Category Archives: Crafts

Nineteen for 19

Posted on August 14, 2019 by craftycreeky

We’re nearly half way through August already so I thought I’d better see how I was doing with my nineteen challenges for the year, so this is the end of July report… July was a busy month as I worked … Continue reading →

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The Finery of Nature SAL

Posted on August 11, 2019 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last shared my Finery of Nature cross-stitch and if I say so myself, I’ve made pretty good progress! Three weeks ago this is where I was… I’ve now finished the cross-stitch on the last bit … Continue reading →

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A Miscellany

Posted on August 7, 2019 by craftycreeky

Sometimes I have things I want to share here, but they’re not quite big enough to make a full post, so I thought I’d lump them together as a miscellany, a collection of unrelated items! I’ve recently heard a bit … Continue reading →

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Two are Too Tempting

Posted on July 16, 2019 by craftycreeky

“I can resist everything except temptation” Oscar Wilde I have a reel of ribbon with this quote on, given to me by a stall holder, she obviously saw me coming! A few months ago I was tempted by another stitch-a-long … Continue reading →

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Nerdy Needlecase

Posted on July 13, 2019 by craftycreeky

My boss told me I needed to get a life when she asked me what I was stitching one morning before work – a needlecase with different pages for different needles! Needless to say she’s not a sewer! I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Zoe Goes on Holiday!

Posted on July 2, 2019 by craftycreeky

It’s a few weeks since I last shared my Zoe box with you, it’s a stitch-a-long by Faby Reilly and I got a little bit behind, so it was one of the projects I took on holiday with me when … Continue reading →

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My Splendid Sampler 2

Posted on April 27, 2019 by craftycreeky

I’m trying to reduce the number of quilts I’m working on at the moment, having finished one fairly recently I still have six at various stages of construction!! Some just need quilting (hand or machine!) others need piecing and some … Continue reading →

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Moving Down the Rabbit Hole

Posted on March 24, 2019 by craftycreeky

I’m making slow but steady progress with the hand quilting of my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt, three weeks ago when I last showed you my quilt this is how far I’d got… I’d just started the sunflower border quilting. … Continue reading →

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A Fluffle and a Gaggle.

Posted on March 10, 2019 by craftycreeky

I’ve got five new smalls to show you, one new one and four recycled ones, a fluffle of rabbits and a gaggle of geese, oh and a sheep too… I started this cross-stitch about three weeks ago, I’d grabbed the … Continue reading →

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UFO Time

Posted on February 7, 2019 by craftycreeky

I’ve been trying to have a bit of a sort out at home, including my sewing room. Whilst mooching through boxes I found an embroidery I did years ago, 1988 to be precise, I know that because luckily I embroidered … Continue reading →

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