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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!

November Cross-stitch Smalls

Posted on November 6, 2019 by craftycreeky

Having shown you my most recent make yesterday I thought I’d better share my little display of smalls for November… Of course my two most recent makes take pride of place, the two autumn cross-stitches are both free patterns, leaves … Continue reading →

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Autumn Smalls for November

Posted on November 5, 2019 by craftycreeky

I’ve finally managed to collate an autumnal collection of smalls, just in time for November. Last night I finished another autumn freebie, this time by Thea Dueck, it was released on her facebook page (Victoria Sampler Chat Group) she’s a … Continue reading →

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The Finery of Nature SAL

Posted on November 3, 2019 by craftycreeky

The last three weeks seem to have passed very quickly! I’ve been working a bit on my Finery of Nature cross-stitch, this is a Dimensions kit I started ages ago, I found it on the sales table at my Embroiderers … Continue reading →

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Stained Glass Woodland

Posted on November 2, 2019 by craftycreeky

A couple of weeks ago I went on a workshop organised by a friend from WI. Rachel Poole was running the class and I’ve been to a few of her days and she’s an excellent tutor. This time we were … Continue reading →

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Zoe and Zen

Posted on October 31, 2019 by craftycreeky

By the end of last week I’d managed to catch up with both my cross-stitch stitch-a-longs, the patterns are both released fortnightly with just a few days in between… First to be stitched is always the Zoe box SAL by … Continue reading →

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Anne Bronte p200

Posted on October 30, 2019 by craftycreeky

It’s 200 years since Anne Bronte was born, she was the youngest of the Bronte sisters and wrote two novels, Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall before her untimely death aged 29. Until recently her literary work has … Continue reading →

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Tuesday’s Totter Round the Garden

Posted on October 29, 2019 by craftycreeky

We’ve had a couple of frosty mornings this week, lovely sunny days but pretty cold too. I love seeing the garden edged with frost, these are some little clumps of moss on the garden wall, I always think they look … Continue reading →

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Autumn Cross-stitch

Posted on October 26, 2019 by craftycreeky

I realised over the last few weeks that I have somewhat of a gap in my smalls collection, I’ve lots of spring and summer ones, lots of Christmas ones, but no specific autumn ones, I’ve only just finished ‘October’… Faby … Continue reading →

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Coming Home

Posted on October 25, 2019 by craftycreeky

I’ve been making lots of windows again – in fact I’ll be happy if I never have to stitch another window again! I’ve been working on my Coming Home quilt and I’ve just counted up and on this border alone … Continue reading →

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Quilts for Care-Leavers

Posted on October 24, 2019 by craftycreeky

I’ve just finished another quilt for care-leavers. These will be given out at Christmas Dinners for Care-leavers, an organisation started by Lemn Sissay, (our poet laureate at the moment). Following on from his experience of many years in care, he … Continue reading →

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