Free for you

I have added some new colouring in pages to my Etsy Store.

....and to celebrate, i have also created a FREE colouring in page for you..........enjoy!!

Just click on the image, you will be taken to MediaFire and you can download to page from there for free!!

Flowers for Friends

Hello my lovely blog and facebook friends.  

Have you caught the wonderful 'adult colouring in crazy' yet?  Or have you been thinking about giving it a go?  I hope so, because I have a little present for you and you will need to break out those yummy relaxing sticks of colour to enjoy it.

But once you have finished colouring, you will not just have a colouring in page, you can then cut the images out and make them into gifts tags, coasters, gift cards, bunting or anything else you can turn your mind to........ 

Just Click on the image and you will be taken to Mediafire.  

Download the image, print it out and happy colouring.

I would love to see what you come up with

Just upload an image of your creations to Sugarbirdart Facebook page

Please be nice and only use these images for personal use.

Free for you

Wow, I had such an overwhelming response to my first couple of Free Colouring In Pages - here and here - that I thought I would make you another one.  

Here is how I created it..........

All you have to do is click on the image below.  You will be taken to mediafire and you can download the image from there.  Just make sure you print it on good quality A4 paper, and then colour to your hearts content.

**I just ask that you download and use this image for your personal use only**

Beanies in Summer??

It is the last day of summer here in sunny Brisbane and don't ask me why, but I got the urge to crochet a beanie.  I have never done one before so I jumped on pinterest and took a wonder.....so many choices and so many variations!  In the end I settled for  fairly simply looking pattern and got down to it.  

3 hours later I had a rather ugly beanie that didn't fit me.  But the magic of crochet is that you can always pull it apart and start again.  And this time, with the basic understanding of how to make a beanie, I made it up as I went along and ended up with something I rather liked!

I am thinking of writing up the pattern and offering it here for free.  Would you like that? 

Free Dream Angel Download

I recently had so much fun drawing the faces of my Flower Girls, that I wanted to try some more, slightly different little girls.  

I am thinking of doing a series of them and shared some WIP pics on the Sugarbird Facebook page of the first one.  A lovely lady suggested it would make a nice embroidery pattern.  So, being the caring, sharing individual that I am (stop laughing) I thought I would share it with you for free!!!!! 

All you have to do is click on the image below and you will be taken to Mediafire.  

You can then download the image and print it out on A4 paper for yourself. 

Feel free to use it for stitchery, colour it in, paint it, zentangle it, it's up to you.

**All I ask is that you use it for personal use only.  Please do not on-sell my image**

And please, please, please let me see what you do with it!!!!

Free Flowers for you

See the flowers below?   Do you like them?  They are for you!!

As my way of saying THANK YOU so much for all of your support and lovely comments both on this blog and on the sugarbird facebook page.

As some of you may know,  I am really really really technologically challenged, and had no idea how to make some of my prints FREELY available.  So I finally bit the bullets and asked my 14 year old for his help. 

 All you have to do is click on the image and you will be taken to Mediafire.  You can then download the image and print it out on A4 paper for yourself!! 

The original drawing was done using colour pencils, fineline markers and white pigment ink.

If you have any problems downloading the image etc please let me know.  As I said, this is my first attempt and I would really like to share more free prints with you, as time goes on.

Crochet Owl Brooch Pattern

These cute little guys at around 5.5cm high are the perfect size to make into brooches, bag tags, magnets or anything else your heart desires.  

Note - this is a free pattern.  You are free to make as many as you like, as they would make great items for Christmas, fetes, etc.  I only ask that if you share this pattern online that you please link back to Sugarbird - thank you :) 

This pattern assumes you know the basic of crochet.

And as this is only the second crochet pattern I have ever written, I would appreciate any (constructive) feedback.

Materials

2 colours Bella Baby Bambini wool (or any scraps you have of baby wool)

2.5mm crochet hook

2 buttons (for eyes)

Brown felt (for beak)

1 brooch back

White thread for eyes and brown thread for beak

Polyfill (for stuffing)

Normal needle for attaching eyes and beak

Darning needle

scissors    

Terms

ch      chain

sl st   slip stitch

sc      single crochet

dc      double crochet

Make three ch and sl st into first chain to form a small ring

Row 1    3 ch to count as first dc.  11 dc into ring. Sl st into first 3 chains  Total of 12 dc 

Row 2    Change wool colour - sl st into first space BETWEEN the stitches in row 1.  3 ch to count as fist dc. Dc into same space.  2 dc into each remaining spaces.  Sl st into first 3 chains  Total 24 stitches

   

Row 3   Change wool colour - sl st into first space BETWEEN the stitches in row 2.  2 ch into 1st space.  sc into each remaining space.  sl st into first 2 chain.

ROW 4   Work this row into the stitches of Row 3. 2 ch - counts as first dc.  2 dc into next stitch - 1dc - 2 - dc - 1dc - 2 dc - 1 dc - turn work

  Row 5   Work this row into the stitches of Row 4.  2 ch - counts as first dc.  2 dc into next stitch - 1 dc - 4 sc - 1dc - 2dc - 1 dc

Make another owl exactly the same as the first.  Finish off threads.

Beak   Cut a small triangle of brown felt and stitch onto one owl, with matching thread.

Eyes    With white thread stitch on the eyes.

 Brooch Back    Attach brooch back with yarn to the other owl piece.

With matching yarn, stitch owl pieces together with wrong sides together - leave a small opening to insert polyfil and then finished stitching the pieces together.

And there you have it!!!  One cute little owl brooch - see if you can stop at just one!!!!!!

Simple Sugarbird Crochet Cowl Pattern

Simple Sugarbird Crochet Cowl Pattern

This pattern is very simple and easy......because it is the first time I have attempted to write a crochet pattern.  The instructions assume that you know the basics of crochet.

Materials
50gm Ball of 12ply wool
#7 Crochet Hook
2 x 3cm (approx) buttons
Scissors
Darning Needle

Terms
ch.........chain stitch
sc.........single crochet
dc........double crochet

Starting
ch 78

1st Row
dc into 3rd ch from end.  This is counted as 2 dc.  dc into remaining chains for a total of 76 dc. Turn

2nd Row
ch 3 ( this counts as the first dc)  dc 75.  Turn

Rows 3 to 8
Repeat 2nd Row

 Edging
Crochet 1 row of sc around the entire edge of the cowl, using 3 sc into each corner

Finishing
Finish off and weave ends in with a darning needle.

Buttons
Attach buttons and shown in the picture above.  Because of the chunky stitches there is no need for specific button holes. I have used handmade polymer clay buttons, but wooden ones also look nice.

You can always make the cowl smaller or larger by adjusting the number of ch when starting, or the number of rows.

Enjoy :)