Category Archives: Craft

Teapot Relief

Posted on February 17, 2013 by

I spotted my friend next door in her garden taking photos and went to investigate. She had a table full of teapots and gave me the go ahead to photograph them too! Apparently she has been knitting frantically to raise … Continue reading →

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Bah Humbug, not the 100wcgu!

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

I’ve failed again with Julia’s challenge  but I had a real ‘bah humbug’ on Sunday.  I went into town to try to finish my Christmas shopping and to be honest it didn’t start well, I got soaked on my twenty minute walk down … Continue reading →

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Jake’s Sunday post: Natural Resources

Posted on November 25, 2012 by

A difficult one Jake but I hope this works!  Just as it says, this is 100% wool felted into Dori cord. The wool comes from New Zealand and it is felted in Nepal and dyed using plants like senna, madder … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme: Texture

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

Ailsa has chosen texture this week. I like the different textures of and around this old sewing machine, wood that is decaying, metal that is rusting and stone that is crumbling. I also wonder what stories it could tell us, whose … Continue reading →

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Meeting Yuli

Posted on August 29, 2012 by

As some of you may know I am a crafter and I regularly go to country shows and craft fairs with my friend to sell our work. One of the things that makes it special is talking to people I … Continue reading →

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Sunday Post: Collectables

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

Jake has created another excellent animation http://jakesprinters.wordpress.com/2012/07/21/sunday-post-collectibles/ and a challenge to post about collectables so I thought I’d show you Monstees! and a few close ups . . .   Cute aren’t they?  http://www.monstees.co.uk/  

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Travel Theme: Art 2

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

I was browsing around at other people’s entries for Ailsa’s travel theme and was  inspired by http://adinparadise.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/travel-theme-art/ who shows photos of her sister’s beautiful art work. It reminded me of a visit to Sirigu in Northern Ghana, close to the border with … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Create

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

This is my friends work table just a few minutes ago. She is the most creative person  I know, one minute she will be decorating boxes like here and the next, chopping up some old Levis to make a journal, in between … Continue reading →

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Gypsy Meets a Red Hat Society Lady!

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

Now, I know that at least two of my blogging friends are Red Hat Society ladies, you know who you are over in Oregon, but at the weekend I met a real live one myself. Carol, whose Hatter name is … Continue reading →

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So Many Beautiful Villages in Devon, Gypsy Goes a Wandering in Spreyton!

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

My friend and I agreed to have  craft table at a fund raising dog show last weekend. It was in aid of German Shepherd rescue, a very good cause. The sun shone and the dogs were cute but as we … Continue reading →

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