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A Life Unbalanced
It’s National Balance Week this week, a week started by VeDA (Vestibular Disorders Association) to raise awareness of the issues those of us who have balance problems contend with. It covers a range of disorders from Meniere’s disease, vertigo and … Continue reading
Believe
I’m on a bit of a roll at the moment, finishing various projects. In the autumn I stitched a Dimensions cross-stitch kit called Believe, the stitched border was like a patchwork quilt, at the time I was mulling over how … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, embroidery, Home
Tagged Believe, Christmas, Dimensions kit, patchwork
15 Comments
It’s beginning to smell a lot like Christmas
For many years I’ve decorated gingerbread houses for Christmas. It started when the children were small, I bought them flat packed from Ikea and decorated them with sweets and icing. I started making them for friends until I was decorating … Continue reading
Sewing Room on the Surface
Over the lockdown I started to reorganise my sewing room, I had a move round about 18 months ago but somehow it never quite felt right. The layout just didn’t quite work. This time I took everything out and started … Continue reading
Sewing Room Pictures
Over the last few days I’ve been reorganising my sewing room, I’ve been mulling it over for a while as the previous layout just wasn’t working. I decided at the weekend to rearrange the cupboards, then if I’m happy, I’ll … Continue reading
A Bag for Memories
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
Posted in embroidery, Home, Sewing, Textile Books
Tagged crewel embroidery, Memories textile book
16 Comments
Rainbows
Here in the UK alot of people are making rainbows to display in their windows, something bright and cheerful in these dark times. Children have drawn them, painted them, quilters have made blocks or even whole quilts. One of my … Continue reading
Christmas Cakes and Cottages
This weekend I finally got round to decorating a pair of gingerbread houses – one for us and one for my son – daughter wants to decorate her own 🙂 I don’t make the gingerbread, these are kits from the … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Home, Serendipity
Tagged Advent Ring, Christmas Cake, Gingerbread House
19 Comments
A Round of Robins
We have a phrase here of ‘doing a round robin’, usually meaning a road trip going from A to B to C to D to get various things done. I never wondered where it came from, well I learnt yesterday … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Crafts, embroidery, Home, Serendipity
Tagged embroidery, Making tote bags, Robin
12 Comments
December Windows
Having only just shared November windows with you last week, I’m a bit more organised this month with my December windows. This is a monthly photo challenge by Wild Daffodil, so follow the link to see lots more windows. Next … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Garden, Home, Photo Challenge
Tagged Otley Victorian Fayre, Photo Challenge
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