Category Archives: Serendipity

Liberty Summer Dress

Posted on July 10, 2018 by craftycreeky

In the recent hot weather I’ve found the outfits I feel most comfortable in are my long  cotton dresses, especially the teal one I made in February for our holiday and a Liberty one I made last year, both just … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on July 9, 2018 by craftycreeky

Well, our heatwave continues here in the UK with no sign of a change and the countryside is starting to look parched, our grass is looking a bit brown too but I know that will quickly green up as soon … Continue reading →

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Tall Year Square SAL

Posted on July 8, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Tall Year Square etui box, I was in the middle of a happy dance having completed the box side for summer… With this project I’m not using the threads recommended by the … Continue reading →

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Kantha Stitch

Posted on July 7, 2018 by craftycreeky

Last year there was an article in Stitch (the Embroiderers Guild magasine) about Angela Daymond and her interest in Kantha embroidery. Kantha is a traditional Indian style of embroidery consisting just of running stitch,stitched closely together to give movement and … Continue reading →

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Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on July 6, 2018 by craftycreeky

Today’s word from Postcard from Gibraltar is Golden I thought I might struggle at first as I’m not really a glitzy gold person, but once I spread gold out to natures golds, I had plenty of photos! This is one of … Continue reading →

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National Portrait Gallery

Posted on July 5, 2018 by craftycreeky

Following on from yesterday’s post, on the Sunday of my weekend in London we went to the National Portrait Museum. At the moment the BP Portrait Awards exhibition is on, apparently it’s the most prestigious award in the world! Several … Continue reading →

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Kew Gardens

Posted on July 4, 2018 by craftycreeky

I’m playing catch up with my blog posts at the moment so apologies if I’m a couple of weeks late… I went down to London in June to visit my Australian penfriend, it was our last weekend together before she … Continue reading →

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The difference of a year and a BOM

Posted on July 4, 2018 by craftycreeky

So far I’ve managed to keep up to date with the new Splendid Sampler quilt-a-long, though it’s less arduous this time with only one block a week at the moment. It’s a quilt-a-long organised by Pat Sloan and Jane Davison, … Continue reading →

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Eighteen for 18

Posted on July 3, 2018 by craftycreeky

We’re half way through the year already, so how am I doing with my Eighteen for 18 challenges; 1 Etsy store opened; Still no further, I think I really need to take the plunge and just put a few things … Continue reading →

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Sculptures in the Garden

Posted on July 3, 2018 by craftycreeky

Today it’s the first Tuesday in July so it’s time for the monthly photo meet-up organised by Wild Daffodil. This months theme is sculpture. At first I thought I didn’t have any photos of sculptures, thinking of the big things … Continue reading →

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