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    How to Refashion a Top Into a Dress

    June 10, 2017June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives
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    How to Refashion a Top Into a Dress I’ve had this top in my wardrobe for several years. I bought it because I love the print and the colours. Unfortunately my husbandΒ caught me with the camera while I was wearing it and I was horrified to see that…

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    How to Turn a Pillow Into a Box Cushion With Piping

    April 7, 2017June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives
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    How to Turn a Pillow Into a Box Cushion With Piping One of the things I would love to have in my home is a reading nook. Lots of us living in a small house means that at the moment, there isn’t space for the any of the…

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    How To Line a Wooden Box With Fabric

    January 13, 2017June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives
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    How To Line a Wooden Box With Fabric I love a junk shop. Ikea is fine, and it depends on what you’re looking for, but I love the idea of taking something that nobody wants and giving at a new lease of life. Even if it’s a bit…

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  • 12 Days of Christmas DIY Challenges Day 2

    November 2, 2016June 6, 2018 Blog

    12 Days of Christmas DIY Challenges Day 2 Turning an Old Pair of Jeans into a Christmas Gift Welcome to the 2nd day of 12 Days of Christmas DIY Challenges! Over the course ofΒ 12 days, 5 of us are sharing Christmas themed challenges and tutorials using materials that…

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    Turning a Dress into a Skirt

    March 27, 2015March 23, 2016 Living a Creative Life
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    This is a dress I made last summer. The pattern came free with a magazine. Despite some misgivings I decided to have a go at making it. However, I should have heeded the warning on the packet. “Easy” is usually a synonym for “completely shapeless and won’t fit….

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    Maternity Clothes

    July 26, 2012March 23, 2016 Living a Creative Life

    I haven’t posted anything for a long time because I have had awful morning sickness and I’ve not felt up to making anything. People who smugly declare that “pregnancy is not an illness!!” need a poke in the eye. Okay, it’s not an illness, but it can make…

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On a hunt for autumn colours! πŸπŸŒ°πŸ‚πŸ§‘ Th On a hunt for autumn colours! πŸπŸŒ°πŸ‚πŸ§‘

There's lots of red, orange and brown. In one gorgeous October orange tree I saw a happy crow (I was standing at a bus stop at the time, proof that you really don't need to go anywhere special to find inspiration!).

I spotted a patch of hawthorn on the way to the post office that had beautiful red leaves as well as red berries.

Shades of orange and brown are echoed in old walls and tiled roofs.

On a very damp and foggy morning, I couldn't see more than a few metres ahead of me, which made me much more aware if what I could see. The long grasses are brown and yellow now.

And I've never realised before that my kettle is October orange!

#creativelife #inspirationiseverywhere
#autumn #octobercolours #taketimetonotice
October πŸπŸ‚πŸŒ°πŸ§‘ What I'm noticing: Some October πŸπŸ‚πŸŒ°πŸ§‘

What I'm noticing:

Some of the trees are still quite green, but there is yellow, red and brown as well.

My favourite trees outside the shop in the village are beautiful 🍁

There are lots of berries in the hedgerows and masses of rosehips. They seem to be ready earlier this year. I don't remember that many roses in June! 

I can smell wood smoke and people's coal fires. It's not that cold but a fire is always nice πŸ”₯

The evenings are really drawing in now. It's dark by the time I've finished the washing up.

The stars are so bright! And I can see my old friends Orion, Cassiopeia and the Great Bear.

Lots of people have autumn wreaths on their doors, including me πŸ₯° it seems like more of an American thing but I'm glad it's becoming a thing here too. 

The last picture is of my silly cat. I think she might be the reason why one of the little pumpkins is no longer on that string of lights, but who could resist that furry little face? 😍

#autumn #creativelife #wildblossomlife ##slowingdownabit
#getoutside #norfolkfens
Autumn is painting this tree red πŸπŸ’– What co Autumn is painting this tree red πŸπŸ’–

What colours are you noticing at the moment?

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#wildblossomlife #october #autumncolours #slowdownandlook
Some creative invitations for autumn πŸπŸŒ°πŸ‚ Some creative invitations for autumn πŸπŸŒ°πŸ‚

In case you have no idea what I am talking about, creative invitations are little prompts designed to encourage joyful, creative exploration without pressure or expectation. There is no right or wrong way and no obligation to produce anything finished or perfect πŸ’–

Here are some for autumn:

🍁 Make leaf rubbings. It's not just for children! Experiment with chalk and crayon, and different colours, single leaves and overlapping.

🍁 Collect autumn colours. You might like to match them with thread, fabric, paint or pencils.

🍁 Make a little abstract picture in autumn colours using your favourite stitches. I like French knots! πŸͺ‘ What about you?

🍁 Take a moment when outside. What can you see, hear and smell?

If you are wondering about the photos, they are of the Peter Scott walk that follows the shore of the wash from Sutton Bridge round to Kings Lynn πŸ’–

#wildblossomlife #creativelife #creativeinvitations #autumn #inspiredbynature
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