The other day I did say that I promise this is not going to turn into Carina’s Sketchblog, and I stand by that! Buuuut!! I have signed up for an online course called Sketchbook Design…
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Today starts the second week of the August Mandala Stitchalong. I got started a bit last night. I’m using some of my all time favourite DMC colours in this one. Because why not?! :-D There…
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A wee reminder for anyone who wants to join the August Mandala Stitchalong: on Monday the price goes up to £10, so do sign up before then for just £7.00! One of the patterns is…
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I promise this isn’t going to turn into Carina’s Sketchblog, but sketching is one of my first creative loves and I’m really determined to make it more of a habit than it has been for…
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Today is the start of the August Mandala Stitchalong! :-) I got started on the first pattern yesterday, just a little head start so I could share a picture. :-) The first pattern is full…
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It’s World Embroidery Day today! Although every day should be Embroidery Day! ;-) To celebrate, I made this free embroidery pattern Stitch Kindness. The pattern includes two versions of the design, with and without the…
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Over the past few months I have tried to go for regular walks with my sketchbook. It has two purposes: walk more and sketch more (and thus become better at sketching). Last week, when we…
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The view from Southend Pier. I have been to Southend-on-Sea many times but last Friday was the first time I braved my fears and went on the little train to the end of the pier.…
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