Brrr, the weather here has really taken a chilly turn, so my current WIP is very well timed (and will hopefully be finished VERY soon!) I’d decided to set my self a project just for me for after the craft fair, and knew exactly what I wanted to make. I’d had a pattern for owl…… Continue reading WIP Wednesday-29th November
Immediately after the craft fair last Saturday, Mr C and I began our Christmas preparations. For us, this involved wrapping all of the books for our advent calendar for the children. We had made the most of an offer at The Works and ordered 10 new ones to replace old/broken books and those which were…… Continue reading Book Advent Calendar 2017
Today I attended my first ever craft fair as a seller. I’ve been to tonnes as a buyer, but today was a totally different experience. I thought I’d share what I found out from my day. It wasn’t a great big fair, just a small charity fundraiser in the village hall. I don’t think I’m…… Continue reading 5 Things I learned From My First Craft Fair
This week has been a marathon of Christmas fair preparation, including getting packaging labelled, adding hanging loops and making little labels for the snowmen to say they aren’t toys. I haven’t made as much as I would like to, but I am at the point where I’ve accepted I can only make so much and…… Continue reading WIP Wednesday-22nd November
Yes, I have made a card. I still do, occasionally, despite all of my recent posts being about slippers and snowmen! I realised today when I looked at my Garmin that this card should be with it’s recipient today, but I made it this evening so it will get there on Tuesday. I really am…… Continue reading Five Minute Make Camper Van Card
This week has been mostly about building up to the craft fair, but I also finished an order for slippers. Most of the things I’ve made have been the same as in other weeks, so I thought I’d repeat something I did in a previous post and show you a bit of ‘behind the scenes’…… Continue reading WIP Wednesday-15th November
As you may know (since I’ve posted so many photos of them!) I’m making a lot of amigurumi snowman/lady baubles for a craft fair using a free pattern from amigurumi bb. They came with two options for hats, so I made some mini holly to decorate the top hats. I also designed a simple bobble…… Continue reading Tutorial Tuesday-Amigurumi Accessories
