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Oct 9

Wedding: Pretty Paper Wedding

We love how Alison and James styled their pretty pastel wedding celebrations with some Pearl and Earl paper goodies.  Their oak barn was filled to the rafters with pink, aqua and white decorations, and garlands and our straws and bags graced their super sweet dessert bar. We loved the curtain of pink garlands  but think our favourite detail were the paper cut turquoise humming birds on each glass, which were a personal detail to the couple.  Thank you for sharing your delicious wedding…  congratulations and best wishes to you both x

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Aug 31

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Jun 22

Cross Stitcher 254 – Trends Jungle

In Cross Stitcher this month – my column is was entitled WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, as not content with owls and cute folksy fowls, designers are looking to the Jungle Greats for their latest inspirations

WHO
I love Markus Lupfers animal sequinned jumpers this season, whilst Stella Macartney has also added a bit of roar with her tiger prints

Stella Macartney Tiger Jumper £575 Liberty

WHAT
The influence of mid century needlepoint is all around.. like this vintage lion cushion chart found on Etsy,by illkniterate, which you could use as a counted cross stitch pattern.

HOW
I love the alternative work of Susan from Red Gate Stitchery – and this cute PDF patchwork elephant is the perfect mix of pattern and silhouette.
Happy stitching x

Nov 7

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Granny Square Cookies!

Oh my gosh…  regular readers will know of my Granny Square addiction (hence design things like our popular Granny Square Cross Stitch Kit).. and whilst browsing the web yesterday I stumbled upon instructions for the most divine Granny Square cookies from Sugar and Meringue.

I am not the most patient cookie decorator – but I am so going to have a go at making these!  But may just find them too cute to eat.

Nov 7

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Granny Square Cookies!

Oh my gosh…  regular readers will know of my Granny Square addiction (hence design things like our popular Granny Square Cross Stitch Kit).. and whilst browsing the web yesterday I stumbled upon instructions for the most divine Granny Square cookies from Sugar and Meringue.

I am not the most patient cookie decorator – but I am so going to have a go at making these!  But may just find them too cute to eat.

Aug 30

Porcelain Lace

I love the work by forestclearing on Etsy.  She works out of Brooklyn in porcelain and most of her work is based on knitted / crocheted form.  She knits or crochets the work first and then dips it in liquid porcelain and fires them, leaving a hollow shell of porcelain.

What a delightful alternative to a wall of vintage plates on that spare wall…

Aug 30

Porcelain Lace

I love the work by forestclearing on Etsy.  She works out of Brooklyn in porcelain and most of her work is based on knitted / crocheted form.  She knits or crochets the work first and then dips it in liquid porcelain and fires them, leaving a hollow shell of porcelain.

What a delightful alternative to a wall of vintage plates on that spare wall…

Aug 29

Bunny Ear Hat

Always a sucker for a cute hat.. this delightful knitted Homespun Bunny Rabbit Hat by LittleBirdLucy is SO cute and comes in sizes from baby up to adult. As the Autumn days are looming, I think it is the perfect antidote to the frightening thought that Summer is over and Winter is on its way!

Aug 29

Star Wars Geek Chic Japanese Towels

Tenugui star warsI am a little bit of a geek at heart as you know – and a fan of lots of things Japanese.  So I was delighted to discover these traditional Strapya World : Star Wars TENUGUI Towels.

Each Tenugui is made with authentic and traditional dyeing method called NASEN. Normally the cloths are used for all manner of things from dish cloths to ninja headbands – and usually are printed in muted blues.  But this mixture of  Star Wars characters and the unique and very Japanese-like design make these towels worthy of any Jedi!

Plus they are only US$15 (£10) to ship to UK

My favourite?  Darth Vadar looking contemplatively into a lake.. or perhaps C3PO and R2D2 under a traditional pink cherry blossom.


Aug 29

Poppylicious

How delicious are these mini hand embroidered poppies by  Sidereal on Etsy.? Her tiny embroidered hoops come in a variety of colours and are a mini wall delight.

Perfect pressie we think.. Poppylicious

 

 

Aug 26

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Crafty Geek Iphone Cross Stitch Cover

I discovered this fabulously crafty geeky cross stitch Iphone cover from Leese design  based in Korea a couple of months ago..  genius I cried!.. and one paypal click  and quite a long airmail journey later and it arrived… !

The little case made from silicone does not disappoint and it comes beautifully packaged with a little needle, 3 threads and instructions and a few mini designs.

I am quite up for the retro Apple Sign using threads from my stash .. but I have also been playing around with a mini phone design.  Now I am off to continue my stitching marathons with a summer drink in the evening sun

Aug 26

Yarn Inspiration

I am a very lucky girl – as I had a delivery this week from DMC with lots of new yarns to play with.  So today I was busy sorting out my new hoard and grouping them in themes for new projects that I am working on..  as little quick stitches for gifts.

First up were these super neons – the white one is glow in the dark, and I am loving the hot pink and lime combo.  I am going to use these I think for embellishing a few things for some of the girls in the family.

Next were these fab metallics – which I have been sketching around all afternoon.  I am a little partial to a bit of bling, especially at Christmas, and think these are rather fun

I will of course share what I come up with and cant wait to get started!

Sep 8

Ardingly in the rain

Today was our second rainy trip to Ardingly, the West Sussex Antique trade fair held every few months in the South of England show ground.

Due to the weather and the time of year – there is not usually a lot to see…  but I am thrilled to have found and bought a job lot of 70′s knitting needles and crochet hooks…  which are simply gorgeous!  We are going to sort and price them and add a vintage haberdashery section to Granny Knits… along with a few other finds which we tested during our craft workshops recently…  including some fab old fabric scraps, and vintage buttons.

Posted a few pics of some other bits that took my fancy… wooden skis (lovely Christmas display for a shop) 1970′s cul de sac dolls houses, and a super mad sheep dresser (?!?)…

Apr 5

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V&A Quilting Exhibition

Saturday 20th March was the launch of the new VandA Quilting exhibition.  Libby (5 year old daughter) and I couldn’t resist and caught the train up for the first days action.  You could amble round in under an hour – but the patterns and colours caught Libby’s imagination and we parked up on the floor and sketched and coloured in designs for nearly 4 hours. (Yes she is as fabric mad as me – and I feel blessed!)
We have to admit here that we did take a few sneaky snaps to share with you, until the Security Guard informed us that there was no photography.
So sorry folks you will have to make do with my fuzzy snaps or head on up there to take in the full collection.

I am torn between my favourite being ‘Womens Fluff’ quilt (a tongue in cheek look at the life of women – which is stuffed with fluff from a tumble dryer)…  or the piece created by the inmates of Wormwood Scrubs.  Both aesthetically gorgeous, but inspiring at the same time.   
The shop at exit contains some super lovely limited edition Liberty Prints and stitching goodies.  We had a fab day out, and would recommend the empty but beautiful Lunchbox room for you to picnic in as an alternative to the expensive and packed cafe!

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