Friday saw the turn of craft number 3 being attempted – hand spinning! Calligraphy and Macrame are both great fun, so I thought I’d try and give this a go. I’d seen these lovely stalls at the knitting and Stitching show, and Festiwool selling these super colourful plaits, but hadn’t ever really know what to… Read More Craft number 3 ……… Hand Spinning
It’s half term in the UK this week – and as predicted the weather has been horrible! It’s cold, rainy, and still dark a lot of the time. Little people have needed to be amused, so yesterday saw us painting rocks. I say us, they both started, got bored, so I carried on! Its not… Read More Rock Painting
I’ve been super busy and super secretive too…… learning Macrame! New skill number 2 – tick and it’s only January! (Number one was calligraphy – read about it here) I know – very retro, but also very in too! It’s super addictive too when you get going, and pretty quick to get results. The downside… Read More Learning a new craft – Number 2 for 2018
Ok, So I will admit it, I’m getting a bit obsessed with glass Jewellery, and making it! I did this workshop in November (at The Makers’ Cabin), but I had to wait until after Christmas to share the pictures, as a few were given out at presents! I’ve been on a couple of great workshops… Read More Another Jewellery workshop
This is the year for new crafts – ideally 12, but we’ll see how I get on! You all know I can crochet, I still love crochet, I will always be crocheting, but sometimes you need to try something new too- as I think any crafter is an eternal crafter. Yep -I can’t be the… Read More A new craft – Calligraphy
I’m getting a bit addicted to wreaths, or all shapes and sizes! I love the “real ones” and made one a couple of weeks ago at a great workshop which you can read about here. I made a crochet one in my first year of crocheting – a challenge to myself, but I never got… Read More A quick and easy Crochet Christmas wreath
I took a little time out from crochet this week to have a go at making a wreath. It was only November, but definitely time to get Festive and start thinking about all those presents I wish I’d bought already! So I went on a workshop with the very talented florist, Sarah Maylin Flowers. She’s… Read More Christmas Wreath Making
Who else here enters all these competitions on social media, longing to win, but then with the other thousands of people who enter, never win anything? I enter a few , all yarn based of course……… and I got the best message ever on Friday late afternoon by a tag on Instagram. yarnandcolorsAnd the winners… Read More Yarn and Colours
It had to be done……. my craft trolley was bursting at the seams! My very understanding husband had been dropping a few hints about the mountain of “stuff” in the corner. (The sad thing is – this photo was taken when some things had been taken off it!) So when he went to play taxi… Read More A little declutter
I’ve never been before would you believe it? Only 45 minutes away…. and every year I’ve sort of missed it. This year again….. it almost slipped under my radar. I’d written it in my diary months ago, but it was only on Monday when I turned the pages to see what I was doing this… Read More The knitting and stitching show