ThE worLd Of LiNs

ThE worLd Of LiNs
ThoUGhtS...DrEaMs...LiFe

Sunday, 24 April 2011

Polka dot buttons + Shoes




After being awake since 4,30 in the morning, I thought that the best way to utilize my crazy awakeness was to create some crafts...... I have some plain black pumps which I bought about a month or so ago....My favorite material which is blue with white polka dots on, I had left over and used to cover two buttons...Perfect I thought!!! I used these buttons to cutomise the plain black shoes.

I knew the fabric covered buttons would come to use ...(see my blog on Fabric covered buttons)

Today is Easter Sunday...oooh that means chocolate eggs!!! but also the celebration that Jesus rose from the dead, although he was cruelly crucified on the cross by the Romans, it is written in scripture that he rose again 3 days later, with many witness's who claim to have seen him after his death...Jesus died but he also rose again and beat the power of death...all that believe in him and turn from sin in repentence, can also have this gift of living eternally ....death is not the end for those who trust and believe in him!!!!

Ok ! enough of the preaching...

Happy Easter.....Why not try customising some of your own shoes...any posted pictures or links to your own creations are more than welcome on my blog ....

Saturday, 23 April 2011

Fabric covered buttons






After having a busy but fun bank holiday , this evening I decided to use some old buttons that I had spare, plus looked through some of my scrape material in order to decorate them ready to use for some future craft projects.

With such awesome weather I have been swimming in the sea and sunbathing ....plus eating outside in the garden and looking after my new recently planted potted plants.

Also due to getting married soon, I have been busy whilst I have time, thinking about who to chose for bridesmaids, what song I would like to walk down the isle to, who to have playing in the worship team ect.... I am going to my friend Helens on Sunday for a BBQ as it is her B-day....Helen has been very amazing at organising my hens for my Hen do, which is all a surprise for me :D

My buttons I think have turned out very well and I recommend to you, finding some spare buttons you have lying around and having ago at finding some funky or retro material to cover them. I now can have ago at deciding what to make in order to put the fabric buttons to use.

Watch this space.....

Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Princess/Marrigold + Fushia/Sweetpea = Moondust Delight







If you have had the pleasure of reading my Potting flowers fun post, the title of this blog with make sense to you. If not i suggest you read it, not only for your enjoyment in reading about my day, but also to see the range of flowers that I potted.

After buying the plants/flowers on Monday, I then continued to arrange my pots and decide what flowers to pot and how to arrange them...I have even exceeded myself by making a small rockery with some spare flowers that I had left over.

Me and My Fiancee had recently been to to the beach where we collected a number of white pebbles ....the intention for this was for our wedding table decoration.s..but I decided to take a few and place some in the pots and rockery ....very effective !!!!

Just need to wait a few weeks for the flowers to bud and let the magic begin!!

Monday, 11 April 2011

poTTinG FlOwErs FuN





With all this glorious weather we have had over the weekend ... I thought it was time to make my garden decking look pretty and appealing ready for the summer BBQs etc.....so plants for the decking it was ,woop!!!!

Recently my Fiancee mother Maite, gave me some outside pots that were her mother in laws who has sadly passed away.... perfect for planting new fresh plants/flowers in I thought!!

Being a total gardening virgin I headed to the local/closest store which I knew sold various gardening tools and plants. I picked up some sweet peas/yellow marigolds/ upright Lobilia/fushsia plus an extra pot.

The Fushsia pink and white flower which is referred to on the label as 'Patio Princess' I thought was quite fitting and aspire to be....the upright Lobila should have various moonlight colours ...romantic ....the sweet peas should add a touch of innocence
and the yellow Marigolds a blast of spark!!!

I also managed to get some compost which was buy one get one free! awesome, just need to wait until the clouds clear and then I can get potting and decide what pots to put which flowers in.

Thursday, 7 April 2011

Simple but Effective




My Easter break has begun and the passion for getting started on some new crafts has risen.

My first project over my Easter break has been customizing some shoes that I bought, simple but effective! I have been very blessed and was given a big box of, various ribbons,lots of needles/cottons of many colours and scrap materials. This is fab and will help towards making some new original crafts.

The shoes that I bought where plain cream flat shoes from a well known company, they were purchased by myself at a very low cost.... then using an old patterned dress, which has small pink rose flowers, little polka dots on and a white background, decided to make small rosettes with a pearl bead center to sew onto the front of my shoes, I then thought it would be better to add a smaller rosette, with a small button in the center onto the front of the shoe as well.....this took no longer that half an hour and has transformed my plain shoes....I recommend this idea highly!!!

Alot of my new stock will include wedding crafts so watch this space and get inspired ......

Saturday, 5 February 2011

New Stock -Fabric Brooches






After selling out of my brooches which are very popular amongst my customers , I have been busy making some new ones. This weekend I have managed to make 18 in total.

Here are some photos of the new brooches, each brooch are priced at £2.00 each. These brooches are unique to linseyloucreations and you will not find brooches of the same designs selling from any other company. 

Enjoy...

Tuesday, 1 February 2011

Little Delights for your Home-Items for sale










I am listing the current stock that I have left from the Vintage Craft fair .... there are some fab unique hand crafted items perfect for your home that you can purchase for very reasonable prices!!! contact me via e-mail linzybenz@hotmail.com or facebook giving details of the item that you want.

Pink Mini Hanging Hearts £5.00
This beautiful set of four small hanging hearts,are joined together by a pink ribbon and have a looped tag at the top so that you can hook them onto fixtures of your choice, they have been hand stitched, which give them a very unique look.  the measurements are; Full Length 37cm, the mini hearts each 7 cm x 6 cm.

Red Mini Hanging Hearts £5.00

 Thi is a set of 5 mini hanging hearts all hand stitched and my own unique design. They have a looped tag so that they can be hooked onto wall fixtures. The measurements are; Full length 45cm, the mini hearts each 7cm x 6cm.



Laura Ashley Material Hearts £2.50

The white heart with the Red Laura Ashley Printed design on have been stuffed with wadding usually used to stuff cushions with and are also made with my own heart template. The heart has a silver ribbed loop to hang the heart onto fixtures. The measurements are; width 11cm Length 12 cm.

Blue Hanging Heart £2.00

This has been made from my own heart template stuffed with wadding traditionally used to stuff cushions with. The white lace with button sewn in the middle is also my own created design. The heart has a ribbon looped at the top so that it can be hooked over fixtures of your choice. The measurements are 11 cm Width 12 cm Length.


Pin Cushions/or just decoration £2.00 Each

These pin cushions have been customised from watch cushions,the small cushions are made from a plastic leather, I have added the pretty blue and pink poker dotted ribbon around the middle and also the sweet little poker dotted buttons. The measurements are; 7.5cm Width and 9 cm length.


Pink Fleece Blanket £5.00

This eye catching pink fleece blanket has been customised by myself, using my heart template and some lovely floral material that I had left. There are three hearts in total placed down the middle of the blanket, which have been sewn on with my fab sewing machine using a small zig-zag stitch. The measurements are 1.26 cm Width and 1.52 cm Length.


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