The bright sparks over at Crafteroo organised a challenge with a twist at the end of January, the premise being that members were paired up and had to then produce a gift item utilising both partners’ crafting skills. I was paired up with the very lovely Debbs and we decided that she would make a brooch which could be pinned onto a knitting bag that I’d make but which could also be removed and used elsewhere. This is the final result (with apologies for the not fantastic photograph!)

The bag will be going into the Comic Relief shop on Folksy which is stocked with donated handmade items from Crafteroo members – please have a look! There are some absolutely gorgeous items there from some really talented crafty people.

So what do you think? Would you buy it?

Posted under general crafty updates, sewing

I’m one of those people who – no matter how many compliments received – are rarely confident about their own work. When I was scouting for ideas on what to make for the aforementioned Owl Swap I had toyed with the idea of making stitch markers for my partner as she’s also a knitter (Annie if you’re reading this, look away!) so I got some supplies and had a shot. I’d bought enough to make ten stitch markers and so I donated a set of four to the Crafteroo Folksy shop for Comic Relief and they sold! Three and a half hours after being listed, they sold for £6.75 and I’m so shocked. Not only that but I subsequently had complaints from my friends that I hadn’t told them about the stitch markers because they’d have bought them!

Needless to say I’m absolutely thrilled to have made a contribution to the Crafteroo efforts and I’m a little proud that people think enough of my work to be grouchy at me for not telling them about it! These were the stitch markers I made. What do you think?

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I’ve mentioned before that I am a member of Crafteroo which is a UK-based craft forum, and how inspiring a place I have found it to be. The forum has liased with Folksy to open a shop for Comic Relief. It will be stocked with donations handmade by Crafteroo members and all proceeds will go to Comic Relief. Folksy have generously agreed to waive fees for these items meaning that all your money will go straight to the cause.

Please click on the photograph to go to the Crafteroo store for Comic Relief on Folksy and check back regularly as more items are being added on a frequent basis. I will be donating an item in collaboration with Kerry from PennyDog and I’ll let you know when it’s there!

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Tuna had moved in with our neighbour a while ago – she never really took to the appearance of the babies – but we saw her every day and she’d stop Bob for a chat whenever he popped up to the shop or went for the bus. Yesterday the neighbour bumped into Bob in the town centre and told him that Tuna had been found at the side of the road and has sadly died. She’ll be sorely missed.

In other news, I am so so strapped for time right now that there is no other news. I’m not managing to get anything done and I’m relying on tomorrow and Monday to get my Crafteroo secret santa gift made and sent, and to hopefully work on some more of my PIF gifts. I *still* haven’t managed to get my crafteroo advent calendar image done and I’m so embarrassed by it that I haven’t logged on in over a week. I haven’t baked, cooked, knitted, sewed or anything for weeks and I’m frustrated by it. Hopefully things will ease off soon, I just need to find my inner Jane Brocket.

Posted under family, general crafty updates, retrospective