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Wedding Sampler

Posted on July 5, 2015 by craftycreeky

Two good friends were married on Friday, I thought long and hard about wedding presents as they are both about our age, settled in their home, and originally said they didn’t want any presents…well that wasn’t going to happen! I … Continue reading →

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Poem of the Month

Posted on March 31, 2015 by craftycreeky

After telling you all about our handmade wedding this month, I thought for the Poem of the Month’ I would choose a poem we had as a reading for our wedding, I think it’s beautiful. “The Art Of Marriage” Happiness … Continue reading →

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Celebration Samplers

Posted on March 20, 2015 by craftycreeky

Over on Sew We Sew, Madam Samm is hosting a Meet and Greet for us to show our three favourite items we have made, for me it has to be three celebration samplers; I like making things to celebrate an event, … Continue reading →

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A Handmade Wedding. Day Seven; Wedding Album

Posted on March 17, 2015 by craftycreeky

Eight years ago today I married the best man in the whole, wide world!! We had a wonderful, happy  day surrounded by our closest friends and family. It was a crisp, sunny day, like today has been. Although the next … Continue reading →

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A Handmade Wedding. Day Five; The Cake

Posted on March 16, 2015 by craftycreeky

I first started decorating cakes about 25 years ago, but I’m completely self taught, I tend to buy a book for inspiration and have a go. I like doing flowers from flower paste, and I’m happy making children’s birthday cakes, … Continue reading →

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Handmade Wedding. Day Five; Stationary

Posted on March 15, 2015 by craftycreeky

I’ve decided that when planning a wedding it is much easier once you decide on a theme, it doesn’t matter whether it’s a colour, an era or whatever, it gives a focus to decisions about stationary, flowers etc. I remember years … Continue reading →

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A Handmade Wedding. Day Four; Accessories

Posted on March 14, 2015 by craftycreeky

Half way through the countdown to our handmade wedding and you are probably wondering what’s left, after all the wedding dress, the bridesmaid’s dress and the gents waistcoats were all made by late autumn… Every bride needs her accessories and … Continue reading →

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Handmade Wedding. Day Three; Waistcoats

Posted on March 13, 2015 by craftycreeky

All this week I’m writing about the different things I made for our wedding, hopefully it will inspire someone else to have a ‘handmade wedding’! Day three, it’s the boys turn! I’d made my wedding dress over the summer holidays, … Continue reading →

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A Handmade Wedding; Day Two

Posted on March 12, 2015 by craftycreeky

Next week it’s our 8th Wedding Anniversary, so I’m taking this opportunity to tell you all about our handmade wedding! Yesterday (Day 1!) was, of course, THE DRESS, today it’s the bridesmaid’s dress; I had one very special bridesmaid, my … Continue reading →

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It’s finished!

Posted on February 17, 2015 by craftycreeky

I’ve just finished making the fabric box for our wedding album, I’m chuffed to bits with it. I started making it last week, it’s covered in red silk, which is the same shade the bridesmaid dress and the waistcoats were. I’ve … Continue reading →

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