I wish I'd done more to that before I sold it

I really do, or at least taken a better selection of pics then I did of it.
I'm talking about my Black Widow fascinator hat with the horned head lace. I can make up one like it but it was the only spider decoration I have and I've never seen the lace anywhere else.
I suppose its special goth lace but I don't know where I got it it was just in my pile of lace bits and bobs.

black widow view1
black widow view 2


Spider Detail

Horn Head Lace

I'll post pics of the other ones I made tomorrow

Why Oxford is a impossible place to be creative and Yarn Graffiti

1: No art, crafty or design ,material shops to speak of.
2: Our only fabric shop closed early this year and all we have is one art shop and one little yarn shop
3: Mass cheap imports everywhere you go
4: People look at you funny if you try and sell your stuff at a decent price because its all handmade in the UK
5: Everyone pushes London as the bee all and and all of the universe but I'm not a big city girl I like to be able to breath
6: having to travel for an hour on the bus to buy a sewing needle.

So time for some Knit Graffiti I think. I know its been going on for ages in America and is getting around in this country but I've not heard anything in this area.

So plan of action.
1: I have a load of what I term *nasty* yarn, acrylic fuzzy stuff that I usually use to try out a rough idea before forking out on decent stuff and I'm planning next week to go into town with a load of knitted/crochet stuff and start decorating.

2: get some labels printed out on my printer just in case no one realises what it is.

3: Yarn Graffiti or RoseOak Studio. the first one would be fun but he second one would be shameless self promotion and I could do with a bit of that right now although I'm not sure I want to be that connected with DK 100% plastic survive nuclear blast neon yarn but needs must.

4: crochet flowers are a must as its summer but only only the month not by the weather

Updating Website

This week I will be totally revamping my website from scratch. You will still be able to do everything you could before whilst I am building the new site but hopefully before long RoseOak will have a brand spanking new look.

Flower Photographs

Cuffs

I've been working on some decorative cuffs lately and instead of going for the goth/rococo look I've been using the theme of summer and using lace,flowers,seed beads and bright embroidery. I have some delightfull vintage lace with a yellow flower and white branch designthat I have been using for both base and applique