Another lovely long weekend with lots of socialising with great friends, meeting and cuddling babies and, of course, a little crafting. My papercraft flowers, from an earliest post, have been sat forlornly on the sideboard (and coming apart at the joints!) for some weeks. I had been wondering what to do with them and turned … Continue reading A Weekend of Small Projects
There's nothing better than a long weekend. With little planned, other than a trip to Anfield, and with my husband working for half of it I had plenty of time to get the wool back out and learn some new crochet skills. Having so far only made granny squares and flowers I decided I wanted … Continue reading Easter Weekend Crochet
A few years ago I inherited a sewing machine. It resides in the top of the wardrobe, out of reach, never seeing the light of day. Although this remains the case, today I took a step to getting it down, dusting it off and starting to use it. Christi's Stitches run courses suitable for the … Continue reading Summer Bunting
In my role as a Guide Leader I was at a table top sale on Saturday supervising our girls raising money for the British Heart Foundation and Guide Friendship Fund. On a nearby stall I spotted some paper flowers and needed to know how to make them! Fortunately I knew the stall holder, a Brownie … Continue reading Papercraft Flowers
A few months ago a purchased a crochet book advertised as for beginners aged 7 and up. Perfect, or so I thought. I expected to pick it up and be able to come up with marvellous creations at once. This was definitely not the case. Although it explained each stitch in a reasonable manner it … Continue reading Crochet
Our Wedding, in August 2013, had a very personal feel to it. I knew what I wanted and the only way I could see me getting it was to make it myself. The initial inspiration came from the heart paper punch I found which went on to produce many of these silver hearts to feature … Continue reading Our Beautiful Wedding
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