Folksy, Sue Ryder and Upcycle Christmas

I was in a mad rush last week. As usual I had left things to the last minute to make my entry for the competition.

It had to be something from a charity shop that you upcycled.

I went to my local Sue Ryder shop and got a huge quilt/duvet cover. I loved the fabric and wanted to use as much of it as possible so I designed a skirt. Lacking a dressmakers dummy, I made it round me which was fun.

The skirt was made in time for the deadline and the results are out. The standard was really high and I think everyone did brilliantly.

All the entries are now on ebay and any money raised will go to Sue Ryder. So do have a good long look here.

And although I did not win I am rather pleased with myself at even attempting something and now I want to make more clothes so I am hunting for a very cheap adjustable dressmakers dummy.

There is still a prize for 'The Folksy User's Winner' so basically people on folksy get to vote for their favourite by marking the item as a favourite. So if you are on folksy and like my skirt then please favourite it - deadline is Thursday at 8pm. But have a look at all the other entries as they are all wonderful.

My skirt at folksy

My skirt on ebay

All the entries on folksy

All the entries on ebay

We won!!

Ringo won!!

Thank you to everyone who voted for me in Feltmeup Design's wonderful competition.

A big thank you to Feltmeup for being such a gifted creator, and for running the competition And well done to everyone one else. All the designs were so brilliant it was a close thing, and extra special that Ringo won.

Do check out Feltmeup Designs. She is amazingly talented and has a lovely shop.

Feltmeup Designs at etsy

Feltmeup Designs blog

I thank you. And Ringo thanks you!

Vote for me!!

The wonderful gifted Feltmeup Designs had a competition on her blog, to design a tweet.

I came up with the idea of a crested canary, which is based on a real canary we had when I was a child. He had a little crest of dark feathers that looked so much like a Beatles' mop top cut, that he was named Ringo. Oh, her tweet look so like him, it bought a lump to my throat and a tear to my eye!

Vote for Ringo here
http://feltmeupdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/04/blog-comp-update-get-your-voting.html

Giveaway!

I am giving away a pair of Ribbon Wrapped Dorset Button Hair Snaps to one lucky person. To win you have to leave a comment below telling me what is your favourite thing from my etsy shop. Also tell me what colour hair snap you would like if you win.

Closing date is Sunday 8th March 11pm (GMT). After which I will get either my cat or my daughter to pick the name out of the hat.

The competition has now finished. I will announce the winner later today!