march, two, three, four.

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actually having some time.

it's the 1st of march today & i purposely made it so i didn't have much on this month. it feels like i've been non-stop since before xmas. i've had wee ideas for new products buzzing around in my head for months now, but haven't had the chance to follow them through. so march is going to be a month of making new things.

i've not been too well the last couple of days so had a bit of a head-start & made this itsy bitsy bunting, made from fairtrade alpaca yarn...

and this make your own badges kit. it has everything you need to design your own badges - pens, paper, needle, thread, aida & a selection of fabric. the idea being you make designs for 10 badges, pop them into the envelope provided & post it to us, we'll make them into beautiful badges & send them back to you & ta-da you have your very own bundle of button badges!

i still have a few more ideas up my sleeve, so watch out when i pop them up on the shop in the next few weeks.

xox.

being biased.

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favourite friday.


i'm not going to pretend i'm not, but this week i'm being ever so slightly biased when picking our favourite friday of the week. this week saw the new joint venture of the boy & i - Rewind. Reuse. Revive - open it's online doors. and in all honesty i'm sad to see the vintage goodies we've scavenged for go to new homes because i want to keep them for myself! here are a few of my favourites...

it was even a struggle just picking those three out of the hugemongous selection of homewares, books, magazines, comics, vinyl records, cameras...

go have a nosey here.

xox.

belated valentine's.

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swaps.

i recently took part in the Alicia Rose secret valentine swap, where i made some goodies for the lovely What Katy Did Next...

and in return got some awesome goodies from Kate Blandford...

definitely going to organise a wee swap too at some point, so watch this space!

xox.

touche, crochet.

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trying new craft techniques.

& last weekend i tried my hand at crochet. i went round to my mum's & had a nice relaxing evening, relaxing until i started attempting crochet! it is very fiddley, however i persevered & it did get easier, even quite addictive. i managed to make myself a lovely little granny square...

...which is going to be the very first patch for our Post A Patch project.

like i say it is verrrryyy addictive, so i'm going to keep on practising & have even got a wee idea of a crochet project i can teach at meet & make at some point.

xox. 

upcycling.

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upcycling.

me & the other half have started a new venture called Rewind. Reuse. Revive. which does exactly as it does on the tin. we source out vintage goodies from days gone by & pap them on our online shop for you to reuse & revive! everything from antique books, to retro records, old school cameras to pretty homewares, the list is endless. our online shop opens on 22nd, in the meantime you can 'like' our facebook page here.

anyway, whilst out scavenging for Rewind. Reuse. Revive. i picked up myself some lovely floral china plates. i've been wanting a vintage cake stand for so long now, but i haven't been lucky enough to come across one that hasn't stretched the purse strings so much they snap, so decided to make one myself...

i love it. & it was so so easy to make. i found some old sherry glasses & glued them in between my lovely plates & bish, bash, bosh - i have my very own cake stand! 

upcycling is the best.

xox.

post a patch update.

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post a patch!

so after struggling to find just one charity that wanted our community-made blankets, we now have two!

Starter Packs Glasgow & now So Go And Run Free - a charity that offers support to bereaved parents in the highlands, who lose their babies before, during or shortly after birth & provide them with memory boxes. our blankets will be used to wrap the babies in whilst the parents say their goodbyes & can take it home with them to remember their special wee one.

both charities really need our help, so get your knitting needles & crochet hooks out & get making patches! and spread the word, the more the merrier :)

for more info on what to do & where to send your patch, click here.

xox.

post a patch.

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when a plan comes together.

after struggling to find a charity willing to accept the donation of our community-made blankets (read more here), thanks to your help we've now found one!

Starter Packs Glasgow is a charity that provides starter packs of basic household necessities for homeless households in glasgow. our blankets will be gladly received by people who don't have much & are striving for a fresh start.

so let the knitting commence!

all you need to do is...

• knit/crochet a 10cm x 10cm patch, in any colour or pattern you wish - be as creative as you like!
• send your patch to:

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21 Burnside Avenue

Aviemore

PH22 1SE

• we will then sew all your beautiful patches into lovely blankets & send them to Start Pack Glasgow, who will pass them onto people who will benefit immensely from them.

there's no deadline on this as i would like it to be an ongoing project which could hopefully help other charities as well, but the quicker you get knitting the quicker the blankets will be made & enjoyed by people in need around glasgow.

go get your knitting needles out!

xox.