I don’t mind the month of January. I have a proper spring clean after I’ve taken the Christmas decorations down and have a big clear out too. This year we’re changing our living room round and have had an amazing tidy up due to losing lots of storage. I want to have a simplified house with less clutter – although there will always be room for my crafts!
I’m looking forward to trying new crafts this year and have already enjoyed a little macrame. I love that you can create something with a few simple knots and I will be making a lot more in 2023.
My readers love to craft too, so today I’m sharing a sweet giveaway for a fun craft book. A Loom of One’s Own: Crafts for Book Lovers by Virginia Wool. This book is the perfect gift for fans of classic novels, crafting and puns.
A Loom of One’s Own is a crafting celebration of literary classics. Packed full of designs, these crafts are all uniquely created by cutting, painting and slicing those old, under-loved books you have lying around, giving your novels a new lease of life in the form of beautiful crafts.
We love to craft with the pages of old books and have bought several just for the beautiful illustrations. There was the vintage Star Wars paperback I used to back the Lego Hans Solo and Princess Leia art we made, and the vintage book page I used to celebrate World Book Day a few years ago. I love to recycle and there are some fun projects for recycling the printed word into art.
Win A Loom of One’s Own
I am delighted to offer one reader of the gingerbread house the chance to win a copy of A Loom of One’s Own. To enter my giveaway you must answer the question via the Rafflecopter widget below and leave a comment to win, there are some bonus entries too. The giveaway is open to those with a UK postal address only and ends on 1st February. The winners name will appear on this post. Good luck!
Don’t forget to check out my other giveaways on my competition page. Good luck!
I would love to try macrame again! It’s probably over 35 years since I last tried!
I would like to try felting but I don’t know whether I would be any good at it!
I would like to try needle felting this year.
Needle felting sounds really good
Punch needle embroidery
Resin crafts look interesting would love to give them a go
Sewing, I use to do it but waiting for an operation on my shoulder so once that is done I will be straight back on it!
Needle felting – did try once but never got the hang of it but feel ready to give it a go again
Needle felting – I was bought a kit as a gift but haven’t got around to trying it yet!
I’ve been meaning to try glass painting for years, so hopefully 2023 will be the year I get round to it!
I would love to try crochet again. I am a big knitter and always have something on the needles, but I could never get the hang of crochet! So once I’ve finished my blanket, I have promised myself to give crochet a proper try again!
I would love to try needle felting. It actually looks quite relaxing.
Needle felting is on my list
Got a cross stitch kit has a present, hoping to start soon
I would love to try jewellery making because it looks like so much fun and theraputic!
I would love to try crochet
I would like to try willow weaving this year
Needle felting
I would like to crochet a hippo from the book I got
needlefelting
Crochet
I do a lot of crafts but never really got going with crochet so this year is the year
I’d love to paint watercolours in the summer of the garden x
I would love to be able to make crds to send to friends and family – so much more meaningful than a bought card
I’d love to try marquetry, I could make some lovely looking gifts
Crochet
If I can find the time I’d like to start making my own birthday cards.
I am trying to learn knitting but casting on is a problem
I would love to make my own clothes again. I used to make them all as a teenager as there was no money for shop bought clothes. Now getting on a bit I find that shops don’t really cater well for my age group.
Needle felting would be fab
tell me a craft you would love to try in 2023. . . always been interested in calligraphy
Embroidery. I bought a beginner’s kit last year to give it a go, but haven’t used it yet
I Would Love To give crochet a go
I’ve been teaching myself to knit for the past couple of years. I’d like to continue this and learn some more advance techniques
I’m really big on cross-stitching and I’m happy continuing with that. I would like to try embroidery some day.
I usually try out most crafts and projects in a year.
I might start knitting again
I would like to learn to sew with a sewing machine to make all sorts
I would like to learn more advanced woodworking
I’d like to try crochet, it’s one thing I’ve always fancied doing
Jewellery making
I want to learn to to cross stitch.
I’d love to try embroidery – keep watching some channels and cannot stop admiring it
needle felting something nee to try
needle felting for me
i’ve always wanted to learn how to knit, it looks so much fun, especially making the big chunky throws
I want to try macrame, I’ve bought the supplies, just need to find some quiet time to concentrate on it
I want to start sewing this year and make T-Shirts for my kids with the designs of characters they like. I think it’s so much more personal if they wore something I made for them
would love to try some tapestry
Would love a go at mosaic this year – tried it at a craft session a few years ago and really enjoyed it.
Smocking! I used to be quite good at it but my interest drifted and I have now forgotten how to do it. Would love to try making a few small smocked gifts this year.
Try to get into crochet and learn the basics ♥
Crossstitch looks interesting
Mixed-media journalling
I would love to try crosssitching
I would love to try quilting doesn’t look like the most easiest but would love to try
Last year I tried wood whittling. This year I would love to be able to crochet teddies.
Knitting! I taught myself to crochet many years ago, but really wish that I could knit.
I’ve started making seaglass necklaces
Sewing craft would be nice to try out.
Making jewellery
crochet
Embroidery 🙂
I quite fancy trying some acrylic pouring
I’d love to learn to crochet!
id like to try crochet
My husband and I are having a date night at home where we try Kintsugi! I’m really looking forward to it.
I’d love to try cross stitch embroidery!
I would love to try to crochet, I’m starting off big as I can’t even knit but it looks amazing and the things that can be made are just *WOW*
Trying to make 3d cards
I would like to try mosaic for the edge of a mirror.
I would to try crochet
id like to try knitting something
I would like to try macrame, I got a kit for Christmas, but haven’t had time to look at it.
knitting never been able to get the hang of it
painting would be nice
I would like to try decoupage this year.
I’ve always wanted to try my hand at some painting, or drawing.
I’d like to take up knitting again in 2023.