Tag: craft

  • Crochet Mini Apples Pattern – Perfect For Teachers Gift Tags

    Crochet Mini Apples Pattern – Perfect For Teachers Gift Tags

    Looking sweet and crisp like a Granny Smith! A crochet Apple!  I’ve had this one on my list a while now after a few friends mentioned about them having to get gifts for school teachers, it gave me the idea to do these little crochet apples which would be great as present decorations! I couldn’t…

  • Following On From Sidney The Giant Squid – Oscar The Giant Octopus Crochet Pattern

    Following On From Sidney The Giant Squid – Oscar The Giant Octopus Crochet Pattern

      I have a feeling the sea is going to start getting a bit crowded with all these sea makes! Joining Sidney the squid is Oscar the crochet Octopus, designing this pattern was quite a challenge!  After finishing my squid I have been thinking of some other sea makes to complete, and decided to make…

  • Crochet Flowers Pattern: Part 5 – Dahlias 

    Crochet Flowers Pattern: Part 5 – Dahlias 

    How could I do crochet flowers without doing dahlias, with their lovely colours and being such different shapes and sizes I just had to make some! However, I couldn’t quite decide on which dahlia types to make to start with – there are just so many to choose from! Eventually after a long time looking…

  • Crochet Flowers Pattern: Parts 4,5 And 6 Petal Flowers

    Crochet Flowers Pattern: Parts 4,5 And 6 Petal Flowers

    Time to get back on to the crochet flower theme that has started to take over in my crochet makes these last few weeks – I think it’s seeing all the lovely flowers coming out in the garden with this nicer weather that has set me off making them all! This time I decided to…

  • Crochet Lego Brick Patchwork Blanket – Part 2

    Crochet Lego Brick Patchwork Blanket – Part 2

    It’s been slow (very slow) and steady progress but brick by brick I have been putting together my second Lego blanket and it’s finally finished!  This Lego blanket is the second of four small blankets I am making as gifts for Christmas for some boys who love Lego (who can blame them!!) I’m glad I…

  • Sewing Tutorial: Quilted Tablet/Ipad Case Great Scrap Buster Project

    Sewing Tutorial: Quilted Tablet/Ipad Case Great Scrap Buster Project

    I have been trying to use up some of my fabric scraps recently and while looking through my pile of scraps I stumbled upon some spare anchor themed fabric by The Cotton Craft Company, I have been wanting to make a quilted iPad/tablet case for a while and decided to use this fabric to make…