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Tag Archives: craft
Lost a glove? Make a squirrel toy with the remaining one!
This lovely squirrel pattern has been making its way around the Internet. Isn’t he sweet! I have a single possum merino glove that will be perfect for this project, watch out for an update featuring a squirrel soon! Photo by Miyako … Continue reading
Etsy inspiration
I love Etsy. It’s a great place for special gifts or trimmings to finish off a project, like these buttons I bought for a cardigan I’m making. But just looking around the site and what people have made is so … Continue reading
London Green Fair
We visited the London green fair again this year. The weather wasn’t great on Sunday so it felt pretty laid back but the festive air was still hanging around! Our favourite addition this year was the Pallet Project stall which … Continue reading
How to make bunting: quick, easy & cheap
I love bunting, it’s a real symbol of British summer! I made this bunting for an afternoon tea I’m having, it’s quick and easy to do. What you’ll need Fabric – here I’ve recycled fabric from an old fabric sample … Continue reading
More dresses for cute nieces
After a bit of a full-on end to 2010 I’ve been having a bit of a hibernation over Winter to recoup a bit. Part of it was very enforced with a nasty cold followed by an even nastier chest infection … Continue reading
Endpaper Mitts finished for the Winter chill!
After losing my gloves on the train, I needed to make myself some proper wool mittens for the winter chill. I found the Endpaper Mitts pattern which is very cool, then adapted them into full mittens by following these handy … Continue reading
Aaron’s black cardigan
I am very happy to announce that Aaron’s sweater is finally finished! This cardigan has been my nemesis project, full of hiccups and re-dos for the last 2 years now. It feels insanely good to have it finished, and Aaron … Continue reading
Cute little dress
I finished sewing one of our niece’s birthday dresses! It was completed a couple of weeks ago in time for Nana and Pop to bring it back to NZ with them. It’s an easy little dress to make but I … Continue reading
A Crafty Evening
I feel very productive tonight – I’ve just finished 2 craft projects that have been waiting a while for completion! First of all there is another batch of chickens for colleague’s kids and friends. I think the chickens are getting … Continue reading
July's crafting
It’s been a long month and no blog post! That’s because when we haven’t been out enjoying the sunshine I’ve been crafting away for new babies! At the beginning of the month I got my new Cute Book just in … Continue reading