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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!

Bees are a-buzzing

Posted on October 16, 2024 by craftycreeky

Last weekend we were in Rome, enjoying a bit of sunshine and culture. Of course this involved a 2.5 hour flight and the subsequent hanging round in airports, so of course I had my little bag of sewing! For those … Continue reading →

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Bee Book SAL

Posted on October 14, 2024 by craftycreeky

Well my bees are continuing to multiply! Three weeks ago I was making good progress on my wild flower bee, a design I found on Etsy by Doodle and Stitch… I stitched the legs and antenna and then the wings … Continue reading →

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More Bumble Bees

Posted on October 6, 2024 by craftycreeky

A few months ago I went on a workshop by Laura Edgar to make a seascape, she uses scraps of fabrics, often torn or distressed and lots of free-style stitching to create wonderful textile art. I finally finished my seascape … Continue reading →

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Busy Bee

Posted on October 3, 2024 by craftycreeky

I’ve been busy making bees for my book, I’ve got three on the go at the moment! My ‘handbag project’ for the last couple of weeks has been a bee that was in a treasure bundle I bought from SookieSoo … Continue reading →

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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL

Posted on September 29, 2024 by craftycreeky

I’m enjoying hand quilting this quilt, I’m just doing lots of circles! Each block has an 8″ circle and then whatever fits with the design. Three weeks ago I was just getting into the swing of it… I’ve since started … Continue reading →

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Bees Textile Book SAL

Posted on September 22, 2024 by craftycreeky

I’ve been a busy bee over the last three weeks! I’ve been working on the embroideries to go in my bee book most days. Last time I shared my progress I was working on the first bumblebee of a cross-stitch … Continue reading →

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Seascape

Posted on September 10, 2024 by craftycreeky

I think I’ve finally finished my seascape, I say ‘think’ as I posted on facebook that I’d finished it two days ago, then added a bit more…it’s that kind of piece! I started this at a workshop organised by Skipton … Continue reading →

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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL

Posted on September 8, 2024 by craftycreeky

I’m making steady progress on hand quilting my Owl and Hare Hollow quilt. Three weeks ago I had just started and was still feeling my way a bit with design etc… I’ve now quilted ten of the blocks, each one … Continue reading →

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Sewing Basket

Posted on September 6, 2024 by craftycreeky

Over Christmas whilst I was on holiday I embroidered a top for sewing basket. It was a kit I bought at the Harrogate Show from Sew Different, you could buy the whole kit with all the fabrics in, but I … Continue reading →

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Bee Book SAL

Posted on September 1, 2024 by craftycreeky

It’s time for my three weekly update on my fabric book about bees. Last time I shared my progress I was doing nicely with the second half of my bee cross-stitch. This was a kit I bought at a destash … Continue reading →

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