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Have you used your Free Mini Mitten template yet? I’ve used the template again (did you see my mini mitten bunting?) to embellish some Christmas cards. I bought a packet of card ‘blanks’ from Hobby Craft To get a copy of your template check out my Patterns and Tutorials page for your free downloadable pdf How will you use your…

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Coming Soon: Felt Christmas Stocking Sewing Pattern

Victoria PeatDecember 8, 2012

I’ve always had a Christmas stocking (well, for as long as I can remember anyway), have you? Here’s mine…. I love the tradition of having a Christmas Stocking. I love the (sometimes endless) search for little thoughtful presents, sweeties and chocolate. I of course also love to receive a stocking full of lovely bits and pieces, but that’s not the…

Crafting Sewing

Mini Mitten Bunting

Victoria PeatNovember 24, 2012

Have you used your Free Mini Mitten template yet? I’ve used the template to make some cute felt mini mitten bunting, which I am sure the girls will hang from their tree this Christmas To get a copy of your template check out my Patterns and Tutorials page for your free downloadable pdf How will you use your template? on…

Crafting Sewing

Mummy Mail: Some Christmas Fabric

Victoria PeatNovember 22, 2012

Woohoo, some post from Mum has arrived from Australia!!! A while ago I mentioned that I had sent Mum out to Spotlight in search of some Christmas fabrics and she has come up trumps! The package that arrived had loads of stuff in it, including these… This sparked off a Christmas fabric buying frenzy. Ok, maybe I shouldn’t call it…

Crafting Knitting & Crochet

Successful Socks: First ever pair of socks complete

Victoria PeatNovember 19, 2012

The socks are done! Actually they were done a few weeks ago, they just needed blocking and I didn’t have any sock blockers….Eskimimi Knits to the rescue! She has a great tutorial on her site for making your own sock blockers. Thanks Mimi! So, as I said, the Globe Trotter socks are done. Phew. I can knit what I like…

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FREE: Mini Mitten Template for Christmas Crafting

Victoria PeatNovember 17, 2012

Are you getting into the Christmas spirit yet? If you are of a crafting nature then more than likely you have started making things, or are at least making plans and pulling together your crafting to do list. I am working on a few Christmas crafts and today to help you on your way I am sharing with you a…

Crafting Me and my family Sewing

Daddy DIY: A-frame tent

Victoria PeatNovember 16, 2012

When Dad comes to stay he always jokes that if he turns up and finds me waiting with a screwdriver in my hand, he’ll turn around and fly straight back to Australia! I am fairly handy, but I’m not that experienced when it comes to DIY so a little help from Dad is always a bonus. I was relatively kind to…

Crafting Me and my family

Bedside Cabinet Refresh

Victoria PeatApril 27, 2012

Oh the joys of a can of spray paint! Like so many things , I have had this project on my to-do list for some time. Charlotte bless her little heart moved into her big bed and new bedroom eighteen months ago. Not that she knew it but the room had been waiting for a new bedside cabinet. This little…

Crafting Knitting & Crochet Sewing

Craftsy…what a fabulous website for patterns of all sorts

Victoria PeatApril 2, 2012

Have you visited Craftsy yet? Craftsy have a great range of online workshops and classes that can teach you anything from designing your own amigurumi monster….grrr! to filling your dressing up box…. Craftsy have recently opened up their online pattern store and already there are hundreds and thousands of (ok, so I don’t actually know how many) great patterns to…

Crafting Sewing

Scalloped Scissors

Victoria PeatMarch 29, 2012

Seriously, I am one happy girl! I was shopping online for some pinking (zigzag) scissors and I found these scalloped scissors. Now I know that you can buy this kind of scissor for paper but for fabric, well I’d not seen them before! I’ve had to wait a while for them as they have travelled all the way from Hong…

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