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book exchange part 3 : me to Lisbeth

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You can read “book exchange part 1 : me to Lisbeth” here
and “book exchange part 2 : Lisbeth to me” here

22/07/20
When Lisbeth returned my finished book to me she also included a 2nd book for me to embellish.… Read the rest

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dear diary, part 18

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18/08/20
Halfway through the eighth month already, even this unusual year with it’s unprecedented lockdowns and social distancing is galloping past at an alarming rate. It seems like only a few weeks ago since I took part in a a Valentine’s Heart Swap , you can read about it here
Well it’s time for another swap, this time called “Happy Houses” , I had to make 2 textile houses and send them to a partner, and I also received 2 from someone else.… Read the rest

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Dear Diary, part 17: 5 doodlebombs and a wedding

17/07/20
My friend bought one of my scarves as part of the Artists Support Pledge  , you can read about it at the bottom of this blogpost. She posted a photo of herself wearing it on Instagram. I loved the photo so I printed it out , doodlebombed it and posted it to her. I’ve asked other friends to send me photos to do as well.… Read the rest

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book exchange part 1 : me to Lisbeth

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31/05/20
I can’t quite remember when I first saw the work of Lisbeth Degn on Facebook , it might have been her knitting , or her jewellery but I definitely noticed her when she started sharing her 10 x 10 inch embroidered and collaged pieces she was making for The 100 Day Project.… Read the rest

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100 Day Project : completed, in 100 days ( a personal best)

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I blogged about being halfway through my 100 Day Project here and in it I reserved my right to miss a day if I wanted to, my 100 days don’t need to be 100 consecutive days, said I.… Read the rest

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dear diary, part 16

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26/05/20
Here’s a card I sent for a swap on Swapbot, I’m doing one every month in 2020 on the theme of portraits.

It’a actually the other bit of the photo I used for last months, here they are back together again.… Read the rest

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100 Day Project 2020 : woah, we’re halfway there..

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08/04/20
Right up until the day before the “100 day project 2020” started I was unsure if I was going to take part. Last years was fun, but it took a lot of organising.… Read the rest

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a nice cube : part 2

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Here are set B cubes, you can see set A here
You can see the step by step progress of each one by using the arrows to move between the photos

cube B1

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a nice cube : part 1

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Back in September 2019 I took delivery of this ..

It is very firm interfacing which is often used to make curtain pelmets, and I sang….
“Pelmet Vilene, oh I swear
At this moment, you mean everything
Too ra loo ra too ra loo rye aye
And you’ll hum this tune forever… “

I cut 12 of these out..… Read the rest