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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!

Drawn Thread Sampler

Posted on February 1, 2015 by craftycreeky

This year I decided to take an embroidery kit on holiday instead of a book, it’s much lighter to pack and it’s nice to have a bit of quiet time, even on holiday! I chose one I bought last year … Continue reading →

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Our Garden in Stitches

Posted on January 20, 2015 by craftycreeky

Last winter I went on a two day course organised by the Women’s Institute up at Alma House in Ripon, it was called something like Textile Pictures. The tutor was Janet Browne from Addingham, she suggested that we went on … Continue reading →

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Snowdrops

Posted on January 15, 2015 by craftycreeky

As I write this we have just had our first sprinkling of snow, it’s been a pretty mild winter up until Christmas. Last winter one of our training walks for the Bay2Bay walk was around Austwick, via the Norber Erratics (I … Continue reading →

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Helen’s Prom Dress

Posted on January 5, 2015 by craftycreeky

One advantage I’ve found of writing this blog is that it does give me a record of things I’ve made over the year, I can look back and look at what worked, what didn’t, what I enjoyed making as well as things that … Continue reading →

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Last minute holiday sewing

Posted on December 28, 2014 by craftycreeky

We’re going on a big holiday in New Years Eve, so I’ve been busy since Christmas doing some last minute holiday sewing; I decided I needed a new purse as mine is looking very shabby now, I bought some frames … Continue reading →

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The Night before Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2014 by craftycreeky

This has to be my favourite Christmas poem, we have a beautiful book version that I would always read with the children on Christmas Eve, so it has lots of happy memories… Merry Christmas everyone! A Visit from St. Nicholas … Continue reading →

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Gingerbread House

Posted on December 21, 2014 by craftycreeky

Christmas would not be complete in our house without a gingerbread house, I’ve been decorating them every year since the children were tots. I have to confess I have never made the gingerbread, I’ve always bought it flat-packed from Ikea!! … Continue reading →

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Measure twice, cut once

Posted on December 20, 2014 by craftycreeky

Measure twice cut once should be on a big sign in my sewing room… Yesterday was Friday Night Sew In over on Sugar Lane Designs I decided to finish off an outfit I’ve been making this week for our holiday, we’re going … Continue reading →

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Christmas is coming

Posted on December 15, 2014 by craftycreeky

As a plaque says hanging in our dining room, “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” I’ve had a lovely time this weekend arranging our Christmas decorations, I love getting the Christmas boxes out, there’s so many memories in … Continue reading →

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Making Christmas presents

Posted on December 14, 2014 by craftycreeky

I think I’m ready for Christmas…finally…Cards and parcels are ready to go in the post tomorrow and the last Christmas presents have been made this afternoon; I bought my mum some special handcream but I wanted to give her a … Continue reading →

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