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Oh Happy Day!

As you know, I’ve been working on loads of top secret things recently! This cushion is a project for Less Grafting More Crafting, which we’ve done as a guest post on the fabulous Courage and Dash blog...

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Mosaic bird bath

I was recently invited to take part in the Topps Tiles Mosaic Tile Challenge, and as I’ve never actually made a mosaic before (and I’m always up for a crafty challenge) I decided to give it a go! I...

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Little house trinket shelves

I’ve had my eye on these little house shelves for some time now, and have been planning to customise them with pretty fabrics. You can pick them up on Ebay quite easily and I’ve been excited to get...

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Watercolour birthday cards

Our lovely friend Rachel celebrated her 30th birthday this week, and I wanted to make her a special card for the day. Ages ago, I got some gorgeous Inktense watercolour pencils from Derwent (we went...

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Procraftination!

I learnt a new word today – procraftination (verb) the act of avoiding a task by crafting instead. Happy procraftinating! :-)Filed under: Crafting, Instagram, Photography Tagged: craft, craft...

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DIY travelling craft suitcase

I’ve been planning this crafty project for months now (as is often the case) and last weekend I finally got around to making it! If I’m going travelling then I usually want to take some sort of crafty...

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Felt Christmas decorations

There are some lovely felt Christmas decorations in this month’s edition of Mollie Makes magazine, and I just had to have a go at making them! They have been designed by Samantha Stas, and she has...

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Button cake

I went to craft with my Mum last Friday, and she had made us this super cake (because cake is a must on a craft day)! Isn’t it lovely?! I love the different buttons on it, in my favourite colour :-)...

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Tutorial: How to make lined envelopes

Earlier this year I decided to share my trade secrets about how to make envelopes, and I was really pleased with how popular the post was! So I thought it was about time that I do a second envelope...

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Vintage buttons

I’ve known our family friend Madge since I was a little girl, and even after I moved away we’ve kept in touch and I try and write letters to her as often as I can. She’s always been a knitter, but at...

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Tutorial: How to make photo cards

Photo cards are really simple to make, and you can customise them for every occasion. I do find myself looking at a view and thinking ‘that would make a lovely card’, so be warned – once you’ve...

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Instagram gallery: November 2013

Here’s my Instagram gallery for November – a month when my blog stats went mad thanks to my Cath Kidston travelling craft suitcase! :-) Follow me on Instagram – @somanyclare :-)Filed under: Crafting,...

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The making of my Christmas jumper 2013

I LOVE Christmas jumpers, and thankfully for me they’ve made a big comeback over the past few years! Last year I made a Rudolph jumper (which I wore again this weekend for our traditional Christmas...

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Christmas button tree decoration tutorial

I’m really excited to be bringing you this tutorial today, because it’s the first guest post that I’ve had on my blog! Christmas is less than two weeks away and most of you have probably either...

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Christmas inspiration

There have been some really lovely Christmas craft magazines published this year, and even though I haven’t been very organised with my Christmas preparations I can get some great ideas for next year!...

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Tutorial: Mini Christmas cards and envelopes

This year I decided to make mini Christmas cards and envelopes (well, A7 sized ones). This was because I found some super cool Christmas pudding paper (made by Vivid but I bought it in Fenwicks in...

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The handmade Christmas gift challenge

This year, me and Tom decided that we’d make each other a Christmas present with a budget of £10. I’ve been meaning to get around to making Christmas stockings, and this seemed like the perfect...

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Instagram gallery: December 2013

December was a busy month, but it was a lot of fun! Here’s my Instagram gallery for December 2013 – here’s to more fun and craft in 2014! :-)Filed under: Christmas, Crafting, Instagram, Out and about,...

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My 2014 crafty plans

Happy New Year to you all! :-) It’s that time of year when people think about new starts and resolutions. I don’t make resolutions because I never manage to stick to them, and then I beat myself up...

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The handmade Christmas gift challenge – Tom’s project

If you’ve seen my previous post about the handmade Christmas gift challenge, then you’ll know that Tom and I decided to make each other a present for Christmas with a budget of £10. Tom was really...

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Letterpress Thank You cards

I’m a firm believer in sending thank you cards, whatever your age! I’m always trying to think of new ideas for cards, and this year I found some lovely letterpress letters in one of my favourite shops...

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Embroidered pin cushion

I love craft books. In fact, I’m hooked on them (in addition to my little obsession with cookery books too…our house is pretty full!). I’m a big fan of Aimee Ray’s embroidery designs and have already...

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Playmat toy bags

This has been a top-secret project for a few weeks now, and I’m so excited to finally share it with you! I’ve made these playmat toy bags for our gorgeous friends Rachel and Daria – Rachel has now...

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Birthday fun!

It was my birthday at the weekend and we braved the weather and went up to Alnmouth for the day. I had a super day, but it was a little bit bleak as you can see! That didn’t stop us having a wander on...

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Making my first stamps

Making my own rubber stamps was one of my top crafty plans for 2014, and today I had my first attempt! I received this amazing book for my birthday (thank you Helen and Keith!) – ‘Making an...

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RE – found objects

RE is my favourite shop EVER! It’s tucked away behind a garage in Corbridge in Northumberland, and I could spend hours browsing their amazing homewares, stationery, haberdashery and everything else you...

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Scrapbook paper thank you cards

I’ve never really got into ‘scrapbooking’ as a thing, but recently I’ve discovered that scrapbook paper is brilliant for projects where you need a small print. The first project that I did using...

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Tutorial: how to line a vintage suitcase

I bought this gorgeous vintage teal suitcase last year with the intention of re-lining it – in fact, I looked at my original post about it and realised that I got it in March! I had a bit of practice...

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Instagram gallery: January 2014

It has been a busy start to 2014 with lots of crafting, cooking and baking – and lots of my projects have been things that I’ve been meaning to do for ages! Here’s to more next month :-) pop over to my...

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A potential project…

I’ve been looking for a dark brown leather satchel bag for months now, but it was pretty tricky because I couldn’t find exactly what I wanted. Well, this week I finally found it! Yay! I picked up this...

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Getting organised

There hasn’t been a huge amount of crafting going on here this week, but this is for an important reason: I was sorting out my embroidery threads. I used to keep them in a little bag, and would do...

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Stamped button notebooks

Many of you will already know that one of my crafty plans this year is to learn how to make my own stamps (see my previous post about stamp-making if you haven’t already!). I have a new found...

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Scrabble letters bag

Many, many years ago, I made a bag for our Scrabble letters with my Mum – here it is: Yes, that does say ‘1993’ and I was 7 and 3/4 (the 3/4 is very important!). Unfortunately, it got a hole in the...

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Instagram gallery: February 2014

This month has been another busy one, and spring is finally on the way! :-) Here’s my Instagram gallery for February! Filed under: Crafting, Gardening, Instagram, Out and about, Photography, Sewing...

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The Festival of Thrift 2014

The Festival of Thrift was launched last year at Lingfield Point in Darlington, with the aim of showing just how much fun and creativity there is to be found in living thriftily and sustainably....

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Made by my Mum: textile art (no.2)

Last week, me and my Mum had another crafting day – we always have such fun! She showed me some things she has made, including this gorgeous piece that she made on her embellishing machine. Mum isn’t...

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Nancy Nicholson – teapot sew kit review

As many of you know, I love all things sewing and embroidery! I’m always keen to develop new skills and learn new stitches (I seem to get stuck with split stitch sometimes!). For Christmas I received...

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Fabric covered letters

I’ve seen lots of fabric covered letters around recently and have wanted to have a go myself – this weekend I finally got around to it! It is a project that you could complete on an evening after work...

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My new sewing machine!

Today was a really exciting day – my new sewing machine arrived! :-) My lovely old machine (that used to belong to my Mum and is many, many years old) decided last week that it didn’t want to sew...

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Tutorial: One-pot tea cosy

Happy Mother’s Day to my wonderful Mum! :-) Hopefully you have opened your present…I’m about to tell people how to make it! My Mum has a little one-pot tea pot, and she asked me to make a little tea...

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Instagram gallery: March 2014

March seems to have gone in a flash! Here are my favourite Instagram photos from this month :-)Filed under: Crafting, Gardening, Instagram, Photography, Recipes, Sewing Tagged: Baking, craft blogger...

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Stamped birthday bunting card

It’s my Mum’s birthday today (Happy Birthday, Mum!) and I wanted to make her a special card. I’ve combined three of my favourite things here: pretty paper, bunting and stamps! I bought all of the...

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The School of Thrift: Easter egg tutorial

It’s almost Easter, and I’ve designed this little project to help you celebrate! I love Easter eggs (who doesn’t?!) but I really dislike all of the packaging that they come in. So this is just like...

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Ukulele baby bodysuit

This cute baby project was inspired by something that I saw on Pinterest a long time ago – unfortunately I can’t find out where the original link came from before it was posted on a tumblr account. If...

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Simple summer cotton top

I’ve been wanting to try out some new clothes patterns for a while now, and I decided to start with this simple cotton top – it doesn’t have a zip so it’s great if you want to have a go at sewing...

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DIY Filofax inserts

I seem to have been working on loads of things that I can’t quite share with you at the moment, so I’m really pleased to be able to share this project with you at last! I had been meaning to revamp my...

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Top tips for a handmade wedding

As part of The School of Thrift, I’ve written some special wedding-themed tutorials as well as my top 5 tips for a handmade/thrifty wedding. It has been really lovely to look back at our wedding and...

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Work in progress: Tom’s trousers

I recently asked Tom if he would like me to make him something, as I haven’t made him anything since the wedding waistcoats and I seem to have lots of things for me planned! Anyway, he said that he’d...

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Instagram gallery: May 2014

This month has been another busy one – I started my #100happydays challenge (which you can follow on my Instagram account) and there has been lots of crafting as usual! I hope you enjoy this gallery of...

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Rainbow patchwork baby quilt

I’ve been wanting to make a quilt for so long now – I follow so many people on Instagram who are brilliant quilters, and Tom’s Aunt makes amazing ones too so I’m surrounded by inspiration! Our dear...

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