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 Good morning all 

So we are back to chilly days again. What a shame. We all enjoyed that couple of weeks of sunshine.

We have seen a couple of swallows so, hopefully the sun will be back soon.

I have had a busy week with all sorts of activity.

 My craft table has been covered in fluff once or twice

I made about 30 little fibre and inspiration packs for Tilly. I always add a few lengths of textured wool yarns which can also be felted into pictures 

My next job was to make a piece of fabric as a background for some cards.

I cut up toning strips of fabric which I laid onto a plain fabric and trapped under some fine net..

I used my machine to work patterned stitches to hold down the pieces. 

The first card was a Golden Wedding card

The next was a birthday card for Tilly. . She won't see it here so I can share it with you 

I have made another but I will share it next week.

I've also had a day with Ben which left me exhausted. I'm not sure if it was the penalty shot footie or the tennis on our lawn that wore me out. It was good fun at the time!

I hope you all have a happy Easter time. The year is flying by. 

See you next week 

x x Jo 🌈 

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Good morning all.
Do you like my little bunch of Scrappies. Sylvia shared some similar ones on her Facebook page and I thought I would have a go. After all, I do have plenty of scraps! I made this one first but she has gone to my friend's granddaughter already .

I hope you are all enjoying this beautiful weather 

Our garden is beginning to look more colourful.

We have a beautiful magnolia, several camelias and lots of primrose etc  I don't suppose they will last long but it's lovely to see them. Here are a few of them . .

Lastly, I had a busy day yesterday refilling Maxine's shelf with her Tilly Tea Dance stock at the Bog Center. It looked good and with this lovely weather they will have lots of visitors to peruse her wares 😃

So that's me for this week.

Make the most of the sunshine 

x x Jo 🌈 

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Happy WOYWW!

I have a tumble of hearts just waiting to go to the end of life support group at the hospital. I love knitting these. They are easy to do and use up odd yarn leftovers.

Most of my week was spent getting Tilly's stock priced and packed for the new season at The Bog Centre, Stperstones in Shropshire. She has some beautiful pictures and small items so I am sure they will sell well 

The other major achievement was to fix my friend's sewing machine. I always clean out the bobbin case etc first...

Quite a pile of fluff was clogging it but it still wouldn't move to the zig zag setting. So I had a quick Google (LLJ!) one of the help sites suggested warming any moving parts with a hair dryer. 

Once I had stopped laughing I took the side panel off the machine and did just that. I warmed it gently, put it all back together and Yahoo! It worked. All the fancy stitches worked beautifully so I was a happy bunny and I know my friend will be thrilled.😀

So that's it for this week 

Enjoy the sunshine.

x x Jo 🌈 

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 nother busy week has flown by and here we are again sharing our workspace for all to enjoy. Pop over to Sarah's Work shed if you too would like to join in and show us what you've been up to.

I thought you might like to see the ten twiddle muffs that will be going up to the hospital next week. I love all the bright colours.

After having made the mill worker's outfit for my friend's granddaughter, I had a last minute request for a maids outfit for her little friend. 

Luckily I had a Victorian style apron in my odds and ends of linen drawer. I had a black lined curtain which I cut up and made into a long dress, gathered at the waist. After searching again in my stash, I also found enough white linen and broiderie anglais to make a little mob cap. ( Forgot to take a picture)

I just hope it fits. It certainly looked the part.

They are participating in a school concert but I don't know what it is.

So that's me for this week. We are having a day out in Ludlow this week, so I hope the sun shines for us.

Have a good week.

x x Jo 🌈 

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Good morning all.

Welcome to my crafty space.

This week has been a busy one.

Above is the detail on one of my latest twiddlers. It's an underwater theme with a little swimmer, clown fish and coral. Annie made the feathery denim fringey thing and was going to bin it but I rescued it for my twiddlers. It looks just right wafting in the waves.😃

As usual I have been working on a few projects for Tilly Tea Dance. I had fun dyeing yarns ready to be needle felted.

Then I put together fluff for a pansy workshop - I love the colours 

And lastly here is my finished millworkers outfit 

I made a little grey pinny to go with it too. I hope it fits.

So that's it from me 

Enjoy this week's warmer weather.

x x Jo 🌈 

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 Good morning all 

This lovely sunny weather gave me the incentive to do a bit of Spring cleaning. I washed my curtains and then had to let them down and re hem as they had shrunk! They are all done and nice and fresh.

Then, I decided to re- cover the seats on my sewing room chairs. They are 1970s teak and go with the dining room table that I use as a sewing table. I really should paint the frames too but I ran out of steam. So, here are my finished chairs. There are 3 of them in my room so it was quite a challenge and lots of stapling.

My friend asked me to make an outfit for her granddaughter who is in a concert as a mill worker. I am waiting for measurements for the top and skirt but I made a start with this little shawl made from a scarf.

So that's me for this week. I have another set of bookmarks to do today so I will be busy!

Have a good week all 

x x Jo 🌈 

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 Twiddlicious!

Good morning all 

Yes I have invented a new word.

I have been busy with my twiddlers.

I hadn't made any for ages until my SIL asked for one. It rekindled my love of making them.

So I delved into my 5 boxes of yarn and made a few more......

I have a few more ideas so will soon have a bagful for the dementia ward.

I hope you have been enjoying the bright sunny days. My car has been iced up each morning but the days have been lovely.

Enjoy your week. Thanks for calling by.

x x Jo 🌈 

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 Here we are again, happy as can be.

All good friends and jolly good company!

A little song that sums our WOYWW group up nicely. I don't know where it's from- do you?

So to another week of crafty activity.

I had quite a laugh with Max as she handed me another pile of bookmarks to edge. She said "No rush, but there are quite a few more to do😀"

It's a good job that I love doing them.

Once I had finished those then I was free to tackle a little request....

Do you remember this half done twiddle mitts?

My sister-in-law asked if I could make one for a friend. She loves flowers, ribbons and has a tortoise.

I added a few bits and bobs to suit.

Tada!

I hope it brings a bit of comfort to its new owner.

So that's me for this week.

Enjoy the sunshine and spring flowers.

x x Jo 🌈 

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Good morning all!

I hope you are all well and looking forward to the warmer weather supposedly on its way 

We had a lovely morning in Shrewsbury yesterday. We call it our staff meeting but really it's just an excuse for a nice lunch and a glass of Prosecco 😀 It's a lovely town for doing just that. I took Ben for half term treats - a mooch round the bookshop for some new books and a few other bits and bobs. Then lunch in our favourite Italian restaurant.

My crafty activity has been limited to a bit of knitting......

I made a few more little creme egg covers. These little chickens knit up quickly and look cute.

I added a few more little dolls to my collection ...

Today I will be tackling a new set of bookmarks for Tilly. I may be gone for some time.🤣

Have a good week all 

x x Jo 🌈 

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 Happy What's On Your Work desk Wednesday!

Thanks to Sarah for keeping us all together. It was lovely to catch up with her on Saturday at Tilly's workshop. The finished toadstools pictures were wonderful....

So now you can see the point of me spending hours doing this...

These are the fluff rainbows that I have put together for her Greek Islands workshop.

My own crafty activity has been limited a few little knitties...

A little comfort Ted.

And a McFelty aka Highland cow.

Looking forward to some warmer brighter weather. It's been so cold, grey and gloomy.

Have a good week all.

x x Jo 🌈 

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Good morning all.

It's a flower fest for you today.

The stunning roses were given to me by my little sis.  I've never had such beautiful roses. They have opened slowly and are jewel-like in colours.  So far they have lasted nearly a week and look just as fresh and lovely.

On Sunday we went for a long walk around Attingham Park so that we could see the snowdrops. They were wonderful, stretching over acres of wooded ground. The blue sky and warm sunshine made it a perfect trip out 

And then, look! I have daffs in full bloom in my garden as well as some primroses. It seems early but I suppose we haven't had a a very cold winter.

Lastly, this is the last little, fluffy sheep creme egg cover that I made last night..

I now have about 60 covers in two baskets ready for the charity..

So that's it for this week 

I hope you are all well and looking forward to Springtime just around the corner.

 x x Jo 🌈 

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Good morning all and welcome to our Wednesday desk share.

Well, I'm sorry to say, not much has been happening apart from a big boost to Tilly Tea Dance's stock of Inspiration packs. They are simply tiny bags with a colour coordinated selection of fluff and yarn. I made about 30 this week in pinks, lilacs, yellows and a red/ green poppy pack.

I hope they provide inspiration for Tilly's students on her workshops. Each pack has a piece of prefelt and just enough bits and bobs to create a tiny work of art or to add to a bigger project 

I was given this polyester cushion filling this week.

Three big bags full! I only use tiny amounts for my little knitties so this lot may last a lifetime 🤣

The packs are those bags that you can suck the air out with a vacuum hose. I did just that but as I put them on top of my wardrobe I could hear a light hissing sound. The following morning they were back to the size you see now. Mmm. Id better get stuffing!

So that's me for this week 

Have a good week 

x x Jo 🌈 

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Here we go again, sharing our work desks with our crafty blog friends and anyone else who cares to pop in.

I finished transferring all my yarn from bags to boxes. It looks a lot tidier now. 

I just need to get knitting and use it up. Much of the yarn was donated so it will continue to be used to make twiddle mitts, Easter egg covers and little hearts.

Here a few of my latest little knits.

They all stand nicely with a creme egg inside them. I just hope I can resist eating them before they go to our local cancer support charity.😀

I didn't take photos of my other task. Tilly has lots of workshops over the next few months so I spent a whole day cutting fabric and card to go in each pack along with a  pre felt square and a fluff of white merino. I made 50 packs!

So that's me for this week 

Have a good week 

x x  Jo 🌈 

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Well that week flew by didn't it!

I managed to edge all of Tilly's bookmarks and she has them ready to go on her website.

So this week I have done a bit of sorting and clearing in my sewing room. I bought some boxes to put my knitting yarn in colours in my cupboard. I only bought three just in case it didn't work so now I need to buy two more to finish the job. They are 25 L boxes so you can imagine how much yarn I need to control.🤣

I have been using up some of it with these creme Easter egg covers....

This is the primrose design which is a new one. I thought they would look nice dotted amongst a box of these ...

I am hoping to get out and about a bit more this week. My car was totally frozen up last week.

Below is the bush outside my garage.It is totally frosted over and looked as if it was covered in blossom. Thankfully, it's back to its usual evergreen this week.

Well that's me for this week.

Have a good week.

x x Jo 🌈 

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Well here we are again, sharing our crafty desks into 2025. Thanks to Sarah for linking us all up on her Sarah's Craft Shed blog. Do join in if you want to meet a few crafty folks who like to share their crafty activity.

This is my work table loaded with Tilly's latest bookmarks. I love the Starry night ones- the new range 😃 I think I have about 40 to edge in toning colours so that will keep me quiet for a day or two.

Below are the latest fluff rainbows 🌈 They are all ready to put into bags for her Shropshire Hills workshop.

And lastly....

I knitted two little jumpers for my God daughter and her sister.

I love the little lacey panels but it certainly took a bit of concentration!

So that's me for this week.

I hope you are managing to keep cosy and the weather hasn't been too problematic for you.

x x Jo 🌈