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About craftycreeky

I live in a busy market town in Yorkshire with my husband, kids, dogs and chickens. I love trying new crafts, rediscovering old ones, gardening, walking...anything creative really I started this blog after my New Year resolution worked so well. My resolution (the first one I've ever kept!) was to post a photograph of my garden on Facebook every day. My hope was that I would then see what was good in the garden and not just weeds and work, which was my tendency. The unexpected side-effect was that I have enjoyed many more hours in the garden. I am hoping that 'The Crafty Creek' will have the same effect. Happy creating!

Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on January 14, 2019 by craftycreeky

I’ve managed to get my three sessions of gardening in this week, sometimes short, at least one was a couple of hours! I find that once I’m out there, all wrapped up, it’s actually quite pleasant! I’m still waiting for … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, Serendipity | 10 Comments

Tall Year Square Etui SAL

Posted on January 13, 2019 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my etui, it’s a design from the Classic Inspirations magasine by Betsy Morgan. I was still embroidering the final pieces then… I’ve been working hard on it since then, I was ready … Continue reading →

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Guess How Much I Love You…

Posted on January 12, 2019 by craftycreeky

…All the way to the moon and back! I think Guess How Much I Love You has to be my favourite children’s book from when my kids were little, it had only just been published then and I loved sitting … Continue reading →

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Nineteen for 19

Posted on January 9, 2019 by craftycreeky

I really enjoyed my Eighteen for 18 challenge, I found it did help me keep focused on what I’m making, without getting stressy if it didn’t happen! It’s taken me a little while to compose my list for this year, … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on January 7, 2019 by craftycreeky

As it’s the first Monday of the year I thought I’d better start as I mean to go on with a little wander round the garden. It was only a little one as it was cold, wet and miserable outside … Continue reading →

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January Smalls

Posted on January 6, 2019 by craftycreeky

I rather like the idea of having a seasonal display of cross-stitch smalls. Now I’ve finally put the Christmas decorations away I decided it was a good time to start, hopefully this will become a regular monthly post. We’ve been … Continue reading →

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A Spring Wreath

Posted on January 3, 2019 by craftycreeky

On New Year’s Day I decided to concentrate on my Spring Wreath quilt. This is a BOM from Andrea of Raggedy Ruff Designs. It’s a beautiful quilt of woodland animals, stitched with free motion machine embroidery. This is very new … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Quilting | Tagged , , | 15 Comments

New Year Stitching

Posted on January 2, 2019 by craftycreeky

New Year’s Eve has never held any great excitement for me, I love Christmas, but over the years I often volunteered to work New Years Eve as I really wasn’t enthralled with the idea of going out. My OH and … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilting | Tagged , , | 9 Comments

January Windows

Posted on January 1, 2019 by craftycreeky

Last year Wild Daffodil organised a photo challenge with a different theme each month. I rather enjoyed putting together a selection of images, however slight the link may have been to the theme! This year the photo challenge is still … Continue reading →

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Eighteen for 18; How Did I Do!

Posted on January 1, 2019 by craftycreeky

Last January I set myself eighteen challenges to do in 2018, they were a mixture of sewing, quilting, embroidery and general lifestyle ones. I really enjoyed having something to aim for, especially as I didn’t stress or beat myself up … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts, Dressmaking, Eighteen for 18, embroidery, Garden, Quilting, Sewing, Textile Books | Tagged | 23 Comments