The prettiest thing

I’ve held on to this secret for long enough, appalling as it is…
The Stitcher’s Closet is going out of business.
Sheryl’s physical store closes this Saturday, but the web store will stay up until the stock is gone. Everything’s discounted, but, as sad as that is, a parcel of embroidery thread in the most divine colours [...]

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I’m loving…

…these knitted toadstool baby rattles from The Purl Bee.
Could be the steady stream of grey and miserable weather we’re having, but the colours make me so happy.
Pattern available here, for free. Love it.

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Recycled notebook

I’ve been meaning to do this for ages, and last night I finally got around to making one of Martha Stewart’s recycled notebooks (A5 size, with a few alterations).
Because I don’t have a wondrous (and wondrously expensive) stapler as shown in the video, and because I’m fundamentally lazy and dislike the idea of having [...]

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Fabric shopping

And it’s not mine for once! I got a plea for help in the comments:
Now, I’ve come here in the hope of being directed to some seriously cool fabric places… you have a lot of different kinds of fabric in your pics so I’m thinking coming to you for sage fabric advice is a step [...]

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Does it count as a stash-bust…

…if I only just put it into my stash?
No, I didn’t think so. Oh well.
On the bright side, my newly acquired fabric was all half price, as was this toddler’s dress pattern (McCall’s 5304) that I completely failed to resist.
Granted, Hannah probably has a year or so before it’ll come anywhere near fitting her, [...]

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Yes, it’s fabric. Don’t say a word.

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For those who can’t get enough of owls…

…Rubbergob has a downloadable ‘tooo doooo‘ list – print it out and away you go!
(They also have a couple of lovely four-petal envelopes to print and fold – one with owls and one without)
[via: Whip Up]

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