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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!

Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on March 2, 2018 by craftycreeky

This weeks photo challenge by Postcard from Gibraltar is Cosy so I chose a photo of Helen getting all cosy in a new quilt. This is a quilt I made Helen nearly three years ago, she wanted a black and … Continue reading →

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Eighteen for 18 Update

Posted on March 1, 2018 by craftycreeky

Well I’m two months into my year long challenge, so how have I done; 1 Etsy store opened; not yet, waiting til after our holiday. 2 Tutorials; ditto!!! 3 Sessions a week in the garden; I did really well with … Continue reading →

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A Not So Small Heart!

Posted on February 28, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s our wedding anniversary whilst we are away, last year I made a cross-stitch card, this year I decided to do the same but to make it in such a way that I could make it into a ‘small’ afterwards, … Continue reading →

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Ogden Cami

Posted on February 27, 2018 by craftycreeky

Last summer I saw a few blog posts about the Ogden Cami pattern by True Bias. I decided to buy the pdf pattern, much as I hate sticking all the sheets together, I reasoned that there can’t be that many pages … Continue reading →

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Holiday Clothes

Posted on February 27, 2018 by craftycreeky

I finally got round to sewing some clothes for our holiday, although ironically I didn’t use the fabric I bought in London with holiday in mind, I’ve actually used some from my stash! I looked through my patterns for holiday … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Around the Garden

Posted on February 26, 2018 by craftycreeky

It seems a while since I did a proper garden post, not a lot happens over winter! However things are starting to move, spring is on it’s way!! I was away for a couple of days last weekend and it … Continue reading →

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Flowers with Friends

Posted on February 25, 2018 by craftycreeky

A couple of years ago I started a craft club with my Womens Institute, we aim to meet once a month, at the moment there’s just a handful of us so we meet in each others houses. Usually we just … Continue reading →

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A Textile Weekend in London

Posted on February 24, 2018 by craftycreeky

This time last weekend I was in London visiting my penfriend. Sam and I started writing to each other around 1977 when we were 12 years old. We connected through the Girl Guides, she lives in Brisbane, so about 12,000 … Continue reading →

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Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on February 23, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s photo challenge time again, this weekly challenge is organised by Postcard from Gibraltar and today’s theme is Movement. I was tempted to use one of the photos from the windy day when I was trying to photograph my Feel … Continue reading →

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Three Smalls and a Shortlist!

Posted on February 21, 2018 by craftycreeky

Somehow or other  I seem to have ended up with three little cross-stitch projects on the go, which is a lot, even for me! Last month I stitched ‘January’ from the Joyful World series by Maja Matyas, I think it’s … Continue reading →

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