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Junk Journaling

#junkjournal #craft I had a crafty afternoon the other day and it was a fun way to be creative. I finally made some page spreads with the birthday cards I received back in April. These spreads turned out better than I hope. I’ve struggled in the past, finding it hard to be as creative as… Continue reading Junk Journaling

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A Beautiful Hand Made Quilt

Love Quilts make quilts for children with life threatening or life changing illnesses. Last year I joined a quilt for a little boy who chose the theme he would like and volunteer stitcher like myself got busy with our needles. All the squares are made of cross stitch - one of my favourite hobbies! The… Continue reading A Beautiful Hand Made Quilt

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Karen’s Chat about Imagination

I am an eclectic person. If I see something and it catches my imagination, I want to do it. Since I retired, it’s become more noticeably. My go to place was YouTube where I’d spend hours researching it. I then collected everything I needed and it gave me a lot of enjoyment to make what… Continue reading Karen’s Chat about Imagination

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A Summer House and A Bee

Magic of Stories is about stories of all kinds, they are around us every day in everything we do. So I'm sharing with you some stories of my own that are not book related. I went to a friend's house recently and she had some beautiful pictures on the wall. On closer inspection they were… Continue reading A Summer House and A Bee

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Knitted Hats

I'm not very good at knitting, well, I can knit, and do enjoy it. What I'm not good at is understanding patterns. When others says 'this one is easy,' it normally isn't for me! I've had some great disasters in the past and still have half a baby's cardigan in my drawer from an 'easy'… Continue reading Knitted Hats

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Love Quilts

Apart from writing, I love to cross stitch and one of my favourite things to do is to stitch for Love Quilts UK. These beautiful quilts are made for British children up to the age of 19 and who are suffering from life-threatening or life-long illnesses. (There is also a Love Quilts USA Love Quilts Brazil and Love Quilts… Continue reading Love Quilts