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I am by day an assistant developer for a software company and by night and the weekends an increasingly craft and hobby obsessed maniac. This here blog will be my portal for sharing the failures and triumphs in these hobbies whenever I remember to snap a photo

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Scandilicious pretzels

This is just a quick post to hopefully help anyone else attempting the pretzels recipe from Scandilicious Baking by Signe Johansen.  I don’t know if this is in all versions of the book, but the recipe in mine is missing a key ingredient. You need to add 300ml of water if you’re ever going to get . . . → Read More: Scandilicious pretzels

Where I discover pockets are great!

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Just a quick post about this dress I’ve completed this week.

This dress is Simplicity Pattern 2406 by Cynthia Rowley, view C, the fabric is a brushed cotton I ordered online from Ditto Fabrics (first order with them and really happy, the fabric came through really quickly) and I LOVE it! That isn’t to say there . . . → Read More: Where I discover pockets are great!

Christmas Gift Crafting 2012 roundup

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Here’s a quick round up of most of the gifts I made this christmas, I think the only ones not photographed were the edible ones.

a christmas themed mini red pom pom trimmed skirt for the bestie using Alexander Henry’s All I want for Christmas fabric and a black cotton lining

a pair of cushions for . . . → Read More: Christmas Gift Crafting 2012 roundup

A half post

I loves it!

This will probably be my last post for a while (due to the secrecy concerning some gifty projects) and it’s not even a post concerning a finished project!

Continuing with my stash-busting, scrap reducing kick and a love for patchwork (although it doesn’t always seem to love me) I worked a way for about a week on . . . → Read More: A half post

A Smelly Post

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Or I should probably say beautifully scented, because it is, well I mean, they are.

Having not had much time for crafting over the summer because of weddings etc, I wanted a bit of a quick and easy project that would also be stash busting as I have realised I need to seriously start using the scraps . . . → Read More: A Smelly Post

Sand

Sand sweater

This project has been complete for a while and I’ve worn it loads but light, timing and having someone around to photograph all combined to make it difficult to blog about it, but I like it so much that I figured better late than never even if I am a terrible photographer, you’ll get the idea.

So.

I . . . → Read More: Sand

Birthday treats

Some millionaires shortbread I made for my youngest sister’s birthday! Hope it survives the train journey . . . → Read More: Birthday treats

Birthday present for my sister

Seem to have lost the pictures I took of this so will need to make do with this quick snap on my phone.
Here is the paper pieced patchwork cushion I made for my sister’s birthday. Hand folded, hand stitched (the hexagons anyway) it’s an attempt at the grandma’s flower garden pattern, can you tell?

I was . . . → Read More: Birthday present for my sister

Crafting Round Up

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It has been a while since I last posted but that doesn’t mean my hands have been idle, for one I’ve been working on a couple of super secret gift projects but I should be able to reveal all in another month or so, I’ve also been busy trying to crochet hundreds of motifs to make . . . → Read More: Crafting Round Up

My Monique Dress

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I can’t believe I’m sharing this project with you, I had thought I quite liked the outcome but this was the best photo I could find of me in it and I’m now thinking it’s awful and all wrong for me.  (I know it’s a bit rumpled, it was ironed before I put it on but . . . → Read More: My Monique Dress