When this lockdown started, I swore my blog would be a lockdown free zone but it seems that my life has forced me to mention it! We’ve been in lockdown since the 23rd of March. At the beginning, I thought that I could get through this if I kept busy, but that’s been kind of… Continue reading Lockdown Life
The last few weeks I’ve been thinking long and hard. Not just about me and my health but also about Edau’r Afon and Willis Accounting where I’d like to take them in the future. It’s been a difficult few weeks with a lot of personal wrangling and I’ve been ripping myself to pieces about the… Continue reading Moving Forward, Not Back
One of the things I’ve spent the last year doing is trying to finish some of my long term WIPs that have been languishing or that I put aside to make a sale and forgot to go back to. At the end of last year, I finished a fisherman’s gansey for RiverSystem that I started… Continue reading Another Long Term WIP Finished.
If you’re looking for a pattern that’s perfect for mindful crafting then this is it! You have lots of time to think about how the yarn feels in your hands and count stitches in your head as you go. It’s perfect for sorting your thoughts into rows and boxes!
Does anyone know where I put the cat box?
Some of you may have noticed that I haven’t been blogging much of late. There is a reason for that. Things have gone crazy in the last few months. I had a bad fall back in September that has resulted in a bad flare of my fibromyalgia symptoms. As a result, we need to find… Continue reading Frazzled…
So yesterday I had a bit of an accident. I can’t tell you exactly what happened for legal reasons but I just want to say that I wasn’t seriously injured!
Emma from Buttons Inc. is a lovely lady. She makes unique cards and gifts using buttons as embellishments. She has a lot of butterflies in her shop so she’s immediately my kind of lady! I love butterflies or Pilipala as they’re called in Welsh. Emma crafts to help her anxiety, depression and a personality disorder.… Continue reading Self Care CAL – Maker Spotlight – Emma from Buttons Inc.
When I announced the CAL, I wanted to give people ideas on Self Care on a budget. Not many people have had much spare cash since the global meltdown. I wanted to give you a few hints on things to do that don’t cost the earth! Love Yourself There are a lot of things you… Continue reading #SelfCareCAL Day 1 – Self Care on a Budget…
At the beginning of the year, I began Bullet Journaling. (Bujo for short.) I really enjoyed it but I lost interest because it just didn’t work for me. And even more importantly I got really discouraged by the fact that everyone else’s looked so much better than my efforts! I’ve never been good at making… Continue reading Bullet Journaling For the 21st Centuary
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