Firstly I must apologise I haven’t dropped off the face of the earth, we are all still here. But to say 2016 has been a life changing year so far would be an understatement and the big thing hasn’t happened yet! Back in January we received some news, we where expecting, but it wasn’t till […]
How to survive a craft fair…
How to survive a craft fair…. Here was my tips at surviving working at a craft fair. Look after your feet! In my former life I used to be able to walk around all day in heals but those days are sadly gone. Being on your feet for 12 or 13 hours now means sensible […]
The tale of two craft fairs.
If you have read my blog before you would know that I was busy working working for Hobbycraft at the Kirstie’s Handmade made fair at Hampton Court back in the summer, an experience that I would never forgot. Well back on November 19th I find myself back on another train but this time its not London by […]
Knitting For Charity
Us knitters and Crocheters have always done are bit for charity, whether its knitting toy mice for cats, blankets for dogs for those in animal shelters, orange beanies to show are support for the homeless. Clothes for premature babies. Here’s some that I will hopefully be supporting in the future: Teddies for Tragedies: Knit a […]
Working At The Handmade Fair.
From 18th to the 20th of September Hampton Court Palace was the home of The Handmade Fair. Although I like many others have brought tickets and walked around many craft fair this was the first time I have ever been on the other side of the turnstiles. It all started back on the 31st of July when […]
What did we do before Ravelry?
It was back in May 2012 when I joined the the online community for Knitter, Crocheters, Dyers and Spinners. I had been to a craft fair and there was someone there with there ravelry badge on, so I went home and had a look. Over this period of time I am looking on my 67th […]
All things pLUSH…….
Today I had a truly great day, I visited pLUSH. I hear you shout whats pLUSH, well think crufts but for Alpacas. British alpaca futurity along with the British design and fiber festival and it was all less then 15 minutes drive from my house. I was chilling one Sunday morning with the cup of […]
The Great British Sewing Bee – The Results
As you know from my previous post I had my money on Neil and I wasn’t the only one. Everyone I talked at work it was the same story, Neil got it in the bag! The only person I heard say anything different was my husband who predicted the Matt would steal it from Neil […]
The Great British Sewing Bee.
Series One was never on my radar. Series two I got the book but series three I been hooked. I can’t believe it is the final this Thursday. Thursdays evenings will never be the same again! I was having a laughing fit over the vintage singer featherweight sewing machines. Being an owner of two vintage […]
Where has the time gone?
I know they say as you get older that time flies well it certainly true this year one moment it was Christmas then I blinked its March what happened there. Perhaps I just hibernated the winter away, not that there is many signs of spring here yet but I hopeful? Many apologies for the lack […]
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