After a little while of not quite being sure what to blog about and feeling stuck in a rut, I had a think and decided to write an A-Z of crochet. It’s going to cover crochet techniques, stitches and other random facts and snippets. I’m hoping to write a post a day but for some…… Continue reading A is For Amigurumi
This card was made using my DIY embossing plate and a hand drawn Lego man (the kids Lego box came in handy!) I just used the blocks to make a number 5 (Dave thought it was an ‘S’ but never mind!) and attached the head using 3D foam tape. I didn’t use any other embellishments…… Continue reading Lego and Shopkins Birthday Cards
I wanted to make my niece a Lego card to go with her birthday present but I didn’t have an embossing folder suitable for making the bricks. I remember seeing somewhere that you can emboss pretty much anything using a tan embossing mat. I got mine online for around £10 and it is really versatile…… Continue reading DIY Embossing Plate
Sorry for the rubbish photo, it’s now too big for my normal photographing area but here it is! I’ve almost finished up to the end of part 3 now and only a few more rounds until it begins to square off. I’ve had to sneak in a few blue rounds to make the wool go…… Continue reading Sophie’s Garden Update
Did you read that in the title? June! The weather seems to have forgotten and the recent storms have meant that the allotment soil has been reverted back to February levels of sogginess (basically knee deep mud). We’ve not been as much as we’d like because of that, as although we don’t mind the kids…… Continue reading Allotment Mid June Update
It’s been a bit of a busy week or so for card making, with Father’s Day and birthdays. Luckily I’d been planning them out well in advance so it was just a case of finding time to make them. (Sometimes easier said than done when unexpected things crop up!) The first card I made was…… Continue reading A Cluster of Cards
There. I said it. Tonight I have had 3 hours of uninterrupted crochet time and I’ve only packed up because I have work tomorrow. I’m up to the start of round 12 of Sophie’s Garden and I just want to keep going because I’m so excited to see how the next part will turn out.…… Continue reading My Name is Mrs Craft and I am Addicted to Crochet
In a few weeks time it is a local village show, and it’s a huge two day event. I have exhibited my work there once before but decided this year I’d like to do something special. That ‘something’ is going to be Sophie’s Garden (decided after much searching of Pinterest and so on). This link…… Continue reading Sophies Garden Part 1
I had great fun making this card, which I’m only posting as my father in law definitely doesn’t read this blog! Dave requested a fishing themed card for his dad as it’s something they have enjoyed together and plan to do more of this summer. I stamped the image using brown ink as I think…… Continue reading Father’s Day Card
Well actually I made it, but for obvious reasons I couldn’t write that as the title of my blog post! After my post the other day about wanting to make a heart motif for the centre of my blanket I tried out this pattern which a lovely fellow blogger suggested. It worked beautifully and was…… Continue reading I Found Love!
