Crafty As L

As we say goodbye to 2023, I thought I'd look back over the past 12 months and pick out my favourite makes and moments.   I finished off my crafting this year with these tree ornaments from patterns by mmmcrafts , which I made for Christmas gifts. A blingy Mrs Claus, from the 'Twas The Night series.  I made Santa Claus for my friend last year. The first day from the 12 Days of Christmas ornaments One of the highlights of my year has been my new, extended craft room.   I’ve been busy moving my stuff in the past couple of weeks.   I’ve had a good clear out; chucked some things away, re-found others I’d forgotten that I bought(!) and given a load of things to the charity shop.   Still some work to do but I’m about 90% there.   I’m really looking forward to getting creative in there. I love that I’ve now got an area to display things too, as well as lots of lovely storage! My year started with a high when I went up to Practical Publishing HQ to meet the...

Hello and welcome to my craft blog!  I’m completely new at this lark and so out of my depth as I’m not the least bit computer savvy…..but I’m learning.   Every day’s a school day, as they say.  I had been reticent to do a blog as I thought it would impinge on my crafting time, allowing me to do less.  In fact, it inspires me to do more and gives me a kick up the bum to get on with it rather than surfing around the internet looking at things I could be doing. So, I thought I’d write my first blog post about my craft room.  Now I wouldn’t say that I’m the messiest person in the world but there are times when I could give him/her a good run for their money!  After walking into my craft room this morning and it looked like a whirlwind had been through there, I decided to have a big tidy up, which then also turned into a bit of a clear out. It got worse before it got better but very cathartic, if you’re in that kind of mood. I found 2 quilts in various st...