I’ve been crafting for a long time, and for all the lovely and well made finished projects I post here and on Instagram, there are a few lurking around my craft room that were total failures. This week I had the brilliant idea to crochet a big storage basket from leftover cotton yarn. It was designed to fit into a…
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I’ve been lacking inspiration for a while now. At first I thought it was just physical fatigue, I recently suffered with a bout of Dengue Fever and my energy levels have been on the low side of the spectrum. But it’s been weeks and weeks since my hospital stay and I’m technically fully recovered, so it isn’t that. I’m not…
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It’s the last day of 2014 so naturally I thought I’d take a few moments to reflect on the year that was. Initially I was going to do a round-up of my favourite blog projects, but as I started going through my photos last night, it really hit me how good 2014 has been to me. I don’t really share…
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I often get asked about my crafting habits. Do I craft only for the blog? Do I share everything that I make? Do I make personal projects? So today rather than share a DIY, I thought I’d chat about what I’ve been making for myself behind the scenes, and why I don’t always share everything I make here on the…
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The survey responses are in and I’ve had fun creating a colourful infographic with a few of the results. As you know, infographics are ‘so hot right now’ I really want to thank everyone that contributed their thoughts and opinions, there is so much to digest and some really constructive suggestions. I was overwhelmed by the number of responses and…
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Hello all, it’s been a while since I wrote a post about just thoughts and stuff on the blog. I kind of miss it, do you miss it? You see, I’m not much of a writer or thought sharer really, and putting what I’m feeling into words can be a little emotionally draining. Emma is kind of challenging at the…
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It’s true that this post is a slight departure from my regular offerings, but as it is topic that I feel quite strongly about, I thought it was important to share my experiences… This is a happy but sobering story of just 20 short seconds that could have changed my life in the most tragic of ways. Twenty seconds is…
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I get a lot of comments on my nails, probably because they are always colourful and look reasonably well kept. Turns out, it’s my ‘thing’. For some it may be all about their hair or lippy, I like to have nice nails. It was never started as a conscious thing, I blame my sister for starting me on the nail…
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