Category Archives: Serendipity

Eighteen for 18 Update

Posted on April 4, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s the 4th April already, so I’m overdue for my monthly Eighteen for 18 review. I was away for the first three weeks of March (and jet lagged for the last week!!) so I’m pretty pleased with what I’ve achieved. … Continue reading →

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Monthly Photo Challenge.

Posted on April 3, 2018 by craftycreeky

Wild Daffodil organises a photo challenge each month. The theme this time is ‘yellow’ Of course at this time of year the first image that springs to mind is daffodils… or primroses…these are just up by our gate to the … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Around the Garden

Posted on April 2, 2018 by craftycreeky

Today’s meander around the garden turned into a point and shoot out of the landing window as this is our Easter Monday weather… …snow, again!! Despite the inclement weather this week I have managed to spend a bit of time … Continue reading →

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Down the Rabbit Hole Hand Quilt-a-Long

Posted on April 1, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt – doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun!! I was actually on my jollies when the post came out, having made no progress at all in … Continue reading →

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Batik Painting in Bali

Posted on March 31, 2018 by craftycreeky

One reason I chose Bali as a holiday destination was my interest in batik fabrics. I wanted to see batiks being made, have a go myself and also buy some to make into quilts, I even organised my luggage allowance … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Photo Challenge

Posted on March 30, 2018 by craftycreeky

This week I thought I was going to have to think outside the box with a colourful photo of  embroidery threads as the theme is ‘rainbows’. This was my first thought… I actually won a prize at the local show … Continue reading →

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…and Crosses

Posted on March 28, 2018 by craftycreeky

During the first week of our holiday we drove from Adelaide to Sydney, travelling along the stunning scenery of the Great Ocean Road. In the evenings I would do a little stitching whilst we chatted over a glass of wine. … Continue reading →

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Knots and Crosses

Posted on March 27, 2018 by craftycreeky

Over on Pintangle Sharon has started a new series of TAST, 100 stitches to learn with one released each Tuesday. I’ve based my stitch sampler on the last TAST list so I’ve been trying to do the ‘Beyond TAST’ where … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Around the Garden

Posted on March 26, 2018 by craftycreeky

After all the bad weather they’ve had here whilst we’ve been sunning ourselves yesterday it was a lovely early spring day. The sun shone all day so even though it was only about 5′ it felt a lot warmer. My … Continue reading →

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A Tall Square Year Etui Stitch-a-long

Posted on March 25, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my etui box, this is a pattern by Betsy Morgan from a Classic Inspirations magasine. I’m using my own choice of colours so I’ve chosen the spring colours of blue, yellow, fresh … Continue reading →

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