• Gold foil gingerbread house decorations
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    Gold foil gingerbread house decorations

    December 7, 2024 - By 

    Have you decorated for Christmas yet? We put our decorations up today and we are enjoying the colourful lights and seeing our favourite decorations. We’ve been making for gold foil decorations. They are so quick and easy to make and metallics reflect the Christmas lights well. I thought I would share how we make ours. You will need the following items: Metallic foil sheets Embossing pen with 4 different sized tips Scissors Gingerbread house cookie cutter or shape Metal punch Liberty scraps for hanging How to make gold foil gingerbread house decorations Place your cookie cutter or template over the…

  • How to crochet a mini wreath ornament
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    How to crochet a mini wreath ornament

    December 5, 2024 - By 

    We are on full on Christmas crafting mode at the gingerbread house. It’s always fun to get out homemade projects, but I’m always happy to add more. This year we’ve made some crochet mini wreath ornaments which are great for popping on the tree. Read on for the full tutorial. List of supplies to make a crochet mini wreath ornament: Yarn Crochet hook Scissors Tapestry needle   Stitches used for this project Chain – CH Magic Ring – MR Single Crochet – SC Double Crochet – DC Half Double Crochet – HDC   How to crochet a mini wreath ornament…

  • Bustle and Sew felt piggy
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    What I made in November 2024

    November 30, 2024 - By 

    November was definitely a colourful month, as well as a month of finishing off. I had several little projects covering my desk so I worked hard on finishing them and giving myself some much needed space. What I made in November 2024 First up was a Cotton Clara Father Christmas cross stitch. Half way through stitching I had a horrible feeling I’ve already stitched this kit, so perhaps I’ll find it when we get the decorations down. I changed the colours slightly from pink to red (I love a traditional Father Christmas). Then I made the Felt Christmas Jumper kit…

  • Embroidered Christmas jumper felt kit
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    Embroidered Christmas jumper felt kit

    November 29, 2024 - By 

    I’ve been on a bit of a roll lately and am happy to show you another finished make today. As you know I’ve been enjoying the Love Embroidery cover gifts.  Issue 59 of Love Embroidery came with an Embroidered Christmas Jumper felt kit. I’ve always enjoyed working with felt so had to stitch it. The Embroidered Christmas Jumper felt kit included the pre-cut felt shapes, baker’s twice and 3 thread shades. I transferred the pattern from the magazine onto baking parchment and pinned it to the felt shapes. I started stitching but soon realised I was going to have the…

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    Love Embroidery hoop kit Christmas tree

    November 22, 2024 - By 

    A few weeks ago we had a lovely trip to Paris. I packed a couple of little craft kits to keep me busy, a felt bauble kit and a Christmas tree kit from Love Embroidery magazine. The hoop kit Christmas tree included a piece of printed fabric, 4m green embroidery thread, a pink 4″ hoop, as well as 11 sequins. Love Embroidery hoop kit Christmas tree I gave the fabric a quick iron before we went away and placed it in the hoop, so was able to start stitching on the train. Using the green thread, I added branches to…

  • Love Embroidery Nancy Nicholson felt bauble
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    Love Embroidery felt bauble kit

    November 12, 2024 - By 

    When I was tidying my craft space I came across the Love Embroidery felt bauble kit from issue 32 (published in 2022). The kit was designed by Nancy Nicholson and included 7 pre cut felt pieces, embroidery and sewing thread and ribbon. All you need to provide is a needle, scissors, tracing paper and a thin piece of card to go between the felt layers to add stiffness. The kit had been sitting in a drawer for a while so I took the pieces out and gave the piece of ribbon a quick iron to remove the crease. Then I…

  • The Stitchy Bee pumpkin bloom pattern
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    What I made in October 2024

    October 26, 2024 - By 

    Two weeks ago I visited the Knitting and Stitching Show at Ally Pally. I had a great day out exploring the exhibitions and attended three different workshops too. I’ve written about my trip here and shared some photos of some of the displays which were really inspiring. I chose three workshops: Foundation Paper Pieced Liberty Heart, hand quilting for beginners and Stitch, Patch and Play with Jessie Chorley. The foundation paper piecing was quite difficult as you add the layers back to front against the paper. I completed it at home and just about ended up with a heart. The hand quilting class…

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    Which Photos Work Best for Wedding Invitations and Save the Dates?

    October 18, 2024 - By 

    Wedding invitations and save-the-date cards always come in an envelope which has to make the guests fall in love with the event. This is why selecting the right photos for these cards will be of utmost importance especially if you want your guests to get the feel of the big day and what is expected. Whether it is basic invite wedding save-the-dates or wedding invitations, the images you choose should represent a deeper meaning of the relation you have with your spouse and the theme of the event in question. Here is a summary of what categories of pictures are…

  • Liberty Tumbling block EPP pattern
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    What I made in September 2024

    September 30, 2024 - By 

    So we are over half way through the year and the long evenings make me reach for my sewing. I love seasonal crafting and have been picking out some new projects to make. Have you heard of Sewing Street? They kindly sent me their brand new hanging plants embroidery kit to try out. Featuring a pre-printed panel with four designs, I chose the one I wanted to stitch. It came with a booklet full of stitches so you can choose the stitches you use to embroider over the pattern. It’s such a lovely idea and has been a real joy…