Sometimes Mr Craft asks me to make cards. Luckily he usually has an idea of what he would like, and this occasion was no different. One of his colleagues was leaving and rather than a traditional good luck card he created one based on her new job. She’s going to do something to do with…… Continue reading Twisted Good Luck
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I’m sure this Tutorial didn’t want to be done today…that or the Universe was telling me to leave it today and try again tomorrow, but tomorrow I’m focusing on other things, so today it is. My frustration at the constant interruptions, phone calls, Google Docs dictation translations (some of them just…
It’s hard to believe our harvesting time is nearly over, the only things remaining are tomatoes, a few beans, courgettes, a handful of carrots, beetroot round two and half a dozen red cabbages. Everything else has been brought in to be frozen (beans and brocolli), dried (onions) or pickled (first batch of beetroot). The allotment…… Continue reading End of August Allotment Update
As part of my Christmas craft I’ve bought a lovely set of Country Companions stamps. Anyone that follows my blog will know that I tend to ‘colour’ using chalks as they are less permanent. I decided it was time to take the leap and use pens, a much deeper level of commitment. I’m no artist,…… Continue reading Branching Out #3 Colouring Stamped Images
I know, I know, I’m late to the crafting Christmas party. Last night I started on the first Christmas present (a crochet mermaid tail blanket) and today when I took the children to the library I took out a Christmas craft book for me to peruse. The mermaid tail is worked from the bottom up…… Continue reading Christmas Has Begun!
Welcome to the second part of my ‘branching out’ series, where I explore crafts I’ve not tried before. Regular followers might be surprised to read about my exploits with boiling sugar given my clumsy tendencies, but the fact I am writing this and not in A&E is a promising sign! (Luck must have been on…… Continue reading Branching out #2 Jam Making
Today was the day I had to stop burying my head in the sand and accept that my ‘baby’ is starting school in two weeks. This moment of realisation led to me and MrCraft taking a nice family trip to our local shopping outlet. We decided to go fairly early to avoid the queues. Unfortunately…… Continue reading Shoe Shopping Shenanigans
Welcome to the first post in my new blog series, which will focus on my expanding crafty repertoire. (I know I only finished the last series two days ago, but I’m a tad excited about this!) There are so many crafts I’d love to explore, even if they are one-offs and never get repeated. There’s…… Continue reading Branching Out #1 Furniture Renovation
Welcome to my final post in the A-Z Of crochet series. I thought I’d finish off with a kind of cop out post, because Z isn’t a very popular letter! I’ve seen some beautiful chevron (zigzag!) blankets and thought I’d give it a go. This one is made using Ice Yarns and a 4.5mm hook.…… Continue reading Z is for Zigzag
Apologies for the delay with this penultimate post in the A-Z of crochet, I was faffing too much to get the photo I wanted! I’m going to begin by saying the word ‘yarn’ does not come naturally to me as a Brit, and I definitely don’t say it out loud (especially in the company of…… Continue reading Y is for Yarn
