Category Archives: Craft

Tick Tock

Posted on September 14, 2010 by

My love affair with linen continues. I think I’m going to make some felt backed brooches with my little stitches. When I can afford a badge maker I’ll get one, but I like the flexibility of making felt backed brooches, … Continue reading →

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Linen.

Posted on September 6, 2010 by

I found a nice big piece of linen on the weekend when I was going through my fabric stash. I’ve been thinking of trying some cross stitch on linen so I thought I may as well just do it! This … Continue reading →

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Finished projects

Posted on August 28, 2010 by

I actually finished a couple of things yesterday. Shocking, I know. First is the result of the pink blob from last weeks WIP. A yummy cupcake! I’m still really struggling to take decent photos of my cross stitches. I think … Continue reading →

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WIP

Posted on August 18, 2010 by

I haven’t been doing much cross stitching since I got home, because I’ve been concentrating on improving my sewing. I find sewing really frustrating at the moment; the cutting, the pinning, the unpinning, the stitching and the ripping out of … Continue reading →

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WIP Wednesday

Posted on June 30, 2010 by

It’s still Wednesday for half an hour! Firstly, I said goodbye to one of my fosters today. Unfortunately he hasn’t been adopted, just shifted to another foster home where he’ll do much better than he was here with 5 other cats. The family were … Continue reading →

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Last Christmas stitches

Posted on June 28, 2010 by

These are some stitches I did for the boy’s mother and brother last year. The Zelda one was good fun with all the colour changes, and I think it turned out well. Matt’s mum loves elephants, so that was an … Continue reading →

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WIP Wednesday

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

I’m always working on something so a work in progress Wednesday works for me! Something like this little guy will take me a day of two. Something bigger takes me a few weeks, depending on my motivation. When cross stitching … Continue reading →

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Cross stitch queen…

Posted on June 22, 2010 by

…Well maybe one day. My first steps into cross stitching were tentative ones. My mum was visiting from Victoria for a week, and our idea of a great day out is a trip to spotlight and officeworks. And yes, this … Continue reading →

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