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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 April 13, 2020 by craftycreeky

Over the last two or three weeks I’ve worked hard in the garden, trying to catch up from earlier in the year when it was very wet and cold. I finally feel I’ve got somewhere as I have finished tidying … Continue reading →

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Silver Lining

Posted on April 11, 2020 by craftycreeky

It’s always worth looking for the silver lining when you’re in a cloud! Whilst so many of us are in a lockdown situation there are others who are designing things for us to stitch, keeping our hands and our minds … Continue reading →

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Sewing for Spring

Posted on April 11, 2020 by craftycreeky

A couple of months back I deduced that half of my issue with dress-making at the moment, was my choice of patterns. I have a large stash of fabric, most of which I still love, but every time I went … Continue reading →

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Early Spring Books

Posted on April 10, 2020 by craftycreeky

I’ve read quite a mix of books this time, still mainly non-fiction, but as I’ve almost finished my library book pile it may be a bit different next time as I start to work my way through my own bookshelves! … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Serendipity | 15 Comments

Garden Visitors

Posted on April 8, 2020 by craftycreeky

I forgot to mention some extra garden visitors we’ve had in my usual Monday garden post, so I thought I’d give them their own post! In our garden, just by the conservatory, we have a bird feeder, one of those … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on April 6, 2020 by craftycreeky

The lovely spring weather continues in this little part of Yorkshire, sunny and warm for the time of year. I’ve managed to continue my big tidy up of the garden, almost finishing the back, almost but not quite! I’ve had … Continue reading →

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Coming Home Hand Quilt – a- long

Posted on April 5, 2020 by craftycreeky

I’ve actually made pretty good progress over the last three weeks, I found the hand quilting was a great thing to do whilst watching Bluprint classes! Bluprint (the old and well loved Craftsy) has all classes for free at the … Continue reading →

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April Smalls

Posted on April 4, 2020 by craftycreeky

I changed all my cross-stitch smalls over today, I’ve got all my spring and Easter ones out, it almost doesn’t seem real that it’s nearly Easter already, but next weekend it’ll be here! It was nice to rummage through my … Continue reading →

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Globes and Spheres

Posted on April 3, 2020 by craftycreeky

This year my Embroiderers Guild are doing travelling sketchbooks again, it’ll be the third time I’ve done it I think, I find it really pushes me creative-wise as I have to think up my own design. January was spent starting … Continue reading →

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A Bag for Memories

Posted on April 2, 2020 by craftycreeky

I’m trying to play catch up before I start any new projects, tidy up loose ends as it were. In some ways I don’t feel I’ve achieved much over the last couple of weeks, but a lot of it is … Continue reading →

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