So somehow we are half way through the year already. This is the sixth time I’m sitting down to hold myself accountable for my crafting over the month. This is a busy time of year and our diary feels full of end of term events – which is my excuse for not crafting much! Let’s see what kept me busy during the month of June. June crafting Both my children were awarded a few Scouts activity badges so I spent a happy hour stitching them on their uniforms. I also finished adding my daughter’s old Cubs badges to her badge…

So where did May go? One minute we were enjoying April and May seems to have passed by in a flash – must have something to do with all those Bank Holidays we’ve been enjoying. This is a monthly post I’ve started writing to make myself a little more accountable for the things I make. May crafting I’m so happy that the Great British Sewing Bee is back on our screens again. I love watching the sewers and the fun challenges they are given each week. It always makes me wish I was more adventurous with my dress making! I…

March has flown by, probably because we had a couple of birthdays and Mothers Day to celebrate. I consciously made more effort to pick up my sewing projects, which was the perfect antidote to spending my day in front of the computer. March crafting The first hoop I stitched in March was this cute ‘Mummy & Me’ embroidery hoop kit from Stitch with Skye. It features a Mother and Child with floral blooms on a 6” embroidery hoop. I haven’t made anything for Mother’s Day for a while and enjoyed stitching something a little different. The second hoop was this…

This year I’m taking part in the Goodreads 2023 Reading Challenge. I set my target to read 35 books this year. I don’t read so much with my children anymore, and I’m also working full-time, which doesn’t leave me as much time to read as I would like. So 35 books felt realistic – there’s nothing worse than setting yourself a target that you won’t reach. I like using Goodreads to record the books I read, but I wanted to make some kind of visual representation too. I decided to combine a mini version of the books I’ve read with…