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Flower Fiesta

Published on February 22, 2016February 22, 2016 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin13 Comments

This is my flower fiesta art piece… a colourful creative explosion of all things flowery… and that now occupies prime wall space in the Robins nest. It’s exclusive purpose is to cheer and gladden, created specifically to subconsciously brighten the spirit. Made from yarn, felt, buttons and a few beads here and there.

Sweet mandala’s

Felt flowers

Cotton flowers

(The links under each of these photo’s contains relevant pattern details).

So, my part was done. What I needed now was for Mr. R to work his magic, making a frame…

it's fabulous having a handy husband! — it’s fabulous having a handy husband!

Whilst he hammered and stapled, I tied off all of those loose ends…

and once the frame was finished, I began to plan out this fiesta of flowers, in all of their splendid colours

I used skewers as temporary stems and then using a hot glue gun, secured each flower into position.

and began to hand embroider the stems.

I then set about hooking some little leaves; which I am rather thrilled with. I hooked these without a pattern, whilst the boy robins watched a film and I sat snuggled watching the rain.

Rainy days are always the best hooking days!

Anyway…I digress. I did scribble my little leaf pattern down and you can find it just here. Several rainy afternoons later, when I had made many,

I began the final stage of fixing them into position, with (yes you’ve guessed it) my trusty hot glue gun.

Finally, I set about finishing this piece; creating a signature and dating tag.

I simply LOVE this Flower Fiesta

xxxxx

Cotton flowers…

Published on February 5, 2016February 5, 2016 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin7 Comments

cotton flowers

Thursday evening’s hooky happiness… you may recall that I made a flower like this back in December, well I decided that I liked it so much I just had to hook some more.

xxxxx

Felt Flowers

Published on January 31, 2016 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin7 Comments

Happy Sunday to you all.

This is what I have been up to this weekend… felt flowers.

They are so sweet and tactile, I wish that photo’s were able to convey the sumptuous (ness) of these little discs of happiness.

They are super quick to make too, the above is all that is required along with a hot glue gun or some super glue… and your own creativity of course.

Cut out your felt into circles, I chose two different sizes, achieved by drawing around a beaker and an egg cup.

then decorate… I used cotton yarn (dk), buttons, beads and felt balls

There are good tutorials on you tube for blanket stitch and french knots

Be as creative as you like

Just have fun

This one has a very special button, from my Gran’s collection… she would have been 99 years old this year.

So, that’s my weekends make… hope you have had a good weekend too.

xxxxx

Possibly the world’s smallest library and crochet of course!

Published on January 27, 2016January 27, 2016 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin8 Comments

Over the weekend, I stumbled upon an article in the local newspaper, which has led to a little adventure today. Today being a wet and grey and cold day, today being my first week day off since Christmas. So as you can probably imagine, today is a treasured day and one just right for a wee adventure.

So, after diligently completing the school run, I drove just ten little minutes into the very wet countryside

into a sweet little village, which I have only visited a couple of times before, for the annual scarecrow festival held in September, when it would seem the whole world turns up. Today, it seemed as if I was the only one here.

My adventure was not a wild one, but it made me feel hopeful of humanity and I did find the tiny, little library

nestled on the corner of an ordinary street…

from a little way off you would hardly guess what an alternative purpose was hidden inside,

but once inside there were treasures to behold…

and I had come prepared…a gift for the library…an old book no longer required.

So I nestled it on the shelf, wandering who would choose my book. I also left a little yarniness…

some cute paper clip bookmarks , and I wandered some more about who would choose these…

and so with happiness in my heart, I drove the ten minutes home, feeling cold and wet…but not a bit grey

and made myself a brew, ready to come and tell you all about what is possibly the world’s smallest library, the back story of which can be found just here, and the often times, lovely spirit of humanity.

xxxxx

crochet granny squareblanket with bobble edging

A glance back at 2015…

Published on December 29, 2015November 20, 2018 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin10 Comments

2015, well what a year, a roller coaster in a lot of ways, but a good year. A year of progress and accomplishment and growth…. and of course craftiness.

There have been walks that have embraced the changing seasons.

Beautifully chilly

Enjoying the very new spring sunshine

November 2015

December 2015

There has also been craftiness that has not been yarn related…

Valentines craft

pretty pumpkins

Christmas dog wreath.

Of course I did indulge in yarniness too, although at times making time for this proved difficult, but nevertheless, I did…

Rows of popcorn stitches

A pretty granny.

Blooming flower cushions.

100 patch granny

tree house pimping

Sprinkly donuts

Winter blooms.

Sunflower in progress.

Certainly, a lot less hooking than previous years, but for very good reason. As I eluded to at the beginning of this glance back, 2015 has been a year of progress, growth and accomplishment.

from this…

to this.

Walls demolished and a new kitchen installed, a new lounge and a whole lot of decorating. And as for the little Robins…

they are growing so quickly... — they are growing so quickly…

well, I guess they’re not that little any more.

Then there was the small matter of studying…

my study buddy…

A new career on the horizon!

assignments...aaagggh!!! — assignments…aaagggh!!!

and throughout it all, through these last beautiful, hard, tiring, challenging and wonderful twelve months that has been my 2015… I have clung to my motto BRAVE... and it has seen me through, it has inspired me, encouraged me, comforted me and at times kicked my butt… it has also taught me…

to be still…

Herb bench

to self soothe…

and that the smallest achievement is better than the greatest intention.

a glut of granny's — a glut of granny’s

So thank you to all those that have journeyed through 2015 with me here, this little, mostly yarny space of the ether. I value your encouragement and appreciate the time you spend dwelling here with me… more than you will ever realise.

Here’s to your 2016…may it be blessed and beautiful and of course yarny.

xxxxx

The Lion, the witch, the wardrobe and the sunflower…

Published on December 28, 2015December 28, 2015 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin5 Comments

I spent such a lovely afternoon at the theatre yesterday, in fact I have done nothing but have lovely afternoons lately.

Good old Santa left us a family treat at the bottom of our stocking, tickets to see The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and it was simply MAGICAL, if you get the opportunity to book and go it is well worth a visit.

The Rep, is such a small theatre, but a gem in the heart of the city. I can honestly say we were all enthralled.

WP_20151227_18_44_59_Pro — big wheel

and as we left in the darkness, the city held yet more delights…

WP_20151227_18_53_48_Pro — Birmingham city lights

and we were home in time for some snuggly hooking, the perfect end to a perfect day.

fuschias

daisy

sunflower — sunflower in progress

xxxxx

Mucky pups and cotton flowers

Published on December 21, 2015December 29, 2015 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin9 Comments

It’s been a while since I have been able to take the dogs out just by myself, but today I got that chance…even if it was raining!

the dogs enjoyed it... — the dogs enjoyed it…

Muddy and wet, they had fun and I had some fresh air and some space…as well as two very wet, mucky pups that I had to clean.

It was grey and raining when I set out, but the blue sky toiled hard to peak out

and because it was so wet it seemed I had the whole field to myself…

and just as I started home, that blue sky began to break through

the abandoned nest in the bare tree got me thinking about the spring, and so…

dk cotton

Out came the cotton and my trusty hook, once the dogs were cleaned and settled,

Winter blooms

and I began to create spring a little early.

xxxxx

yarn

Equilibrium

Published on November 18, 2015November 18, 2015 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin12 Comments

Well, not much hooking has been going on here at the Robin’s nest, mainly because a huge amount of this has been going on…

assignments...aaagggh!!! — assignments…aaagggh!!!

A whole lot of health policy and child development theory and research is yet to come, looming in the shadows. I mourn my part time days gone by, even though this is what I longed for not so long ago.

But, just look at this…

drops muskat cotton — drops muskat cotton…

This is what our lovely postman delivered today and I was reminded in that transaction at the front door, of that lovely word ‘BRAVE’… I have been doing so much ‘advancing’ lately that I have neglected the ‘resting’. So this evening I am resting and hooking a project that I am going to call ‘Nicola Florence’…an art piece, which I will chat to you about next time…

the potential... — the potential…

xxxxx

bones and ribbons

Published on October 31, 2015November 1, 2015 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin4 Comments

A crafty little tutorial today…Christmas dog wreaths, for the pooch in your life!

Easy peasy to make, here is what you will need…

wreaths...these are bought, cost £1 each, but you could make one from some coat hanger wire... — wreaths…these are bought, cost £1 each, but you could make one from some coat hanger wire…

your dogs favourite biscuits... — your dogs favourite biscuits…

raffia, or ribbon — raffia, or ribbon…

cut raffia into lengths... — cut raffia into lengths…

tie onto wreath... — tie onto wreath…

Attach a length of raffia to top of wreath to hang... — Attach a length of raffia to top of wreath to hang…

Easy Christmas dog wreath.

xxxxx

Pretty Pumpkins

Published on October 28, 2015October 28, 2015 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin10 Comments

pretty pumpkins

Oh, my delight in these pretty pumpkins. Whilst we do not celebrate 31st October, halloween in the Robins nest, we do celebrate light in this beautiful, busy and sometimes dark world. As you know I love autumn, and pumpkins certainly contain light and autumnal(ness) in abundance.

I also love spending time with friends and that is exactly what is happening here tonight. We are having some very dear friends over to mark the very significant occasion of our homes transition from ‘no space to have anyone around’ to ‘being able to say come on over for supper’ a transition which has taken many years.

the chickens enjoyed a pumpkin feast

So with a three bean chilli and a hearty beef chilli planned for later, accompanied by a bottle or two of red, these pretty pumpkins will help to create the perfect atmosphere for chatter and laughter late into the night.

pretty pumpkins

xxxxx