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  • Self Confidence / Self Belief

    I’ve been trying to unpick this for a while and I’m not really getting anywhere, so I think I can say this is going to be a rambling. I went on holiday recently and although I brought my camera but I didn’t take photos – well I took 4 or 5 but it was more… Read more

  • How to Make a Bolster Pillow – A Beautiful Mess

    Try it, You know you want to! How to Make a Bolster Pillow – A Beautiful Mess. via How to Make a Bolster Pillow – A Beautiful Mess.     Read more

  • Slow Progress

    Confession time – I hurt my hand from playing Nintendo 😦  At the time I was also making a baby blanket for my cousin, so the blanket kind of ground to a halt. Ok it wasn’t just that my hand/thumb was killing me – it was also the fact that I’d decided to make this… Read more

  • Sampler Update

    My enthusiasm was productive and I’ve most of the first section done.  However, I have decided to leave the beading ’til the very end – so some of it will be missing ’til the very end.               I have to say I’m really getting a kick out of all… Read more

  • Blue Tones Sampler

    I bought this at lunch time: I’m hoping to ease myself gently back into Cross-Stitch with this beauty! Time will tell!   Read more

  • I’ve Been A Bit Rubbish o_o

    I know I’ve been missing the Saturday morning crafting lately but I’ve been making the most of having the place to myself – mind you I did go the other week and there was only me and another girl there but we had loads of fun – I got a few lines done on my… Read more

  • Grumbles

    I’ve started a cross-stitch project even though I’m not finished with the snowflake throw 😦 I was given the kit a while ago and it’s been asked after on a number of occasions so I’ve decided to do it and get it over with. Sometimes I get the impression that I might have to give… Read more

  • Good Intentions

    Well the end of the year is almost here and I am giving lots of thought to crafts for next year. As I type I am absolutely itching to stitch but I’m making a throw and I’m determined to finish it. In fairness I should have finished it AGES ago but as per usual it… Read more

  • Out & About

    Today we ventured into Dublin city centre.  Our bus eventually got us in through the hoards of GAA Fans.  Our mission was to go to the National Art Gallery and see the Harry Clarke illustrations of Hans Christian Anderson.  OMG but they were very pretty and talk about detail! Once we’d finished in the gallery… Read more

  • Crochet & Podcasts

    I have a few podcast subscriptions and ended up with over 160 unlistened to. One of them is from a radio show that I just don’t get a chance to listen to and for some unknown reason I hit a wall when it came to listening to the various programmes. Then I had a revelation… Read more