Looking on the bright side

The upside of a very rainy evening, with hubby at work, and nothing on the TV to entertain me is that I coulldn't go out and I suddenly felt the urge to sew.  I had seen an idea in a magazine that my Mum had given me, and I thought I would have a go.  You can make this small (like I did) to stand on a dressing table, or large and hang on the wall.  I bought a couple of picture frames from a charity shop for £1 each - you don't need the glass.  I painted these up with some leftover eggshell paint in a vintage white shade.  I started with a pretty piece of fabric for the background - this needs cutting larger than the backing of the frame.  I used pretty scraps to make pockets across the fabric so that I could tuck jewellery into these.  I had been looking for something to use the bottom piece of cutwork on as it is a piece that my Mum had started when she was a girl and never finished.  Now it has a purpose.

 By using lace, I will be able to hang wired earrings on here and the small strip that it is attached to is a small pocket so that I can pop studs in here too.

 I also made a felt corsage for a friends birthday this week.  These can be pinned onto the piece and just adds to the charm!

 I made a smaller one out of a tray cloth that had a stain on it.  I picked this up at a car boot sales for 10p.  It is hand embroidered and would have been a shame for it to have not been used in some way.

 I also made a couple of lavender bags out of a strip of vintage tea towel.

I'm thrilled to have got my crafting mojo back.