Last of Lavender and Lace

Hello and good morning :)
Apologies for being late again, but nightshift got in the way and we were quite busy at work. My beauty sleep had to come first because I was absolutely shattered.
Plus I've been busy here at home as well, building up flatpack furniture for my bedroom. After 17 years of life it was time to dump my old chest of drawers and get a new one. Plus I got a bedside cabinet with it as well.  I went for natural pine furniture , called "Scandi" and it looks really nice. I might take a pic when it's daylight, once I packed everything away and tidied up.
I have a lot planned for the couple of days I'm off work. It's time to pack some of the winter clothing away into vacuum storage bags and get the lighter summer stuff out. I don't think I'll be needing thick woolly jumpers, hats and scarves anymore until end of the year.
Some of my plants need repotting , I want to plant some more seeds, do some more painting, work on my crochet project, maybe design another kit ….you get it....so many plans , not enough time to do it in.
But I'm off to a good start this morning. It's only 8 am and I have already cleaned the kitchen , the washing machine is on and I have my coffee in front of me while I write this. Mopping the floors is next, because these damn cleaning fairies didn't turn up again. They must be isolating as well :)
I found this floor cleaner , called "French soap scent" and it reminds me of my childhood. My great grandmother used a plain basic soap for cleaning nd this is exactly the same scent. Isn't it funny how little things like a smell can remind us of good times with loved ones?
And it's a rainy grey morning here, so that will make it easier to stay in and get things done.

I'm also trying to catch up with the 100 day challenge of painting 5 minute miniatures, but I'm getting there .I've fallen behind , but I refuse to get stressed about it.
Here are some I finished.

 I also did some crochet....

...and finished some crochet bunting. Still have to hang it up , but it's gonna look great :)

Anyway... time to give you the last part of Lavender and Lace and then I will have to look on my external drive what kit I will upload for you next.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/f5uo72ywho9wz7a/sr_lavenderlace7.zip/file

Enjoy and stay healthy 💓
Until next post and a new kit
Hugs Snowy

Part 5 & 6 of Lavender and Lace

Hello and good evening :)
I hope everybody is having a creative time in isolation. It seems the UK has discovered their love for crafting , because when I went on to the Hobbycraft website nearly everything I was interested in was sold out. It's nice to see so much creativity , but when it comes to wanting to stock up my own supply it plain sucks :)
We had lovely weather here and no rain for weeks, so when it started to thunder and rain about 2 hours ago ,it was very welcome. Nature needs a good watering right now. And it's quite relaxing to listen to the rain while I'm writing this post.
As for creativity... there has been quite a bit going on here.
Firstly Love Crafts have started a 30 day project challenge.

The planner gives prompts and free patterns each day for crafty projects.

I've already finished a few of these.

A Macramé rainbow for "Whatever the weather"

Crochet hair scrunchies for "Round and round"

A bobble stitch cushion cover for "Pattern perfection"

Beaded tassel necklaces for "Monday mood"

...and a crochet basket for the"Storage" prompt.
I have 2 more in progress , but they will still take a bit of work before they are done.

Then the 100 day project started as well. It means for 100 days we do mini 5 minute paintings. Irina on Skillshare does a video each day , so there's a whole bunch of us doing it together.

I have to catch up with 2 of them. Work got in the way :)

But now the downloads again.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/p8z70ltvfbxafly/sr_lavenderlace3.zip/file

http://www.mediafire.com/file/fquidos8hxe0t6i/sr_lavenderlace6.zip/file

There will be one more part next week . Stay healthy peeps 💓
Hugs Snowy

2 more freebie parts

Hi all :)
Hope everybody is staying healthy and not getting bored during this time of isolation.
Definitely no boredom for me! I'm still working every day, because working closely with the emergency services we are classed as " a vital service" and a key worker. We now have a document to carry with us in case we get stopped and checked. Police can fine people for being out and about without valid reason.
I'm posting 2 days later than planned because I really needed some down time and rest. My shifts had slightly changed due to some vulnerable coworkers in self isolation. Shopping isn't as straight forward as it used to be either. Instead of just grabbing what I need from one store I have to visit 2 or 3 before I find everything I need. Toilet paper , eggs and rice seem to be the most wanted items in the moment. Otherwise the shelves are pretty full. They have Security at the doors and only let one person in as another leaves the shop. That way it doesn't get crowded and people are able to stay 2 metres apart.

But enough of this now.I don't really have any new craft pictures as I'm still working on the same crochet item , but I took time to see the flowers on my way to and from work by the roadside (on my bicycle) or my shopping trips.(exercise ,fresh air and reason to be out and about all in one)

The first leaves on this tree.


And now the download links for you.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/y2l3suouyx02ac4/sr_lavenderlace2.zip/file

http://www.mediafire.com/file/8eb3ix90jnml2ge/sr_lavenderlace5.zip/file

Enjoy :) Stay healthy, stay inside and craft
Until next post
Hugs Snowy

New freebie kit begins again

Hello :)
I'm back with another freebie kit. But first my creative updates again and some thoughts to the current situation with the corona virus.
Yeah, it's scary but the panic buying and stockpiling just makes me wonder about people. It's a virus that will infect the lungs , it doesn't give you diarrhea ….so why the hell are people buying all this toilet paper? There is no need for panic buying. What is more important is that you wash your hands, don't touch your face , avoid crowds and boost your immune system with healthy food and maybe a some multi vitamins.China just reported the lowest number of new cases .So there is evidence and hope that what they are doing is working and slowing down the spreading of the virus and even stopping it is possible. If it means borders get closed , we can't travel for a while and isolate ourselves as much as possible, then so be it. If it helps it will definitely be worth it ! 
I also use a home delivery service for a lot of my grocery shopping. Yes, it costs a little extra, but the delivery driver brings it to my door step in crates and it's easy to unpack and get it into my kitchen.
I think us creative people won't have any problems with staying more inside and away from public gatherings. Our hobbies should make us well prepared for some isolation without boredom because let's face it- the best way to avoid catching it is being a loner and staying away from others as much as possible.
I certainly have no problem with that :) It just gives me more time to be creative.

So I actually got out my paints again and did these blue watercolour crystals.

And I'm gradually working my way through this watercolour book.

This is my crochet experiment. I saw something similar in a shop for a steep price and thought to myself that I could make this myself a lot cheaper. So I bought some yarn and making up my own pattern as I go along. Let's see how it will turn out...

This Macramé wall-hanging is a gift for a good friend and work colleague who retires this month. I hope she will like it. It's safe to post here, she will get it in a few hours.

And I have lots of previews to show for the new freebie kit.

Lavender and Lace was originally designed as a wedding kit , but floral elements and colours also make it a great spring or vintage kit.

This is a huge kit with 7 parts and as usual I will give you one file with papers and one with elements to start with.
Papers
http://www.mediafire.com/file/pal7sc0tl4udp3e/sr_lavenderlace1.zip/file

Elements
http://www.mediafire.com/file/9jx8f94leautvjg/sr_lavenderlace4.zip/file

Hope you enjoy :)
I'll be back with more in my next post .
Stay healthy, stay creative and hugs from here
Snowy