Heartbeat

We are renovating again; the bedrooms this time. While I was tidying up and throwing stuff away, I found the french knittting spool of my daughter and thought some time about what I could make with that. Honestly, I could think of nothing, until I found one left over card from a set of postcards with colored wire I made a couple of months ago and than it popped into my mind: an ECG of course! How could I not think of this earlier; as an OR nurse I see this almost on a daily basis!

Here's the result:


And to show you it's really french knitting, here's a close up:

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When my daughters still had their summer holidays, I had to think about 'what to do' on a daily basis. One of the blogs I follow is the blog from Alisa Burke and one day she posted a really nice coloring page (free download here). Just when I needed it! So we took out our pencils and markers and colored away, the three of us! I just love Alisa's drawings. You can buy loose pages or whole coloring books in her webshop. 


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My Beach Bag was featured by Oombawka Design this week!


Thank you, Rhondda!

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And my Half Lotus Bunting was featured by Creative Jewish Mom!


She featured my Ibiza Style Shawl, too!


Thank you, Sara!!

Comments

  1. MimiAugust 28, 2015 at 12:19 PM

    Liz, I'm lovin' the heartbeat French knitting and have some Doctor friends who would go crazy for it! Please share at Five Star Frugal this week...Mimi xxx
    http://atrayofbliss.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/five-star-frugal-16with-pearls-and-candy.html

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    1. LizAugust 28, 2015 at 3:51 PM

      Hahaha! I'm a scrub nurse, so I see electrocardiograms myself every day, so that's how I got the idea!

      Thanks for visiting!

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    2. MimiSeptember 1, 2015 at 3:34 AM

      Lol...thanks for sharing. Love, Mimi xxx

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  2. KateAugust 28, 2015 at 8:55 PM

    Love what you've done. Great ideas. As a nurse too I love the ECG. Congratulations on having your projects featured.

    Over from Home Matters :)

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  3. Oui CrochetAugust 29, 2015 at 4:19 AM

    What a great idea!
    Thank you for sharing with #FiberTuesdays!
    Susie
    www.ouicrochet.com

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  4. UnknownAugust 30, 2015 at 11:20 PM

    You are BRILLIANT!

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  5. Marie-Interior FrugalistaAugust 31, 2015 at 5:03 PM

    I love your ECG hanging. My daughter-in-law is a nurse and would love this! You just gave me a great idea for a gift :)

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  6. EliseAugust 31, 2015 at 10:31 PM

    Ooh the heartbeat knitting looks great, what a cool idea! :)

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  7. Christine | Where The Smiles Have BeenSeptember 2, 2015 at 5:05 AM

    That knitting technique looks so cool! Love the way your heartbeat turned out! Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Merry Monday! :)

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2015 at 3:38 PM

    Nice Heartbeat!!!

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