inspiring a playfully creative life
…where F, of course, stands for FINISHED! And I think this one might be one of my most exciting finishes of the year. Allllll the way back in 2012, I joined some friends in the Fat Quarter Shop Designer Mystery Block Of The Month. The quilt was designed to be a single bed sized quilt, featuring the Vintage Modern range by Bonnie & Camille which
Back when I first revisited my 202020 list, one of the easiest options seemed to be “two pairs of socks”. I picked up some yarn at spotlight, pre-treated it ready for some natural dyeing, and then realised it wasn’t going to work as well as I thought. I put the idea on the backburner, and moved on to other projects. As time started running out,
When we pulled out our Christmas tree ready to decorate on the first Sunday of Advent, we hit a pretty significant snag – our decorations were missing. An entire crate of baubles and ornaments and a whole host of handmade goodies. We both took a look through the container and the shed, and…nothing. All we had was the tree, and a small crate with the
Sometimes, ideas come along so totally genius, that they go from an offhand comment on a Friday night, to a fully fledged plan by Saturday lunch time. This particular idea was so very genius that even the husbands involved were on board. By on board, of course, I mean they didn’t say a flat out no when the idea was floated, so we took that
10 days into December, and I think I’m closing on what could be a record effort at keeping up with December Daily. The mini tag idea is working brilliantly. I did have a false start when my lack of spatial awareness skills tripped me up, and 4 pictures on a 4×6″ print ended up being much larger than I expected. Normal people, of course, would
There’s nothing I love more than some good secret squirrel shenanigans. Back in The Before, when I first floated the idea of a pouch swap, a certain someone said she would love to be involved but couldn’t manage it with work and family commitments. This certain someone also had a birthday in the last couple of weeks. And if there’s anything 2020 needs, it’s random
The first Sunday of Advent is the day we pull 7000 boxes out of the shed, put up the tree, and then begin the annual Christmas Craft Museum installation. We hang and display handmade decorations of all kinds, and then get busy making the next current year’s crop of crafty goodness. It’s so much fun getting them out and reminiscing over Christmases past. Most are
Back when I was at school, there was a persistent rumour swirling around our un-air-conditioned classrooms, that if it hit 40 degrees, they had to send us home. We never got sent home, so I’m pretty sure it was more wishful thinking than anything else! These days though? I’m the boss of this school and can do what I darn well please. Technically, I had
One of my most popular posts, is a little download I quickly whipped up one day while sewing myself a reusable shopping bag. I certainly never expected it to be pinned over 11,000 times!! Unfortunately though, the post itself was just for the template for the handles, and linked to an external tutorial. A tutorial that has since disappeared from the internet, and I get
You would think, if ever there was a year to let a weekly-release craft along project slide, it would be 2020. Who has the headspace to keep up with stuff with *waves hand* all that going on? And yet…2020 is the first year that I have actually managed to keep up, and finish, a stitchalong. When I started the Peppermint Purple blackwork stitchalong back in
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