Hair pin with green sea glass

During our vacation I came across sea glass on the beach. I'm sure I must have found them lots of times before but I just didn't know what they were and I didn't collect them. But lately I kept reading about it so I was very happy to discover them on our beach. To my disappointment I only found green and white ones. I would have wished to pick up lots and lots of colors. But, well, that will do :)

I didn't know exactly what to do with them, especially because I have many small ones and just a few bigger. But yesterday I remembered that I had some hair pins and  brooches that I could use with. So this is what I came up with.

 I glued them first with a glue gun and it looked ok. but I dropped the hair pin while trying to make pictures with it and all the sea glass fell down. So I tried next with another glue that I use for almost everything and appears to be ok. I dropped it again and nothing happened.

 

An eye glass case (counterpane pattern) called "Birdie" FREE tutorial

Let me show you what I did with the alsacian scallop pattern I showed you in my last post. Playing around with it, I came up with the idea of making an eye glass case. So I did just so.

I also made a burlap lining that I hand sewed inside the case and for a special touch from myself I stamped a little bird on the burlap using fabric ink.

 TUTORIAL :

Yarn: Debbie Bliss Cotton
Needles: 3mm

Cast on 45 stitches (21*2 + 3)

row 1 - knit
row 2 - purl
row 3 - knit
row 4 - knit 1; yarn over, knit 21; yarn over, knit 21;  knit 2
row 5 - purl 2; (purl 1,knit 3) - 5 times, purl 2; (purl 1, knit 3)- 5 times, purl 2; purl 1
row 6 - knit 1; knit 1, yarn over, knit 1, (purl 3, knit 1) - 5 times, yarn over ; knit 1, yarn over, knit 1, (purl 3, knit 1) - 5 times, yarn over; knit 2
row 7 - purl 2; purl 2, (knit 3, purl 1) - 5 times, purl 2; purl 2, (knit 3, purl 1) - 5 times, purl 2; purl 1
row 8 - knit 1; (knit 1, yarn over) - 2 times, (Slip, slip, knit the 2 slipped stitches together, purl 2) - 5 times, (knit 1, yarn over) - 2 times; (knit 1, yarn over) - 2 times, (Slip, slip, knit the 2 slipped stitches together, purl 2) - 5 times, (knit 1, yarn over) - 2 times; knit 2
row 9 - purl 2; purl 4, (knit 2, purl 1) - 5 times, purl 4; purl 4, (knit 2, purl 1) - 5 times, purl 4; purl 1
row 10 - knit 1; (knit 1, yarn over) - 4 times, (Slip, slip, knit the 2 slipped stitches together, purl 1) - 5 times, (knit 1, yarn over) - 4 times; (knit 1, yarn over) - 4 times, (Slip, slip, knit the 2 slipped stitches together, purl 1) - 5 times, (knit 1, yarn over) - 4 times; knit 2
row 11 - purl 2; purl 8, (knit 1, purl 1) - 5 times, purl 8; purl 8, (knit 1, purl 1) - 5 times, purl 8; purl 1
row 12 - knit 1; knit 8, (Slip, slip, knit the 2 slipped stitches together) - 5 times, knit 8 ; knit 8, (Slip, slip, knit the 2 slipped stitches together) - 5 times, knit 8;  knit 2
row 13 - purl 2; purl 8, (purl 4, transfer them to a third needle, wrap the yarn around them 3 times counterclockwise, transfer them to the right needle again), purl 9;  purl 8, (purl 4, transfer them to a third needle, wrap the yarn around them 3 times counterclockwise, transfer them to the right needle again), purl 9; purl 1
row 14 - knit

Repeat rows 1 – 14  for 5 times (or as much as you need to fit your glasses in).

Final part:
1 row: knit
2 row: purl
3 row: knit
4 row: purl
5 row: knit
6 row: cast off leaving a long tail

Measure your piece and choose a fabric for your lining.
Thread the tail  into a needle and unite the sides and the bottom of your work.
Hand sew  the lining inside your knitted case.
Finish ! :)
Enjoy it.
 

Do you see "Birdie" ? :) Isn't she a cutie ?:)

This picture is taken with the sunglasses totally inside the case

How about slippers ?

I never knew to crochet. That is until I began all this.
And then I realized I could do slippers. All kinds: knitted, crocheted, sewed. Oh, well sewed I didn't try yet :)

 

 The elf shoes

                                                                     Granny square

 

Baskets, bowls

I love to to organize my stuff around the house in different baskets or nest bowls. I have all kinds of. Some I already gave them as presents. Some I still have in my Etsy shop to sell.

Bags and purses

You ladies there, how many bags do you own?
Do you think you have enough ?
I never do :)

                                                                 My favorite reindeer

                                                                      My ECG bag                                                               

                                                                  My idea of a peacock

                                                                              Shoe bag