In print again - Lets Get Crafting Crochet

Wow - I'm in print again, this time I'm featured in Lets Get Crafting Crochet - on the front cover too, how exciting!! Some time ago LGC editor asked me to design four cupcakes from the free yarn and hook that comes with this publication. These are the results. Hope you like them. I will be selling the pattern soon, once I have taken photos of the different stages and finished cakes.

CakesKnitsandCosies in Elle Magazine (Italy)

What an honour to have one of my crocheted cupcakes (on the cake stand) and two knitted love hearts (above the coat hanger) featured on two pages of their pretty, five page Elle Lifestyle editorial.

Meer-ry Christmas

Well Christmas is here and I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a very happy and successful 2010. Let's hope those creative juices keep flowing for us all......

I love these meerkats - by Niftyknits on Folksy. Nifty knits sell all sorts of meerkatty creations. They're amazing, fun and adorable. You'll find superman and batman, star trek and wonderwoman, not to mention the christmas nativity meetkats shown in my blog picture.

If I'd been able to keep up with my handmade christmas advent calender, these would have been Day 25. Unfortuately, life (well christmas!!) got in the way of blogging and I only reached Day 13 before shopping, nativities, dance shows, cleaning and christmas took over. Betterluck next time eh!

Hope everyone is enjoying their christmas festivities - better get on with tidying up as we have visitors this afternoon and I have food to make and a scarf to finish, eek!!!

Will blog soon xx

And the Winner is..........

Autonomous Artisans, with her comment left on Day 8 of my Handmade Christmas Advent Calender. I have notified her, and will sent the goodies out as soon as I receive address details. Thanks for all your comments, I enjoyed reading them.

What's happened to days 14 onwards you ask? Well, Like most of you, I've been taken over by work, school plays, dance shows, housework and let's not forget Christmas......

Once I've knitted up a couple of items that I promised I would make for people for Christmas gifts, I'll continue with the Handmade Advent.

A merry christmas to you all, hope things aren't too frantic!!

Day 13 Handmade Christmas Advent

Christmas tree bears by little cotton rabbits. I had to include something from Julie at Little Cotton Rabbits. I love her blog and admire both Julie and her work. Her little cotton rabbits are completely amazing, perhaps one day I'll get to her etsy shop here in time to buy one. Have a read of Julie's blog here. It's really inspiring and one of the best blogs I've read. Thanks Julie for sharing your patterns. I've made some people very happy with these itsy bitsy bunnies.

Don't forget to leave a comment between Day 1 and Day 13 for the chance of winning a little bag of goodies made by my own fair hand (I've extended the giveaway until Sunday) .

Pop by tomorrow to see who's featured in Day 14 of my handmade Advent Calender - it may be you!!

Day 12 Handmade Christmas Advent

Christmas Bunting by Nickynackynoo on Folksy

Brighten up your house with this lovely happy christmassy bunting from Nickynackynoo. This bunting features three of each of these Christmas images handmade in felt: Christmas puddings, holly and mistletoe. The puddings and holly leaves have red holly-berry buttons, and the mistletoe garlands are enlivened with translucent sparkly sequins. Fab!!

You can buy this pretty christmassy bunting from Nickynackynoos shop on Folksy here.

Don't forget to leave a comment between Day 1 and Day 13 for the chance of winning a little bag of goodies made by my own fair hand (I've extended the giveaway until Sunday) .

Pop by tomorrow to see who's featured in Day 13 of my handmade Advent Calender - it may be you!!

Day 11 Handmade Christmas Advent

Teal and Purple hair clip by Bethany Allen on Folksy


Going to a wedding? Perhaps the races? Don't like fancy fascinators? Then why not go for something like this? Using biot feathers in purple and teal, Bethany has created this small fascinator and finished it with twisted purple wire and beads. Gorgeous.........

See more of Bethany Allen in her Folksy shop here and read her fab blog here.

Don't forget to leave a comment between Day 1 and Day 13 for the chance of winning a little bag of goodies made by my own fair hand (I've extended the giveaway until Sunday) .

Pop by tomorrow to see who's featured in Day 12 of my handmade Advent Calender - it may be you!!