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The 12th night has passed and we are officially out of the Christmas period and it’s time to look ahead to a new year. New year’s resolutions are so easily broken, so this year I’m going to try something new instead. I read that it’s much easier to try something new for 30 days than
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For a couple of years, I’ve been doing online demonstrations. I love doing it, either through Facebook Live or also with the Royal Voluntary Service. They run a Facebook page called the Virtual Village Hall. It started up during lockdown to give people chance to take part in all the activities that they would have
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I have a love/hate relationship with craft fairs. I love going to them as a seller but hate them if I don’t sell anything. This year I organised an Autumn Gift Fair in November at my Village Hall, so I decided I would have a stall with a few friends, none of us having enough
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Ive been working on a new line of designs – Wee Jack’s Pet Emporium – inspired by my little fluff munchkin. Being a true crafty pet momma, I’ve made quite a few things for jack over the last year he has lived with us and I thought I’d try them out on the wider public.
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I’ve had this Rick Stein tote bag for a lot of years. It was a present from my mum after a holiday to Cornwall. I love fish and have a lot of things on a fishy theme and used this bag almost constantly. But as a consequence, the lining deteriorated and I put it away
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I run a Crochet social here at my home studio, a sort of crochet collective. Not quite a class and not quite a social gathering. The ladies that come along have all graduated from my beginners crochet class and now have the basic skills, and so we share projects, knowledge and crochet collectively. We take
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Saturday 20th May is World Bee Day 2023 and to celebrate, why not make yourself this lovely little Bee. Bee Happy Pattern for World Bee Day MATERIALS Small amount of yellow, black and white DK yarn Black embroidery thread Toy stuffing 3mm hook Sewing needle ABBREVIATIONS MR magic ring Ch chain dc double crochet
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Oh my god!! Following recent shoulder surgery, I have been severely limited in the amount of crafting I can do. I didn’t realise how much I do until I couldn’t. I was used to doing something creative everyday. Boy, did I miss it! We are always told crafting is good for your mental health and
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That is a question most crafters ask themselves when their hobby starts to produce a quantity of items. And there is no easy answer, one man’s treasure is not to everyone’s taste. There is also the fear that your work is not good enough, that no-one will want it. But what do you do when
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Spring has well and truly sprung here at WKM HQ! Our Spring postbox topper was a great hit. My garden is full of glorious spring flowers and my magnolia tree is in full bloom. As it’s still only about three feet high this means 12 blossoms is in full bloom. Lighter evenings are great for
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