Review – Fables & Fairy Tales to Cross Stitch by Veronique Enginger

Review - Fables & Fairy Tales to Cross Stitch by Veronique Enginger | Cover

I am so excited to review Fables & Fairy Tales to Cross Stitch by Veronique Enginger because it’s probably the most beautiful craft book I’ve ever seen! If you love to cross stitch (and if you don’t you can learn how to cross stitch here) you need this book in your life. Read on toRead more

How to tutorial – Suffragette Friendship Bracelets

How to make - Suffragette Friendship Bracelets | Title

This week we celebrate International Women’s Day. Also, this year marks 100 years since the Representation of the People Act was passed in Britain in 1918. From that time, some women over 30 and all men over 21 were given the vote. To mark this, I have made two styles of friendship bracelets in theRead more

How to tutorial – Beginners Cross Stitching

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Cross stitch is a great craft for people who enjoy patterns and puzzles. Creating uniform stitches and completing each block of colour on the pattern is very mindful. You can switch off as you watch the tiny crosses become a larger image and it’s a great sense of achievement to finish a big project. IRead more

Harry Potter Week Tutorial#3 – Golden Snitch Coaster

Golden Snitch Coaster

One of my favourite creations in the Harry Potter world is Qudditch. Imagine creating a brand new sport, and one with so many rules and players? Amazing! Of course my favourite bit is the golden snitch. It’s meant to be very tiny, but for this DIY I have enlarged it and flattened it out soRead more