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crafts and more since 2006

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Fastelavn…
Fastelavn…
07
Mar 2014

Fastelavn…

Danish

One holiday/seasonal celebration I’ve not really kept up with since living in England is that of Fastelavn. This falls on the Monday (and/or the weekend before Fat Tuesday). Fastelavn is a carnevale celebration. Children get…

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Fastelavn…

Danish

One holiday/seasonal celebration I’ve not really kept up with since living in England is that of Fastelavn. This falls on the Monday (and/or the weekend before Fat Tuesday). Fastelavn is a carnevale celebration. Children get…

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In Australian Homespun magazine
03
Mar 2014

In Australian Homespun magazine

My Patterns

As if having a pattern in Hoop-La! wasn’t enough, there is one in the current issue of Australian Homespun too! And by coincidence that one also has birds in it! I worked on this piece…

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Recipe: vegan naan bread
28
Feb 2014

Recipe: vegan naan bread

Vegan Recipes

I like Indian food quite a lot and of course, you can’t have a curry without naan bread, right? But sadly the supermarkets around here do not sell naan bread that is suitable for vegans.…

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Walk to spring
Walk to spring
26
Feb 2014

Walk to spring

Nature

A couple of days ago I noticed that a clump of trees near our house was sporting white blossoms. The sun was shining this morning and so there was no good excuse for me not…

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Walk to spring

Nature

A couple of days ago I noticed that a clump of trees near our house was sporting white blossoms. The sun was shining this morning and so there was no good excuse for me not…

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Exploring Mayfair, London
Exploring Mayfair, London
24
Feb 2014

Exploring Mayfair, London

Days Out

Last Friday I went to London. One of my favourite things about taking the train to London is that the train company’s brand colour is pink and benches and other station furniture is painted pink.…

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Exploring Mayfair, London

Days Out

Last Friday I went to London. One of my favourite things about taking the train to London is that the train company’s brand colour is pink and benches and other station furniture is painted pink.…

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Playing with layers and colour
23
Feb 2014

Playing with layers and colour

Slow Stitching

I couple of weeks ago I fancied doing something a bit different from my normal mostly-outlines stitching. And this is what I made! It’s absolutely freeform, no plan whatsoever. I have put some bits and…

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In Hoop-La! magazine
15
Feb 2014

In Hoop-La! magazine

My Patterns

Woohoo! The other day I got a much anticipated copy of Hoop-La! magazine. It is sooo lovely! Lots of fun fresh embroidery to look at and read about. And I have heard rumours that there…

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Love Grows Here – my latest embroidery pattern
03
Feb 2014

Love Grows Here – my latest embroidery pattern

My Patterns

Freshly picked from the hoop! :-) I’m not entirely sure where the title came ‘Love Grows Here‘ from but as I was working on the sketch for it, that just popped into my head. I…

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Love Grows Here – my latest embroidery pattern
03
Feb 2014
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