Category Archives: Serendipity

A Pair of Smalls for Skipton

Posted on September 12, 2018 by craftycreeky

My Embroiderers Guild are stitching a panel all about Skipton (where we are based) so there are embroideries of the main  buildings, some to represent areas, all surrounded by a square representing the home town of each member. I volunteered … Continue reading →

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Eighteen for 18

Posted on September 11, 2018 by craftycreeky

I’m a bit late with my update this month after all the traumas of last week, so here is my report on my achievements with my challenges so far for 2018; 1 Etsy store opened; I’ve had a few more … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on September 10, 2018 by craftycreeky

I had a couple of good sessions in the garden this week, tidying and clearing. There’s plants and shrubs that needed a serious cutback, or moving, ready for new plans for the autumn and spring. I gave the drive a good … Continue reading →

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Tall Square Etui SAL

Posted on September 9, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Tall Square Etui, I’ve made pretty good progress, so I’m almost ready for a mini happy dance! This is a design by Betsy Morgan which is in the Classic Inspirations magasine, … Continue reading →

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Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on September 7, 2018 by craftycreeky

Today’s theme for the Friday Photo Challenge is waterways, so I’ve searched through my photos for rivers, canals, streams, lakes… …of course the view from Catbells was going to be here somewhere! This is taken half way down, looking over … Continue reading →

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Septembers Photo Challenge.

Posted on September 4, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s the first Tuesday in the month so it’s time for Wild Daffodils monthly photo challenge. This month is quite a challenge as the theme is case. I’ve decided to take that pretty broadly to include boxes, caskets… This is the … Continue reading →

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Zach RIP

Posted on September 3, 2018 by craftycreeky

We had to say goodbye to Zach yesterday, he was nearly 15 years old, we used to laugh that he was blind, deaf, lumpy and grumpy, but even the day before he was cavorting round my daughters bedroom, enjoying a … Continue reading →

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Outlines and Fillers!

Posted on September 1, 2018 by craftycreeky

Over the last few days I’ve completed another double page spread for my stitch sampler. I think this will possibly be my last one, unless anyone has more bright ideas! With most of my pages concentrating on the variations of … Continue reading →

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Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on August 31, 2018 by craftycreeky

The theme for todays photo challenge set by Postcard from Gibraltar is Viewpoint I’m taking this to be the scenic one and not the moral one 🙂 Walking up the steps in our garden,  a nice viewpoint of the rose arbour … Continue reading →

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A Butterfly Flutters By…

Posted on August 30, 2018 by craftycreeky

Last Saturday I set off early to negotiate a two bus journey over to Halifax, it took over one and a half hours, it would have been much quicker by train I think if they hadn’t been on strike! It … Continue reading →

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