Category Archives: Holiday

Tea Bag Art

Posted on August 17, 2026 by craftycreeky

It’s my Skipton Stitchers meeting today, we’ve got a stand at Yarndale next month and we were asked to create a piece of Tea bag art representing a piece of a well known painting. For those of you unfamiliar with … Continue reading →

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Travel Notes

Posted on July 25, 2026 by craftycreeky

Over the last couple of weeks I managed to finish my stitched journal of our big adventure round Europe. When I had the idea of a stitch journal I wasn’t sure how it would come out but I am well … Continue reading →

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Our Big Adventure 7

Posted on June 28, 2026 by craftycreeky

Having been home a week I thought I’d better post about the last couple of weeks of our adventure round Europe. Last time I posted we had just arrived in Tirano, Italy. Tirano is the start (or end!!) of the … Continue reading →

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My Travels in Stitch

Posted on June 27, 2026 by craftycreeky

I’ve been back from my travels for a week now and having brought the sunshine with me it’s been so hot I’ve just been chasing the shade round the garden, sitting stitching, trying to finish one of my holiday projects. … Continue reading →

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Holiday Sewing

Posted on June 8, 2026 by craftycreeky

I brought a couple of sewing projects on holiday, one for quiet times and one as a record… I brought my bird alphabet to stitch on the train, some trains I’ve stitched all the way, other journeys have been very … Continue reading →

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Big Adventure 6

Posted on June 7, 2026 by craftycreeky

Helen and I are loving our travels round Europe, we’re having such a good time together. After Salzburg we travelled over to Vienna. We had three nights there so we could pop over to Slovakia for the day! I liked … Continue reading →

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Our Big Adventure 5

Posted on June 6, 2026 by craftycreeky

I’m way behind with my posts, so here’s the first catch up… After our time in Switzerland we travelled along the Golden Pass to Lucerne on then onto Lindau. The Golden Pass was lovely, it passes five lakes which were … Continue reading →

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Our Big Adventure 4

Posted on May 25, 2026 by craftycreeky

Well I’m way behind with my holiday posts so this might be spread over two or three days. After a great stay in Strasbourg we headed over to Freiburg.This is a small city in the black mountains. We had a … Continue reading →

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Big Adventure 3

Posted on May 16, 2026 by craftycreeky

Well it’s over a week since we left home and we’ve already been to five countries!! After Cologne we travelled down the German border to Trier, it was a nice gentle journey through forests and along valleys, very pretty. It … Continue reading →

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Our Big Adventure 2

Posted on May 10, 2026 by craftycreeky

After visiting Ghent and Bruges we took the train to Maastricht in the Netherlands. My sister recommended it as she loves coming here for a city break. When we first arrived we went straight to the market Square as my … Continue reading →

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