I haven’t been much in my craft room for the last month or so. I’m not sure how often I’ll get in over the next few. Probably sporadic crafting for the foreseeable. However, with the arrival of a baby-sling (the Koala Cuddle Band; takes babies from 2-9kg/4lb7oz to 19lb13oz) which is suitable for my lighter-than-average… Continue reading Sleigh Bells Ring
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The Receiving Blanket
Back in September, shortly after the first ante-natal class mentioned the importance of baby blankets being knitted or crocheted (the open-weave is best for helping babies to regulate their temperature), I set to work on a granny square blanket. It has since changed from being a granny square to being a granny rectangle. Partly, this… Continue reading The Receiving Blanket
Black and Gold Christmas
I don’t have many “stand-alone” dies: most of them belong to matching stamps and stamp-sets. But several of my festive dies don’t, and as such I’ve tended to overlook them. Like this not-quite-square die. I can’t remember where it came from, but it’s been in my stash for several years (and, I suspect, a cheap… Continue reading Black and Gold Christmas
Dew Drop Sleigh
Having rediscovered the Dew Drop Dash, I wondered how it would work for a Christmas card. I also wondered about using VersaMagic Dew Drops rather than the Memento ones of my previous Dew Drop cards. Of course, with the VersaMagic, I’m a bit limited with colours as I have far fewer of those. I have… Continue reading Dew Drop Sleigh
The Advent Jigsaw
Now that the nights are definitely drawing in – it’s dark by about half 7 these days, and getting earlier every night – I’m beginning to think about other festive crafting. I’m not feeling so far behind with the card-making that I can’t take a little break from them. What I’ve actually been thinking about… Continue reading The Advent Jigsaw
Notes From My Office: October 2022
October is going to be an interesting sort of month in my office, I think, for several reasons. Firstly, I’m beginning the wind-down of the day-job and the handing over to my replacement. The count-down is now ON. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Secondly, I have to get my act together to make sure that… Continue reading Notes From My Office: October 2022
The Less Simple Granny Square Blanket
The trouble I find with making granny square blankets is that, after a certain point, I get a bit bored. I like the not really thinking about what I’m doing, but the round-and-round part of it just becomes…samey. Especially since the one I’m now making is not my first. It’s true, I could have found… Continue reading The Less Simple Granny Square Blanket
Dinosaur Adventures
I don’t often have to make cards for children. But I’m going to have to practise – and collect a few more child-oriented stamps and dies. At present, I only have a set of friendly dinosaurs, although I expect some of the other sets can be adapted. It’s true, though, that I didn’t actually get… Continue reading Dinosaur Adventures
The Dove of Peace
Last Christmas, one of the die and stamp sets I picked up was an RSPB dove set, Peace on Earth. Naturally, I didn’t get around to using it. Not then, anyway. I tried the dove die-set at Easter when I was failing to make Easter cards. I didn’t get very far with it, partly because… Continue reading The Dove of Peace
Notes From My Office: September 2022
August did not, in the end, turn out to be a particularly crafty sort of month. Too much heat, I think, and unexpected visits to places. However, I did begin a little cardigan and the nest-building is now pretty much complete. Other than the world map, which is destined for the walls. If it ever… Continue reading Notes From My Office: September 2022
Life Ever Crafting 