Category Archives: Craft

Kindle Cozy

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Jacinta

A dear friend celebrated her birthday last week with a craft evening.  I decided to make her Kindle a cover, aka, Kindle Cozy.  In my usual style, I was still sewing her gift an hour before I was meant to … Continue reading →

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Yarn Along

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Jacinta

Joining in with Ginny from Small Things for yarn along. I’ve been knitting Jairah’s Aksel vest this week.  It is knitting up really quickly, thanks to using magic loop.  I wrote a post earlier this week on how I feel … Continue reading →

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A Gift For A Budding Cook

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Jacinta

Tenneille had a school friend’s party to go to on the weekend.  It was a cooking party, so we decided to make the gift kitchen themed.  I made the birthday girl an apron and added a cookbook and some muffin … Continue reading →

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Magic Loop

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Jacinta

Have you ever tried the magic loop method for knitting?  I can’t believe what I’ve been missing out on.  For some reason I was scared of trying out this method for knitting in the round, but I am so glad … Continue reading →

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Yarn Along

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Jacinta

Joining in with Ginny from Small Things. I am happy to say I have finished the cowl from last week and posted about it here.  Over the weekend I managed to cast on and finish a Raspberry Beret.  It was … Continue reading →

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A Perfect Button

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Jacinta

As mentioned in my previous post, I managed to find the perfect button for my Fear Of Commitment Cowl.  The button is glazed and made from coconut with hand painted flowers.  It matches the yarn perfectly.  I think I may … Continue reading →

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Baby Quilt

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Jacinta

You might remember my little sneak peek of a project I was working on last week, well it was for some friend’s of ours who recently had a sweet little baby boy.  Baby’s mama appreciates handmade items, so I knew … Continue reading →

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Cozying Up

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Jacinta

It has been such a cold, wet wintery day.  I don’t think the temperature got above 8 degrees.  The perfect day to stay indoors, well apart from getting the girls to and from school.  Oh, and having to go to … Continue reading →

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Yarn Along

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Jacinta

Joining in with Ginny from Small Things this week. After my knitting issues last week, I’ve decided to cast on another project in the meantime, until I can face casting on my beret again.  The pattern is called Fear of Commitment Cowl. … Continue reading →

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Sunkissed Cushions

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Jacinta

I have had it in mind for a while now, to make some cushions for Tennielle’s room to match her birthday quilt.  As the weather has settled into some rather wintery conditions, we have been spending a lot of time … Continue reading →

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