Category Archives: Serendipity

Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on August 20, 2018 by craftycreeky

Yesterday I had a good tidy up session in the garden, all the geraniums that I’d been keeping for Ilkley Show could now be cut back and tidied up. Ann Folkard is a big geranium with deep magenta flowers, it … Continue reading →

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Tall Year Square Etui

Posted on August 19, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I showed you my Tall Year Square Etui. This is a design by Betsy Morgan that was in the Classic Inspirations magasine last year. Each side represents a different season. I’m stitching autumn at the moment. … Continue reading →

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A Good Day at the Show.

Posted on August 18, 2018 by craftycreeky

I’ve just had a pretty successful day at Ilkley Flower Show. I only really discovered this show last year through one of our WI members, she mentioned they had a handicraft section and wanted more entries! From my perspective as … Continue reading →

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Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on August 17, 2018 by craftycreeky

These Fridays come round awfully quickly! Today’s theme set by Postcard from Gibraltar is ‘reflective‘. Follow the link to see more reflections! Catbells is a bit of a recurring theme in my embroideries, it’s my favorite mountain in the Lake … Continue reading →

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A Cross-Stitch Conundrum

Posted on August 15, 2018 by craftycreeky

One of my longer term projects at the moment is a stitch sampler, I started it about 15 months ago with the idea of learning lots of new stitches and having a record of them to remind me. I’ve made … Continue reading →

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Vintage Silk Sari Daisies

Posted on August 14, 2018 by craftycreeky

A couple of years ago I bought some vintage silk saris on ebay, they averaged about £12 each so six yards of beautiful silk for very little outlay. One of them was a gorgeous charcoal grey ombre with a dark … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on August 13, 2018 by craftycreeky

I had to dash out in between showers to take garden photos today, makes a nice change! August is traditionally quite a quiet time in an English garden, the roses are on their way out, geraniums are pretty much over, … Continue reading →

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Friday Photos

Posted on August 10, 2018 by craftycreeky

This is a last minute post for the Friday Photo Challenge as I only got back from the Festival of Quilts late this afternoon! I had a brilliant time, but I’ll tell you all about it another day… In the … Continue reading →

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A Spoonful of Sewing

Posted on August 10, 2018 by craftycreeky

In a couple of weeks time there’s a flower show in one of the nearby towns, they have a handicraft section and they’re always keen for people to enter. I decided to enter a few things again. One of the … Continue reading →

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Eighteen for 18

Posted on August 8, 2018 by craftycreeky

We’re a week into August already! A little late, but here’s my report on how I’m doing with my challenge, Eighteen for 18…   1 Etsy store opened; Still no further, I think I really need to take the plunge … Continue reading →

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