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Friday, 26 April 2019

April 2019 Photo Hunt


Once again please ignore the above photo!  I'm trying to get the link up tool to use the above photo....

I think this month has sped by...

Once again thanks to Hawthorn for organising us all.  Click here to see her photos.

1   Edge

The top edge of a pottery item made by my sister-in-law.

I thought you might like to see this item in its full glory.
It's about 27 cm tall and about 26 cm wide.



2   Loaf

I used to enter baked cakes etc and craft items into our local Agricultural Show.
Sometimes I won a prize!



3   Bridge

The sad saga of our bridge - still waiting for it to be repaired; a very long story!

1   The view from our house down to our bridge.
2  Looking over our neighbour's wall at the raging torrent of water.
3   Beloved and our neighbour propped it up as best they could.
4   More water later 2 of the 4 wooden props have gone.

The damage was done on Boxing Day in 2015.....  we were promised it would be 
repaired last year but.....   huge sigh from me!



4   Mine

Up at our fields we had a 16 ton load of cement mixings delivered.
Someone has tried to make it into a mine; no idea what treasure they found.



5   Black

A few years ago at our fields we were building an access road; a motorway near us was
being re-surfaced so Beloved was able to buy tons and tons of these plannings....
Lovely and black!

Here is the lorry with yet another load!



6   Own choice

I often buy craft kits and then re-discover them years later.  But this is a first for me!  In February this year I attended a quilt show at Harrogate and walked past a stall with a craft bag on display.  The reason it caught my eye was the fabric it was made from - chickens!  I used to keep chickens and have a soft spot for them.  Over the years I've build up a stash of chicken/bird themed fabrics so I had to buy the pattern and shortly afterwards I made the bag!  I have made a very simple bag before but nothing like this one.

Some of my chicken/bird fabrics selected from my stash!

Completed bag.  I am very pleased with it and it already has some
yarn in it, ready for a new project, when I have the time!

Thanks for taking the time to look and leave comments!  I'm sure May's photo hunt date will be upon us very quickly1





25 comments:

  1. Thank you for joining in, I know you have a lot on your plate at the moment. The chicken bag/fabric is so very you xxxx

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    1. At least my random buying of chicken-themed fabrics over the years was useful in the end! My plate is still very full........

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  2. I love the pottery piece made by your sister in law ... it's beautiful.

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    1. Yes, I am lucky to own it. She volunteered to make me one when she showed me the pot she'd made for herself. I could not refuse such a generous offer.

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  3. Great photos, I love your pretty bags. I hope your bridge is repaired soon it sounds as if you have been waiting a long time:)

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    1. One day the bridge will be sorted..... Meanwhile I'll keep crafting!

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  4. Love the chicken-themed fabric and the bag you made :) If you like chickens you should have been where I camped over Easter, they have somewhere in the region of 24,000 (free range) chickens - that's an awful lot of eggs!

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    1. How many chickens??? Glad I don't have to be the one who cleans them out and collects the eggs! Glad you liked the bag; it was fun to make.

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  5. Lovely selection as ever. That bridge.....the saga is never ending. Your chicken bag is lovely. I always admire your patience and attention to detail. xx

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    1. Looks like my chicken bag is this month's favourite! I'll bring it when I next come to KnK.

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  6. Great selection M, but do hope the bridge is fixed soon. Love your take on black & now I know you collect chicken fabric, I'll pop a piece aside I was going to take to an Op shop. BTW, the bag is gorgeous. Have a good weekend & take care.

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    1. Sadly the bridge will be done when it's done. A very long story... At least I can craft every day!

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  7. Lovely pottery, very talented lady. Poor bridge :-(
    It's always nice to win at the local show isn't it. I've won a few things at ours.
    Fabulous bag for the knitting wool, well done on a great project.

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    1. Thanks Julie. It was fun entering local shows but it became so time-consuming that I stopped doing this. But it was good to see prize tickets next to my exhibits!

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  8. I hope you do manage to mend your bridge. It's lovely that you won a prize for your loaf. :)

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  9. Oh, your poor bridge and poor you. One day it will be repaired, one day...
    Diana

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  10. Well done for completing the bag, they are always much harder to make than it looks.

    So sorry your bridge is still awaiting repairs. December 2015 - Storm Desmond I guess? Some footpaths here are still not repaired from then - I am not sure they ever will be now.

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    1. Yes, there is still damage to some footpaths near here. I suppose one day they might be repaired!

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  11. Very original interpretations of the list of words! And the chicken bag is gorgeous!

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    1. Thank you! I do try to think outside the box...

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    2. Thank you! I do try to think outside the box...

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  12. The pottery piece is so original, it looks great.
    I'm so sorry about the bridge, I can't believe they haven't fixed it yet. Can you still walk on it?
    Your bags look great, what fun!

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    1. We still drive over the bridge as does our neighbour.. We will carry on regardless! Glad you like my bag.

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