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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Knitting with All the Fun of the Fair
One of my favourite places to buy quirky habberdashery supplies is All the Fun of the Fair. I frequently use their online shop for yarn, patterns, unusual buttons, lace and accesories. Located in Kingly Court, off Carnaby Street in Soho … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, Handmade
Tagged All the Fun of the Fair, craft, craft tags, habberdashery, knitted cushion, knitted cushion cover, Knitting, lace trim, sewing spool holder
24 Comments
One Lovely Blog Award
I was recently super excited to stumble upon a great blog by Anna from Miss Beatrix, who shares my love of craft, vintage and tea. Then last week, Anna was kind enough to send a One Lovely Blog Award nomination, only confirming my belief … Continue reading
Crochet at The Sheep Shop
As part of my handmade mission for 2012, one of the goals I set myself was to learn how to crochet. I’ve always dabbled with a bit of knitting, but never really understood the concept of making items with just … Continue reading
Posted in Cambridge, Craft
Tagged Cambridge, craft, Crochet, crochet class, double, half treble, The Sheep Shop, treble, wool, yarn
16 Comments
New Blog Design!
You may have noticed that my blog has had a little spring clean courtesy of the lovely Lindsay from evajeanie and the sewing machiney. Lindsay has also blogged about the design here. I now have a wonderful new header and … Continue reading
Posted in Handmade, Personal
Tagged blog design, bloglovin, evajeanie, hello cotton, social media
12 Comments
Judy’s Affordable Vintage Fair
You can never be bored at the weekend in Cambridge. There is always something happening and despite the tourist season being in full swing (I swear it gets earlier every year!) I decided to wander into town to check out Judy’s … Continue reading
Posted in Cambridge, Vintage
Tagged Cambridge, retro, tea cup, vintage, vintage dress, vintage fair
15 Comments
Postcard from Cambridge: a photographic tour of my city
For a while now I’ve been getting to grips with my SLR Camera (Canon 400D) and venturing out on photography trips around my home city. Cambridge is hugely photographic, with plenty of postcard images on every corner. Combined with the … Continue reading
Posted in Cambridge
Tagged art, Bicycle, Bike, Bloggers, Cambridge, Crochet, Fudge, Fudge Kitchen, gallery, Kings College, Knitting, Market, photography, Punting, River, River Cam
10 Comments
Popular Crafts Swap
For the last 3 months, I have had the pleasure of participating in a craft swap organised by the hugely supportive Popular Crafts Magazine. In the last issue, the magazine was kind enough to mention my twitter feed as a site … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, Handmade
Tagged beach huts, bunting, Cath Kidston, coin purse, craft, craft swap, crochet cushion, dresden plate, gift, handmade, hearts, paper piecing, patchwork, pin cushion, Popular Crafts Magazine
16 Comments
Adjusting a Vintage Dress
A year or two ago, I went to a great swishing event and came home with two vintage dresses. One in brown silk with white polka dots and another bright orange polyester shirt dress. It might sound like a horrid dress, but I felt it had potential … Continue reading
Cath Kidston Craft Evening
Last night I had the wonderful pleasure of joining 11 other crafty ladies in Cambridge for a Cath Kidston craft evening. At an absolute bargain of £2.50 for materials, tea and cake – it was an opportunity not to be … Continue reading
Posted in Cambridge, Craft, Handmade
Tagged Cath Kidston, Cath Kidston Shop, craft, fabric, handmade, kilner jar, pin cushion
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