Being bored with this never-ending damp cold weather I decided to bring a little summer cheer into the house. At Christmas I had muted that I would quite like a terrarium and my son in his own unique way decided that as a small additional gift he would create what must be the smallest terrarium…
Category: crafts
A small sewing project
It is cold and foggy today, not a day for gardening at all which is good as I need to rest my arm having strained some previously injured tendons a couple of weeks back when I was planted the sorbus in the front garden. I have had two weeks of pain, lots of…
Festive Stitching
I am rather pleased with myself for having finished my Christmas sewing projects before Christmas. I did think I was being somewhat optimistic at one point especially when I got distracted for a few weeks with knitting a poncho. I wasn’t too ambitious but I wanted something festive and simple which I could occupy my…
Embroidery update
My writing prompt relates back to the poll I put up earlier this week. I am supposed to write something arising out of what readers have asked for. Someone asks for an update on my embroidery project so here goes. I have been working on the Spring Trellis project since March 2015, actually not…
Book Review: The Crafted Garden
I often have whimsical thoughts that I will make some ornamental delight from autumn leaves or festoon the house with winter foliage and berries for Christmas. But do I ever create these crafty masterpieces? Well No! Of course not! There is never enough time and even if I was to collect winter berries and leaves…
Crewel progress
I thought I would give you an update on my embroidery progress. I have to admit to not picking it up for a week or so until last night. I have been off colour and you do need to be in the right frame of mind to do this work. But I have found myself…
Sample of a Sampler
I haven’t posted about my crafty exploits for a while so I thought an update was due. Having completed the Sheep Pincushion I had started on a beaded scissor case from the same supplier but it was all rather fiddly and for some reason I had fallen out of love with it. I was…
Paisley Cushion Completed
Finally, a completed project. I finished the paisley embroidery weeks ago but as ever I am very slow in finishing off the project. Part of the problem is that I needed to get the sewing machine out to sew the cushion cover and I do most of my crafting in the evenings whilst watching the…
Freestyle Cushion Cover
As I have mentioned before I am a restless soul and I often have to find something to occupy me when I am watching television in the evenings. At the start of the year started to learn crewel work but this is new to me and I have been getting stressed with it not looking…
New Project – Cosy Cowl
I have been plodding along with my Throw for some weeks now but recently my enthusiasm has been tried and I decided I needed a diversion and a new project. I have been teaching myself to crochet from the Art of Crochet but so far I have only crocheted straight things – a couple of…
