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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!

Spreading the Joy!

Posted on July 30, 2024 by craftycreeky

One of my granddaughters is particularly keen to learn to sew, she’s only nine but is very enthused by the clothes I make for her. Of course I was delighted to be able to teach her. I suggested we started … Continue reading →

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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL

Posted on July 29, 2024 by craftycreeky

Apologies for being a day late with this post, I had unexpected Grandma duties! Well I’m no further with my quilt, partly because I’m still not 100% decided whether or not to add a border. This is it without the … Continue reading →

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Bumble Bees SAL

Posted on July 21, 2024 by craftycreeky

It’s time for a new project for my three weekly SAL posts. This is a cross-stitch I actually started a couple of months back but never got round to posting about it. It’s for another fabric book! This time the … Continue reading →

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Making Macaroons

Posted on July 15, 2024 by craftycreeky

At Skipton Stitchers today we had a wonderful speaker called Wyn Ingham, she was talking to us about lace but wove into it her Catholic upbringing with lots of Irish aunts and grandparents, she brought with her family pieces of … Continue reading →

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Christmas in July

Posted on July 10, 2024 by craftycreeky

I’m trying to clear the decks a bit at the moment, I’ve quite a few half finished projects, several from mini workshops that I’ve attended and then not finished. One such item was this pretty Christmas decoration. It was from … Continue reading →

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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL

Posted on July 7, 2024 by craftycreeky

I’ve had a busy three weeks in my sewing room since I last shared my progress on the Owl and Hare Hollow quilt but this week I’m pleased to say the top is done…I think! Three weeks ago I’d just … Continue reading →

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Bella

Posted on July 6, 2024 by craftycreeky

I’ve been meaning to write a post about Bella since she arrived last November but the weeks pass by! We had about 18 months without a dog and decided it was time to get another one. My OH wanted another … Continue reading →

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Heart to Heart Quilt

Posted on July 2, 2024 by craftycreeky

Last year I decided to make my granddaughters a quilt each, it was going to be for Christmas but I ran out of time so I decided to aim for birthdays instead, this also nicely spread out the delivery dates … Continue reading →

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Stitching my Garden SAL

Posted on June 30, 2024 by craftycreeky

Well I’ve finally finished it! Two years in the making but my embroidered garden book is finally finished. To say the least, I’m well chuffed with it 🙂 Three weeks ago I’d just finished making all the pages, I was … Continue reading →

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Strawberry Sampler Book

Posted on June 29, 2024 by craftycreeky

Happy days! Last night I finished making my Strawberry Sampler book. I started it over Christmas whilst on holiday, it was a kit from the Cross-stitch Guild. I think last time I posted about this book I’d just finished the … Continue reading →

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