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  • Projects, projects and more projects! 

    I seem to have an ever growing list of projects to make at the moment. I have three cross stitches on the go All of which I am loving and need to finish asap really. Although I’ve ran out of thread for one the bottom right and conveniently mislabeled the bobbin so I’m now not Read more

  • Victoria Sponge Cross Stitch

    I’ve recently become a big fan of doing cross stitch and have been working on this pattern by Stitchrovia which is for one of the besties birthdays. I am loving the pattern and it’s so easy to follow. If you love vintage patterns and typography then check out Stitchrovia you won’t be disappointed. I’m using Read more

  • Filofax insert tutorial

    I love my Filofax and when I first got it I kept,thinking how boring the inside of it looked so I decided to make my own diverges / inserts to brighten it up. I was really happy with how they turned out that I decided to share with you how I made them. They really Read more

  • Snap frame

    I had some exciting post the other day. After seeing a few fellow cross stitchers on Instagram using snap frames rather than hoops I decided to take the plunge and buy one as the hoop I have been using seems to be working itself loose all the time. I got mine from sewandso.co.uk and they Read more

  • Victoria sponge and a new needle holder

    So today was a lovely post day as I got this fabulous minion needle holder from Lisa hand makes (you can find her on facebook) I love it and no more putting my needle down and losing it while hoping I don’t sit on it! I had this afternoon off work so it meant that Read more

  • Victoria sponge cross stitch

    I am loving this cross stitch design at the moment! This is the first Stitchrovia pattern I have done and it is so easy to follow and the simplicity of the design means that if you are new to cross stitch you can get a great looking piece using just the basics. Can’t wait to Read more