About rosiesartsandcrafts
An avid arty crafty kind of person, I can never leave anything as it was intended, as you will come to see as I post my arty and crafty blogs which follow a self-imposed challenge to create something every week and blog about whatever I've done.
I hope my work will inspire your own creations but please note that the text, pictures and artwork are ©rosiesartsandcrafts unless otherwise noted; all rights reserved. The content of this blog may not be copied or used without permission. Projects and layouts may not be copied for submission to contests, magazines, or other publications in any form. For questions or comments please email rosiemiddleton2@gmail.com
Yesterday my husband, daughter and I took the day off work. My husband set off for Sussex and spent a happy day riding Steam Trains My daughter and I headed off to Alexandra Palace, London. It’s an iconic venue if … Continue reading →
Posted in Arts & crafts, crafting, creative, crochet, Uncategorized
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Tagged Alexandra Palace, crafting, crochet, Felting, knitting, London, making, painting, sewing, The Knitting & Stitching Show
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This summer I visited my very good friend for another holiday in beautiful Suffolk. As in previous years we got to spend a day sewing with lovely Gillian. If you’re ever in the area see if she has a class … Continue reading →
Posted in applique, Arts & crafts, Baby, Bunting, embroidery, Hand-made, Uncategorized
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Tagged applique, Baby, Bunting, elephant, Elmer, embroidery, handmade, sewing, sewing class
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A friend at work used to get me to do cards and pictures for her friends and gave me such amazing information about the said friends that I had plenty to draw. I always make ‘name’ cards for new born … Continue reading →
Posted in Cartoons, Drawing, Fortnite, Hand-drawn, mermaids, minecraft, name cards, Uncategorized, unicorn
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Tagged cards, colouring pencils, colouring-in, Drawing, Fortnite, mermaid, minecraft, name, names, unicorn, watercolour pencils
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Due to my living half of my life in a miniature world I have been doing lots of research about the 1920’s. I had planned to make some new dolls from scratch, it’s not as easy as I thought and … Continue reading →
Posted in 1/12th scale, art deco, Arts & crafts, crafting, creative, Dollshouse, feathers, hand made, Hand-Decorated, Hand-made, Hobbycraft, Homemade, Instagram, miniatura, Miniatures, modelling, Uncategorized
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Tagged #1920s, #flapper, #gluegun, #gogglebox, #wigging, dollhouse, dollhousefigures, dolls, Miniatures
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So as I previously wrote about, I’m really fond of Maud Lewis’ folk art work and I copied one of her designs on a cushion cover. (Maud Lewis (part 1) Once it was finished I decided to add a little … Continue reading →
Posted in Arts & crafts, creative, Cushions, Drawing, embroidery, fabric, fabric painting, Flower, flowers, Hand-Decorated, Hand-drawn, Hand-made, Hand-Painted, Home Decor, Homemade, Maud Lewis, Uncategorized
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Tagged chain stitch, cushion, Cushions, embroidery, fabric painting, flowers, french knots, Home Decor, Ikea, interior design, painting, sewing
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Some colleagues and I have started a little Knit & Natter session at our place of work. We meet once a week and chat whilst creating in yarn or cross-stitch or making pom-poms or whatever we fancy – there are … Continue reading →
Posted in crafting, creative, crochet, Uncategorized
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Tagged crafting, crochet addict, crocheted, handmade, lovecrochet, Snowflake, wool, work, yarn-bombing
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I am a fan of Sally Hawkins and when a film popped up on Netflix with her in, I started to watch. The film was called ‘Maudie‘ and it told the sad tale of the life of Maud Lewis. She … Continue reading →
Posted in Arts & crafts, Cushions, fabric, fabric painting, folk art, Ikea, Maud Lewis, Uncategorized
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Tagged copying, Cushions, fabric paint, folk art, Maud Lewis, painting
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