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This interview is the next installment in my series of interviews with local crafters. I am delighted to introduce you to Gina aka InkBison. Gina and I were at school together but we have not seen each other for… well… more years than I care to remember! (Feeling old…!) So it was a lovely surprise to get an email from her about her brand new crafty project. It’s been an absolute pleasure interviewing her.
This is my second Etsy treasury list. It’s called ‘Orange: my new favourite colour’. I am really enjoying treasury lists. They are a great way to showcase handmade crafters you admire. I hope you like this little selection of lovely items, handpicked by moi…
This is my Wise Owls treasury list on Etsy. Click here to be taken to the list on Etsy, or you can click on the photos above to go to each listing.
I am planning a series of interviews with local crafters at the moment so hopefully this will be the first of several. (Incidentally, if you are a Guernsey crafter interested in being featured on the iMake blog, please drop me a line). Lisa and Sarah are sisters that share a passion for craft. They formed Maggie and Mabel last year to share their gorgeous handmade creations with the world. They make a wide range of products and everything has a lovely, homely feel. Their products include cards, framed cross-stitch pictures, covered notebooks, blankets and (my personal favourite) jars of crafty bits and bobs with a pin cushion on the lid. Maggie and Mabel have very kindly offered to sponsor next month’s blog giveaway, so keep an eye out!
Image details: Romantic Heart from Love Seeds by epSos.de Hello, my name is Martine, and I am a Pinterest-aholic. Yes, it’s official. I really can’t get enough of Pinterest! I thought I’d share some of my recent pins here on the blog. If you aren’t on Pinterest and you would like to be, drop me an email and I will invite you (Pinterest is invitation only). So let’s enjoy a little creative inspiration and don’t forget to…
I spotted these gorgeous handmade stamps on a fantastic new website called Knitnook. Kristin, aka Voolenvine, from the Yarngasm podcast is the brains behind Knitnook and I have to say, it is just fabulous! Knitnook is one of my new favourite ‘nooks’ on the net at the moment. I interviewed Kristin many moons ago on the blog here. And she very kindly reciprocated by interviewing me on Knitnook, here.
It’s been a while since I’ve published an iMake interview on the blog. So I am delighted to introduce you to Hannah, the lovely Guernsey lass behind Lovelypop. I hope this interview will be the first in a short series of interviews with Guernsey crafters. Enjoy…
When it comes to making jewellery I love working with leather. I’ve been playing with a few ideas recently and have designed some very simple bracelets that show off beautiful pieces of leather. You could, of course, add charms these bracelets if you wanted to, but I am really a ‘less is more’ kind of girl. I hope these photos show you how simple jewellery making can be and perhaps encourage you to have a go yourself.
Isn’t Ravelry fantastic? A while back, I had a lovely message from a fellow knitter called Katie. She was knitting a project in grey Debbie Bliss Cashmerino DK. She had run out of yarn and was struggling to find the right dye lot locally. She saw that I had just what she needed in my stash and offered to buy it off me. I was, of course, happy to help out a ‘knitter in need’. Anyway, it turns out that she is a fab knitwear designer – the yarn was for a new scarf design. And guess what? She’s named the scarf after me!! It’s called Amartine. I was so thrilled that I had to share my excitement on the blog! It looks like a lovely scarf. Please take a look.
In the last podcast (episode 31) I mentioned that I had treated myself to a new, handmade knitting bag. Well, it arrived today… and I LOVE it. The one on the left with the butterflies is the new bag. It’s a bucket shaped bag and is slightly stiff so it stands up on its own (ideal for concealing my current project from my cats). It also came beautifully wrapped and with a lavender sachet inside, so my knitting now smells lovely! My Travelling Woman Shawl is living in this bag at the moment. The bag on the right is the ‘wristie’ that I got while I was at Knit Nation. I use this for knitting mitts or socks ‘on the go’ and it tends to live in my handbag. Both have been created by a fantastic duo called Made by Loumms. |
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