Sophie Cat

Doily Day Three

Lynn — Fri, 07 May 2010 14:55:52 +0000

Day three of the doily show and tell. This one is also made from a vintage pattern. I changed the edging mainly because my stitches looked a bit scrappy on the original version. The tension in cotton thread is a bit hard to get right sometimes. The threads I’ve used in this one are from America bought a few years ago when the pound was strong against the dollar. It made for some bargain shopping in The States. The colours are a lot richer than in the photo, my camera just doesn’t pick up blues and purples very well. I’m not sure what I’m doing with this one yet, maybe I’ll put it on Folksy I’ve yet to decide because I really like it myself. It’s approx eight and a half inches across, a good size.

Terracotta Doily

Lynn — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:29:49 +0000

I love the colour of this doily but the camera hasn’t picked it up too good. This is the second of doilies. I have made this one before, a few years ago in cream cotton when I was just getting used to thread crochet. I’ve really enjoyed making the doilies and before one is finished I’m looking through my files for the next challenge. It’s made a nice change from amigurumi and the charity blankets I have been making. The pattern for this one isn’t a vintage one it’s from here and a big thank you to the designers for being so generous sharing their designs.

Crochet Doily

Lynn — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:01:17 +0000

My brain needed a challenge, so a few weeks ago I decided to pick up thread crochet again. It’s something I haven’t done for a few years and I knew doily patterns would give me the needed challenge.Vintage patterns are a challenge too, I have a few books of them that don’t have very clear instructions. My first attempt is this little cream cotton one. Made with cluster shells it makes a nice finished mat. I’ve put it in the shop, not sure if it will sell or not, if it does I have more to add. Tomorrow I’ll show you the second one that I’ve made.

Guarding The Supplies

Lynn — Mon, 03 May 2010 14:22:15 +0000

I thought it was about time I made a comeback, I’ve been away far too long

Anyway just a few lines and a photo for today. Later I’ll be showing you what I’ve been up to while I haven’t been blogging. The photo shows what happens in our house when you leave your supplies unattended for a while. Roxy moves in and guards them for you!

Valentine’s Heart Swap

Lynn — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:51:26 +0000

Lisa from noodlebubble kindly organised another swap over at Folksy.

The theme, a heart made in any way we liked. I sent mine to Kaz of buteartism and of course I forgot to take a photo of it before it went to the post! My little parcel from Chiyo came yesterday. It’s beautiful as you can see in the photo, lovely purples and a little splash of pink. I love it. Thank you very much Becky and thanks to Lisa too for her brilliant organisational skills.

Happy Valentine’s day to you all.

Cirque de Chaussettes

Lynn — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:52:34 +0000

What a treat we’ve had this week. The circus came to town, the Cirque de Chaussettes to be exact. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the photos on Flickr at the weekend. It’s all the amazing work of Sarah who now has two shops on Folksy & also on Etsy. The details in her work are amazing. Long ‘Stretch’ Johnson has a mouth that can actually swallow a felt swordfish, he even has a pink tongue!

As well as Stetch we also have the ringmaster, of course. What circus wouldn’t be complete without one. He’s called Monsieur Alphonse Poissonnier, and the detail there is also amazing. I really can’t choose a favourite from the pair. You have to get yourself over there and take a look. Sarah really has outdone herself with this work and I hope that lots of sales will follow.

Amigurumi Valentine’s Mouse

Lynn — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:58:17 +0000

My first crafty contribution to Valentine’s day. A little white crocheted mouse complete with a heart to give to you. I’ve enjoyed making him and am pleased with the results. As usual he’s in the shop and can be found here.

Snow Day

Lynn — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:54:55 +0000

Snow hit Doncaster again yesterday morning with a vengeance. It started at 7.30am and lasted all day until late evening. The buses stopped running, schools closed and folks were sent home from work. I tried and tried to get in the crafting mood but it just wasn’t happening. No motivation at all while surrounded by snow. So what do you do on a snow day? Well Roxy has the right idea, you curl up tight, squeeze your eyes shut and just ignore it.

Folksy First Anniversary

Lynn — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:26:24 +0000

Tomorrow is the anniversary of my first Folksy year. It would of been sooner but I couldn’t decide if it was for me or not. At that time Folksy was very slow and that put me off a bit when I tried to have a look around the site, but I did sign up and a week or so later SophieCat was born. My sales have just hit 37, which isn’t too bad. I’ve learnt a lot of new things during the last year, mainly about promotion, thanks Leanne and met a lot of nice friendly creative people.

I’ve sold on line in other places before but I must admit Folksy is now my favourite place even though I’m now selling less than previous years. A blog and a Flickr account were created and the rest is history. The first item I sold after just a couple of weeks was a felt cupcake brooch, fabric brooches have been a good seller since. Little crochet critters have done quite well too. Even with little promotion most of my sales have been to Folksy members that don’t have shops themselves, but I have had some brilliant Folksy repeat customers including Sarah who’s set me a few challenges over the last few weeks.

I’ve taken part in a couple of destash swaps, swapped goods with other sellers and a Christmas ornament swap, won a blog giveaway and crafted for charity too. All in all it’s been a nice Folksy year for me. A big thank you to the bloggers that have posted about my items and thanks to Lynsey for featuring my cuties on Cuteable three times. I was and still am very chuffed at the attention. Thanks everyone for making my first year a good one.

Happy anniversary SophieCat.

Happy New Year

Lynn — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:22:07 +0000

Well what can I say, I didn’t realise how long it was since my last post. Almost a month, I just haven’t had the motivation to blog, I lost it sometime before Christmas. Now we have a brand new year now to look forward to, hopefully it will be a good for us all. On that note I’ll just say a Happy New Year to everyone and I vow to blog more in 2010.