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An age old Christmas problem, fir real #terriblepun

December 16, 2015 by

The nation is divided, no doubt about it, between those who put away their beach wear and start hanging the Christmas decorations (no doubt peeling the sprouts as they go) and those who scrooge about decorations and put them up begrudgingly in the week before Christmas, muttering about it still being “a bit soon” as […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: artificial Christmas Trees, Balsam Hill, decorating for Christmas

Christmas Crochet Wreath.

December 14, 2015 by

We got the Christmas Decorations up last night, the annual strewing of pretties around the house which has, thankfully, become largely a joyful affair again over the last couple of years. It reminded me, as we unpacked the boxes, of the wreath I made last year which I had such great intentions of doing a […]

Filed Under: Christmas Crafts, Creative Every Day, Crochet Tagged With: christmas crafts, Christmas Crochet Wreath, crochet, simple crochet wreath

Soothing Stitches: Crochet Mandala Happy.

November 27, 2015 by

I don’t seem to have completed nearly as many projects as I hoped to this year, not least because of time constraints that have sucked my crochet time away and left me grateful if I manage a single row or block in the tail end of an evening. It’s annoying, especially since it is robbing […]

Filed Under: Creative Every Day, Crochet Tagged With: a creative being, friendship, mental health, wink

Gratitude. #SaveSyriasChildren

September 5, 2015 by

One of the most powerful lessons since Freddie’s death is that of gratitude. Counting my blessings. I learned it, not from the people who told me to be grateful for the children I still had alive and well, not from the people who told me to be glad I could have another child and not […]

Filed Under: Charity Tagged With: #SaveSyriasChildren, Aylan, charity, refugee crisis, syria

Soothing Stitches: Snuggly Crochet Pillow

August 16, 2015 by

I do love a good pillow – ‘cushion bothering’ (hugging and harassing one to combat anxiety) is something I like to do. I’m still busy with my #UseUpYarnYear and this Vintage Chunky Deramores yarn was under my bed and in need of love. I customised a pattern from a book and started blind with a […]

Filed Under: Crochet Tagged With: #UseUpYarnYear, crochet, cushion, Deramore Vintage Chunky

Fritha Mandala Again: Exploring Large Motifs.

May 8, 2015 by

As previously mentioned, I have fallen in love with mandalas and freestyle crochet; crocheting in the round has unlocked a creativity in my that I’m delighting in and a sense of inventing something form myself has awoken a desire to actually nail down my technique, record what I do and offer it out to other […]

Filed Under: Crochet Tagged With: crochet, Deramore, designing, Fritha Mandala, large motif

Crafty Makes: Ocean Themed Tidy Boxes

April 29, 2015 by

I’m desperately trying to wind some crafting back into my life; Maddy is still my best bet for this, though Josie and Bene are more up for a go than they used to be. This month though, Maddy grabbed the Bostik craft box the minute it arrived and dashed off with it. The theme was […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts Tagged With: #BostikBloggers, craft, ocean, sea themed craft, under the sea

Soothing Stitches: Crochet Bolster Cushion Cover

April 26, 2015 by

This is a quick one from a few months back. I’m currently deeply engaged in the Fritha Mandala, now on a second incarnation with some testers helping me prepare a pattern. I never did write this one up and I love it really so I thought I’d show it off. It lives in my living […]

Filed Under: Crochet Tagged With: #crochetaddict, bolster cushion, crochet, crochet cushion, crochet cushion cover, rowan hand knit cotton, simply crochet

Our Spring & Easter Crafts

April 20, 2015 by

Continuing in my marvellous ‘blogging it for next year’ tradition 😉 This years Easter crafting comes courtesy of our Bostik Bloggers box again. With the girls getting bigger now I either get LOTS of collaboration or none – I need Bene to get a bit bigger and start to want to make things too! This […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Spring Crafts, Uncategorized Tagged With: #BostikBloggers, easter crafts, spring crafts

Soothing Stitches: Crochet Daffodil Wreath

April 19, 2015 by

Just in the nick of time, the daffodil wreath got finished. I find it really helps me to make something in the run up to Freddie’s birthday. Out of eye shot of the girls who expect it to be the actual days that bother me, I’m able to process a lot of the emotions and […]

Filed Under: Crochet Tagged With: #daffodilboy, crochet, crochet cherry blossom, crochet daffodil, crochet forgetmenot, crochet wreath, spring crochet, spring crochet wreath

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