Block Rocking Beats

The things I do for my blog...like posing in a backless halterneck dress when it's 3°C outside.

It's the budget version of Bollywood Helen's Piya Tu Ab To Aaja routine

As I'd mentioned sewing like a demon I thought I'd better model one of my creations. The delicate pale green fabric was part of a parcel sent to me by a lovely Facebook friend, Pauline, after she'd had a pre-Xmas clear out. I loved the weighty, silk-like feel of the material but felt like it was lacking something so, after cutting out the pattern pieces, Jon & I block printed the fabric using some car-booted fabric paint and a couple of wooden printing blocks we'd bought for a few rupees in Goa years ago.

I fixed the paint with a hot iron and sewed it all together. Hopefully the cows and lovebirds won't come out in the wash.

Using the same dressmaking pattern, I made another maxi using this synthetic devoré-type fabric, also in Pauline's parcel.  The Red or Dead carpet bag was £2 and my last charity shop find of 2016. I'd only popped into town to go to the bank but you know how it is.

The Lamani gypsy choker I'm often wearing is one of a pair of anklets but the string was on its last legs (and starting to throttle me) and, over the years, several of the coins had lost their bells so I got rid of the broken ones, added a few Afghan dress clips I'd had for ages and strung them on a couple of shoelaces. Much better, tribal bling without the asphyxiation. 

The Kinky shed is getting a cheery paint job in the Spring so I've Vix-ed it up in the meantime. I made the garden bunting from a broken roller blind a neighbour was chucking out. The psychedelic bird house was hand painted by Liz. I'm hoping "S", my cheeky little Robin, shows it some love soon. (That's after Robin S, if you're not into your 1990s dance).

I finally got round to hanging the Bob Peak "French Line" print I'd dithered over spending a quid on in a charity shop.  It's only been propped up against the bathroom wall since last April . To mark the occasion I knocked up a mini pom pom garland.

Linking to Patti & the gang for Visible Monday.

Hope your 2017 has got off to a bostin'* start. Ours has! This week will mainly be spent packing our bags (keep your fingers crossed that my cheeky last minute eBay purchase arrives before D-Day!)

See you soon.


*Black Country for excellent.