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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 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.
I am delighted to introduce a fantastic Etsy Shop run by a lovely lady called Linda. The shop is Made by Ewe, and it is literally jam-packed with Sheepy Goodness! Linda has introduced a range of sheep knitting kits, which use 1oo% British yarns from British farmers. And you, lucky reader, have the opportunity to win one of these ‘knit your own sheep’ kits!
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.
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.
I have mentioned the fabulous podcast CraftLife before – it is presented by the lovely Amanda and it is fast becoming one of my favourite shows. Amanda was keen to offer her listeners a giveaway so I have donated the red leather cuff pictured above. If you’d like to be in with a chance of winning the cuff, please listen to her episode 11 and follow the instructions on her show notes. Please note that you cannot enter by leaving a comment on this blog post – make sure you follow Amanda’s instructions (which involves leaving a comment on a specific thread in the CraftLife Ravelry group). I have the same cuff for sale in my Etsy shop, if you’d like more details and photos (click here). Good luck!
Here is my August craft column, as published in the fabulous local life style magazine, GBG. I hope you enjoy it and feel free to leave any comments below.
I’ve been trying to suss out how to wear my Ishbel. It’s not big enough to wrap me up and keep me warm (like a pashmina) so I need to get creative and work it as a scarf. I think I have settled on wearing it with this lovely handmade shawl pin I purchased from Etsy seller, Nicholas and Felice. The pin is very simple – the great thing about it is that it is made from aluminium so it is really light. It’s important that shawl pins are light so they don’t pull on your lace work.
I’ve been dye-ing (oh dear the puns have started) to try dying yarn, ever since I joined the fantastic Knit Love Club run by Socktopus. She hand-dyes all her yarn and has an amazing eye for colour. It inspired me to have a try myself. I purchased a kit from WC Mercantile on Etsy, and this is what I did… |
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