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    Inspirational Quotes For Crafters

    July 1, 2016June 6, 2018 Blog
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    Inspirational Quotes For Crafters We can all use some inspirational quotes for crafters sometimes. It would be lovely to pretend that we live in some kind of Pinterest parallel universe where everything is perfect. Where nothing goes wrong, we always have plenty of ideas and we never look at…

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    A Super Easy Pattern Weights Tutorial

    June 28, 2016June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives
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    A Pattern Weights Tutorial Whenever I make clothes for myself, whether I use a commercial pattern or a pattern that I made myself, it’s the cutting out stage that always takes longest. Since I started using a rotary cutter, the process has got quicker than when I was…

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    Comet Star Quilt Block

    June 23, 2016June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives

    Comet Star Quilt Block I love quilt blocks but I’ve never made a quilt. Usually I stick to quicker projects because I have a tendency to not finish things if they take too long. I currently have three unfinished crocheted blankets for this reason! Quilt blocks don’t have…

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    A Wrist Pincushion Tutorial

    June 21, 2016June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives
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    A Wrist Pincushion Tutorial There is an updated version of this tutorial on how to make a wrist pincushion! Also the craft kits are back on Etsy, and you can find them here. I have a confession to make. I used to put pins in my mouth. And…

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    Foofy Skirt Tutorial

    June 17, 2016June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives
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    A Foofy Skirt Tutorial Who doesn’t love a foofy skirt? If you have spent any time at all on my blog, it will come as no surprise that love circle skirts! They are lovely and swirly to wear and, unlike something with gathers or elastic, they add no…

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    How to Sew French Seams

    June 15, 2016June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives
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    How to Sew French Seams Until I watched The Great British Sewing Bee a couple of years ago, I had no idea what French seams were. Even when I did find out, I assumed that they were another one of those things that were only for people very experienced in…

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Visible mending on a pair of shoes 🧵🪡 I have the Visible mending on a pair of shoes 🧵🪡

I have the kind of feet that tend to cause holes in things quite quickly, and I only got these shoes last summer and they already had sprung holes.

We often treat things like they are disposable, and instead of mending things when they break, or spring holes, we throw them away and buy some new ones.

But we don't give much thought about what happens to them after we have put them in the bin. 

Sometimes things can be recycled, but not everything is and not everything can be. Elastane (probably what the fake laces on my shoes are made of) for example won't break down even with chemicals, so as far as we know it could be here forever.

Somas a tiny act of rebellion, I repaired my holey shoes with pretty patches and Boro style stitching.  They are not perfect but they are wearable again.

#wildblossomlife #boro #visiblemending #makedoandmend
Colour schemes for May... 1. This is actually a d Colour schemes for May...

1. This is actually a ditch between 2 fields. It's often manky and full of litter, but the other day it looked quite nice.

2. May is a very green month, so there needed to be one mainly green colour scheme!

3. I said before that the person who said, "Blue and green should not be seen unless there's something in between" must never have looked up and seen green leaves against a blue sky. When I pixelated the photo some purple appeared, which I thought was rather nice.

4. Hawthorn flowers are usually white, but I've noticed a variety that have tinges of pink.

#wildblossomlife #May #colourschemes #natureinspired #spring
It always amazes me how much one tiny patch of woo It always amazes me how much one tiny patch of woodland can change from one week to the next.

At the moment it is very green. The hawthorn is flowering, although it's now past its best, but it still smells gorgeous. The rowans are flowering too, and where the flowers are almost over, there are tiny little green berries already. Some of the leaves still have their springtime hints of gold or pink.

There are lots of birds, and I can hear little creatures rummaging around in the undergrowth, although they are hard to spot. There is traffic noise too (it's hard to escape it completely), but I can choose to acknowledge it and focus on the birds instead.

I love the woods, and because of this I am working on a new guide. I've called it Things to Make and Do in the Woods in Summer: A Guide for Creative People. It's a bit like The Wild Blossom Companion, but it includes some forest bathing style things as well as some creative invitations to do in the woods and later when you get home.

I will share more about it when it is ready (it almost is). In the meantime, there is a free version of the Wild Blossom Companion if you fancy taking a look. The link is in my bio 🌿🌱🌸

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#woods #springtime #creativelife #slowingdownabit
Remember making butterfly pictures as a child? The Remember making butterfly pictures as a child? The ones I made the other week looked like flowers.

So I made them look more like flowers with a pen!

There's really no right or wrong way. Just draw what you can see in the shapes 💖🌸

#creativelife #wildblossomlife #creativeinvitations #reflections #flowers
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