WOYWW 10th August 2011

On my work desk this week is the second project from the templates I bought from Beetroot Tree... yep, I got my sewing machine out and had a play... it's not finished, need to add some bits and bobs to it.. maybe some buttons and beads... if you want to see the other template which is a house, it is in my previous post.

Not sure what I am going to use it for...

but it's quite cute... maybe put some tags inside with favourite quotes...

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I have to say that what I have managed to see on the riots and looting back home saddens me... what a stupid waste... and the reports say they are protesting against cutbacks and poverty... so instead of actually making a difference and doing something useful with their lives, they go and destroy their own streets and steal from the local businesses that employ people.  I just don't understand it.  

A Memory Box...

When I was hopping blogs the other day I dropped in on Donna and she had the prettiest little memory box thingy with a link to the template from the Beetroot Tree... with money donated to the Alzheimer's Society when you purchased it.  So I bought the templates, there are two different memory boxes, one a trunk sort of shape and a house.  I didn't feel like getting the sewing machine out so I thought I would have a go at the house version and decided to use chipboard so that it was a bit more sturdy for my intended purpose.  Did I ever mention that I am terrible at following directions/instructions?

So this is my version of the house template... which takes me back to the instructions subject!  I read them, really I do... I don't think I inwardly digest them very well though... and I definitely have difficulty following them!  Thought I would mention it... because my house is a lot bigger than the template version... and the roof isn't quite the same.... and making it from chipboard set up a lot of problems because I couldn't just fold and glue.... but I like the end product and will be making another one of these!!

This is a memory box of my Grandmother... 

The roof comes off and inside I have a mini book and a chipboard tag. 

and in the roof is a little hanging bird cage and bird... my Nan always had canaries... 

So this is the box and it's contents... the little tag with the dress on it is a reminder of visits to my Nan, we would sit and sew dolls clothes... little tiny dolls clothes for little tiny dolls and she taught me to hand stitch neat seams and make button holes... good memories of a lovely lady.

and the mini book has lots of little sewing bits and bobs in it... so when all I have to do is sew a button on I know where everything is to do just that! 

Just need to find a small pair of scissors and a tape measure to pop inside and I have the perfect little house for those little sewing jobs...