16
Jan 2019
Improv Stitch Sampler
If you follow me on Instagram, you will probably (depending on the current friendliness of their algorithm, of course!) have seen a few posts about this wee sampler. I started it on a whim with…
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07
Jan 2019
Mandalas to Embroider Iron-Ons Not Working
You got a copy of Mandalas to Embroider (maybe as a Christmas present?) and you’re all excited to start stitching, iron in hand, ready to transfer the pattern and then…nothing. So frustrating. I’ve received a…
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07
Jan 2019
04
Jan 2019
Friday Links :: Vegan, Embroidery, Seasons
These links come together completely organically, it’s whatever I find interesting or inspiring in a given week. So it was unintentional that several of the links are related to veganism. But now that this has…
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03
Jan 2019
Finished Project :: Bird Cushion Covers
Now that this Christmas present is safely in my sister’s hands, I can finally share it. I bought this linen bird fabric a few years ago because I thought it’d be perfect for…something for my…
View PostFinished Project :: Bird Cushion Covers
Now that this Christmas present is safely in my sister’s hands, I can finally share it. I bought this linen bird fabric a few years ago because I thought it’d be perfect for…something for my…
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30
Dec 2018
Books I read in 2018
Last year I made an honest to goodness resolution to read more this year, after rekindling my love of reading in 2017. And I read more books than I did in 2017! 38 books this…
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24
Dec 2018
Merry Christmas!
However you’re celebrating (or not), I hope you have a peaceful few days. I had already peacefully surrendered to a pretty low-key Christmas, so I am completely fine with the fact that tonight (Christmas Eve)…
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20
Dec 2018
Low Key December
Last Friday, Tony was supposed to be going to the Christmas meal with work. I was supposed to have my own Christmas meal, i.e. having my dinner sat on the sofa, watching The Holiday. :-D…
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20
Dec 2018
13
Dec 2018
Happy Lucia Day
Two or three years ago, I started a new tradition: on the 13th of December I make lussekatter (saffron Lucia buns). It is mainly a Swedish traditional bake, but I felt like I needed something…
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