This is the first year I’ve heard about Me-Made-May- a month of wearing your own creations- and I was really keen to do it- but decided that realistically it wouldn’t be something I could do and would cause a lot of stress. However, that’s not to say my May hasn’t been filled with wonderful me … Continue reading »
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Cheer Up Childry
Just when you think Summer is finally here…it goes grey and rainy and you have to go and get your coat and boots out of the wardrobe where you preemptively tidied them away. There’s always a silver lining though and it does mean its cold enough for me to wear my newest shawlette- Cheer up Childry. Made … Continue reading »
Are we organised?
More than once in the last few weeks I’ve found myself saying: It’s not that I’m messy…I just have too much stuff… And it made me stop and think: I do have a lot of stuff- and I’m as tidy as I can be with THAT amount of stuff. The problem is just where can I … Continue reading »
Craft Swap Success Story
After my very disheartening first swap experience (and I can now officially confirm that I never received anything- including an acknowledgement of my gift) I wasn’t sure I wanted to try again however, one very kind commenter recommended Ravelry for swaps. I use Ravelry for patterns but didn’t even realise there are swaps on it- and there are so many! Anyway to cut to the point, I … Continue reading »
The 60 minute Sewing Challenge: All Made Up
The Great British Bake-Off vs Sewing Bee: Part 2 With the final of the Great British Sewing Bee approaching it’s the perfect time to introduce the second part of my 60 minute challenge (Recap Challenge 1: Muscovado Minutes here). The sewing half of this challenge was a lot more difficult to plan- how to judge how much work will fit … Continue reading »
The 60 minute Baking Challenge: Muscovado Minutes
Great British Bake-Off vs Sewing Bee- Part 1 In the first part of this showdown I took on the 60 minute baking challenge (to find out more about the challenge and what on earth is going on you can catch up on my previous post). So I had 60 minutes to bake something from scratch … Continue reading »
Sewing Bee vs British Bake-Off
After the very exciting first episode of the Great British Sewing Bee on the BBC I couldn’t wait to share some thoughts. I was honestly that excited that I was sat ready in front of my tv from 7.30 on-wards. I did momentarily get distracted by an Australian customs program that actually almost made me miss … Continue reading »
