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I'm so busy! It's fantastic. I always think if I was a plumber or a solicitor or a dentist and I worked this much I would make £1 million a year easy. The crochet I did for britchicuk.co.uk is up on...
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I'm a bit frustrated.I am a very, very good crocheter. I can make anything I put my mind to. I read and write patterns. I can read and draw charts. I can work without a pattern ... ...BUT - - I...
View ArticleLessons Learned - being ruthless
I am new to selling my crochet and my patterns. I have been selling casually for a few years but in a more organised way for only one (I know this because I am just renewing my public liability...
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Rainbows Everywhere
If you know me you know about my love for colour so you can imagine how much I am enjoying the rainbow trend at the moment. I get lost in galleries, blogs and collections of crochet images (for hours...
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Lessons Learned - Audience ParticipationFinally, I've got round to jotting down the next part of my craft fair education. For part 1 look here: Lessons Learned number 1 - being ruthlessBy way of a...
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Cats, Lion/Hedgehogs and Brides Maids.
I have been very busy over the last two days. Crochet busy that is. The cat seemed quite popular so I made him some friends.They are all bendy so they sit and stand and you can move their heads and...
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Old/New Patterns and A Family of Snowmen
The Sue Ryder Home, quite near to where we live, has a regular sale of donated goods. Graham and I went to look today and I am afraid the craft stall got the better of me. (Although I did resist the...
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Stars, Trees and Upcycling
I am never quite sure whether what I have been doing over the past few days is upcycling or recycling or maybe even bicycling. No I am sure I would know about the last one. I am a big fan of charity...
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Setting up your Stall. a Forest and Wikipedia
Bought my new copy of Craft Seller today and made lots of resolutions about "group as single items as well as sets", "label and price everything", "practice setting up your stall in advance" and much...
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Chocolate cosies and granny square stockings.
Not much crochet today as I had several assistants; These are Ferrero Rocher cosies but Ben and Danny were not fooled and quickly found the chocolate.They are made in 4 ply yarn and are very quick to...
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Hearts, Halloween and a Hairy Tree.
I am still half way between Christmas and Halloween. So today I have been completing my set of Halloween pencil toppers.I am now reasonably happy with the set but skull is still a bit friendly. I think...
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A Little grey dog and some wash cloths
I like all animals but deep down I am a dog person. So I decided I could indulge myself by making another little dog from the Ami Ami Dogs book by Mitsuki Hoshi.Isn't he lovely. I am getting used to...
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Christmas mitts and magazines, some strange creatures and another tip
I found a new crochet magazine a few days ago called CROCHET with a subtitle of gifts for Christmas. It has some really nice patterns like woodland amigurumi, hedgehog mittens, a mischevious elf and...
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Walking, Zombie Owl and Snowball Headbands
The trouble with the sun shining is that it makes it obvious that the windows really need cleaning. So use the sunshine and go for a lovely walk where you can't see the windows. Graham and I went for a...
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We wish you a yarnie Christmas ...
Christmas starts early if you're a designer-maker, doesn't it? I don't know about you but we have been thinking about this Christmas since ... well ... last Christmas. And it already feels like we...
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Henley, Yoda, Stockings,Mice and Pointlesssetia
Spent a lovely day at Henley yesterday. We have only driven through it in the past so we decided to see it close up. Lovely walk down the river; we fed the ducks and the fish and the amazing hovering...
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Knit and Stitch and Aliens.
Testing the new yarnVicky and I went to the knitting an stitching show at Alexander Palace. Lovely day buying sparkly yarn, sparkly ribbons and tools that you didn't know you needed. A bit crowded and...
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More Christmas and Packaging
When we went to the Knit and Stitch Show last week one of our missions was to look at packaging. We want to make our packaging look professional and to have a particular image. The trouble is that we...
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Presents, Packaging and Photography
We are very busy getting ready for the Christmas fairs and shows and completing Christmas orders. If you are thinking of ordering presents, order early. We are making beautiful, quirky and unusual...
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Time Team. Gifts, Hats and My Family.
Still amazingly busy. Lots of orders and making things for the various shows, so this will be quite brief.I have been doing mostly the same things as last time: making tiny things to keep our stock at...
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