Girl Industries

Thank you to everyone who has sent in cards to me so far, and extra special thanks to those who are diligently removing any recyclable areas of the card before they pass them on to me.  It ...

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I've wanted to start blogging again for ages, but wasn't sure what to write about, it's been a real year of change for me in 2019.  However, in the last week, my idea to repurpose those Christma...

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Cast your minds back to my #livelagom personal shopping experience and you might remember I bought a couple of packs of tea towels, in limited edition VINTER 2018 festive colours.  Which just ha...

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I was in Edinburgh yesterday to do my civic duty and once my appointment was over, I decided to spend a few hours walking around the city which first brought me to Scotland in the mid-90s. One ...

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So that'll be five years and a couple of weeks since the last time I blogged, then?  I have been meaning to get back to it for a while, but the right time never came... until now! I kind of lo...

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I had two days off my day job to do various life admin stuff, some of which included getting things finished that I'd been working on for ages. Some handknitted baby blankets that I planned to ...

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I can't believe I haven't blogged in two whole months.  They have been two whole super-busy months, mind you.  Here's a catch up on what you missed while I was missing in blogging action. ...

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So this is why I've been so busy lately - working on a new project with Jo of StellaMyStar .  Nearly ten years ago now I had a conversation with a fellow crafty type about creating a line of...

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I'm having a huge sale in my Etsy shop right now to clear inventory and let me make room for lovely new things from September onwards.  As more of the older stock clears, I'll be adding a f...

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For a couple of weeks in the summer we were able to spend time together as a family and do a few day trips.  These included: Blue Peter Garden at Media City while I was staying with my folks i...

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So back in the olden times, I'd have cleverly researched, drafted, got photo clearance and scheduled some fascinating blog posts to tide everyone over if I was ever took soon time out for myself ...

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Patriotic buttons by ThisOnesMineDesigns on Etsy I thought I'd help celebrate what I just heard described as 'the day the UK and America had a break-up' by doing the blog equivalent of 'dr...

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Life is a bit hectic right now so it's very rare I get to sit down and actually make anything for the sheer love of crafting these days. So I treated myself recently to the Maggie Rabbit patte...

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Slightly scattergun approach to radish planting effected by child making run for front drive We've had nearly two whole weeks of sun tan weather here, what a difference it makes to our life ...

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Happening right now on the Posie Gets Cozy blog .  A visual feast, if you like rain and lush green trees, interesting buildings and well-used solid wooden tables.  And knitting.  There's alwa...

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I'm in love with this website , LagomDesign.co.uk  I want ALL the cards.  Sigh.  At just £1.20 each, I think I can indulge myself a little. Here are my favourites, in no particular order:...

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Image courtesy LacklusterCo on Etsy Reasons why I shouldn't buy this: I haven't been within a 100 mile radius of anywhere in Pennsylvania since Christmas 2007 I like to model myself aft...

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Wedding season is well and truly upon us.  I've been neglecting my blog in favour of some really fun custom orders, a little bit of last minute market activity (how could I turn down the cha...

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As we have been gifted with some lovely sunshine (and I actually sunbathed in Manchester yesterday, imagine!), I thought I would treat you all to a discount on something to read in the garden...

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Today I'm working hard in my craft room but in my head, I'm beside the sea. My new treasury list, here .

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I'm making forward plans for lots of fun and challenging things to do over the summer months.  There's travel, networking, making, learning new skills and plenty of hard work, besides.  So ...

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Pom poms are turning out to be big this year - if you feel like making some more before the end of May, you can take part in Fabfest! at Balfron.  Balfron is a lovely part of the world, just up ...

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Recently, I was catching up with Jessica Jones' always excellent blog, How About Orange, and particularly enjoyed this post about the wealth of images to peruse, download and make good use of, a...

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Miniature is quite the thing right now, isn't it?  I don't want to put the credit for evrtything that's good right now onto Lena Dunham  zeitgeisty as she is, but I do think that this appetite ...

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This is happening at John Lewis tomorrow i.e. THURSDAY 11 APRIL.  They come in a range of four different colours.  You know, so your orange fox cushion doesn't have to be lonely.  You can buy...

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