Use your hands to do good! You can knit, sew, or crochet items to donate directly to UK causes. Do you have little projects that you make in between bigger ones? Often I have blanket squares or small toys that break up the bigger projects but what to do with them afterwards? If you do,… Continue reading Crafting for good
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Showing Off
Where I live in Lancashire, we have an annual agricultural show, The Great Eccleston Show, and it is a pretty big deal locally. Now I have lived in Elswick for 25 years and have only been a handful of times. This year, I received an e-mail from the show secretary with a link to their… Continue reading Showing Off
13 years and counting…
I got quite a surprise when this popped up on Facebook today. Its 13 years since I started my page to show of my crafty creations and showcase my designs. So, after this reminder, I looked back over the years back to where it all started in 2013. My first post from 2013 was this… Continue reading 13 years and counting…
The demise of the postbox topper
Our Winter Topper for 2026. All across the nation, crochet and knitting groups are bowing their heads in sorrow. Why you might ask?. The answer is that the stage where they display their creative genius - the humble postbox - is getting a makeover and being brought up to the twenty-first century as an all… Continue reading The demise of the postbox topper
Garden Nostalgia
Over the last 5 months, I've become involved with our local community garden and it really has brought back so many memories. My dad, who sadly developed Alzheimer's and passed away some years ago, for most of his life was a market Gardner and Nurseryman. He did it part-time whilst he had a growing family… Continue reading Garden Nostalgia
Christmas on a budget
You are probably starting your Christmas shopping around this time and like last year, money might be a bit tight. If you are thinking of making some presents yourself, now is the time for bit of forward planning. Start by saving materials you might be able to repurpose. 1.Cardboard tubes, the kind you find inside… Continue reading Christmas on a budget
Fall into Autumn
We are reaching the end of October and although Autumn has been slow coming this year, the leaves are finally turning and starting to fall. The countryside is rich in berries, conkers and nuts and seed heads. Its a great sources of inspiration for crafters and creatives with vibrant colours and endless bounty. At this… Continue reading Fall into Autumn
A Crafting Community
I am so lucky with where I live. The little village of Elswick in Lancashire is a truly creative community with a thriving arts and craft culture. It boasts a craft club and an arts club, a choir, a village garden group and they all collaborate on making our village a vibrant and beautiful place… Continue reading A Crafting Community
Bring new life to an old favourite
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… Continue reading Bring new life to an old favourite
Flower Power
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… Continue reading Flower Power
What Kate Made Today 