Category Archives: embroidery

Poppies Humbug

Posted on May 15, 2018 by craftycreeky

My poppies are growing! This is a design by Faby Reilly, when it’s stitched together it makes a triangular humbug shape.This is where I was last time I showed you… This is my borrowed time project, I usually have something … Continue reading →

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Sky high

Posted on May 11, 2018 by craftycreeky

This weeks photo challenge from Postcard from Gibraltar is Skyhigh, I kept my self busy with cross-stitch during long skyhigh flights to Australia, I even recorded our altitude on my stitch sampler… I love looking at the clouds and the … Continue reading →

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Tall Year Square Etui SAL 6

Posted on May 6, 2018 by craftycreeky

Three weeks have flown by since I last shared my Tall Year Square Etui with you. It’s a design by Betsy Morgan which is in the Classic Inspirations magasine. Three weeks ago I was doing a mini happy dance, a … Continue reading →

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Poppy Humbug

Posted on May 3, 2018 by craftycreeky

I started another cross-stitch small a couple of weeks ago. As I was ahead with my monthly Snowflower ones I decided to have a bit of a break from them and do something that’s been in my to do pile … Continue reading →

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A Snip of Scissors

Posted on April 23, 2018 by craftycreeky

Just think of the plural words you could use for a collection of scissors,a snip, a slash, a cut, a blade…I seem to have acquired quite a collection of scissors, all for different things of course! A couple of weeks … Continue reading →

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Last of the Holiday Stitching

Posted on April 19, 2018 by craftycreeky

I did quite a lot of stitching on holiday, we had several long flights, with the inevitable long waits in airports, together with quiet time either by the pool or on our balcony. These are the last two I have … Continue reading →

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Mountain Sketchbook

Posted on April 18, 2018 by craftycreeky

Last weekend I shared my new Travelling Sketchbook with you, I’ve chosen a theme of flowers. It will circulate around a group in our Embroiderers Guild and everyone will put a piece of their work in it, so in a … Continue reading →

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SAL 5 The Tall Year Square Etui

Posted on April 15, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my etui box, I’d just made a mistake on the number 2, the last number of this side. I blamed jet lag, which when I saw the mistakes close up I think … Continue reading →

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Sketchbooks on the move!

Posted on April 14, 2018 by craftycreeky

Our sketchbooks at Skipton Embroiderers Guild are about to go travelling again! This will be the third round of travelling sketchbooks I’ve been involved with. For those not familiar with the concept, we all start with an A5 artists sketchbook, … Continue reading →

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Sweet

Posted on April 12, 2018 by craftycreeky

I’ve just realised I completely missed last weeks Friday Photo Challenge. As I have just spent half an hour writing a post and sorting through photos to show you on a theme that was actually last weeks, I thought I … Continue reading →

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