/picnic-in-the-meadow

 

This is a British Sellers on Etsy Challenge entry! Anyone can play! Please go to www.etsy.com/teams/6966/british-sellers-on-etsy/discuss/10761821/ to find out more.

Treasury Challenge Winner!

Remember I entered the British Sellers on Etsy Treasury Challenge #10?

I love finding new items on Etsy and bringing them together to make treasuries (they normally take me ages to do so I don't get around to doing very many) so it was really exciting to hear that my treasury was picked as the winning entry to the challenge!! :D

It means that I get to choose an item from my shop to be the inspiration item for the next challenge.  I decided to pick this Fish themed printable gift box as I hope that it could inspire lots of different themes!



To enter the challenge simply create an Etsy treasury around this item - the winner will get to choose something from their shop as the inspiration item for the next challenge.  For more information on the challenge please go to http://www.etsy.com/teams/6966/british-sellers-on-etsy/discuss/10386824/

I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with! :)

British Sellers on Etsy Treasury Challenge #10

I missed the last few challenges so thought it was time to have another go!
So here is my entry - inspired by Blossoming Silver's lovely lampwork bracelet (top left) I chose a British glass theme...

You can view the treasury in full here.



Please go to www.etsy.com/teams/6966/british-sellers-on-etsy/discuss/10246208/ to find out more about the challenge.