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Author Archives: Iwona
Summers here!
Lovely time of the year with everything growing really well in the polycrub – we’re eating salad, beets, carrots, courgettes, beans, tatties, beans, herbs and fruit. Waiting for the toms to ripen and the squash of course. … Continue reading
New ideas
Its been so busy here on the ol’ Creative Croft, tending to all the flora and fauna we’ve hardly had time to think. I did manage to get in a little bit of experimentation which I think has worked well … Continue reading
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New Additions
After a reasonably successful lambing following the disappearance of our ram Romeo, who only stayed with our ewes for two weeks only 3 of our ewes were lambless if that’s a word, so not quite the disaster we first thought. … Continue reading
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Fair Isle with a twist
I’ve been busy developing a new pattern in polymer clay which I’m quite excited about. Its my contribution to the wealth of Fair Isle patterns that abound these days. All ready and waiting to be made into pendants and matching … Continue reading
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Tagged Earrings, Fair Isle, Jewellery, Pendant, Polymer clay, Shetland
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Blending colours
I’ve been playing around with my mini louet hand combs to see how versatile they are in terms of colour blending. I initially got them to help remove the many neps I seem to get in some of our fleeces, … Continue reading
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Carding and cowls
Beginning to work my way through the fleeces I dyed earlier with my new mini louet hand combs and my trusty jumbo drum carder. I blend the separate colours together until they form a pleasing colour (to my eyes) combination, … Continue reading
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New Year resolutions
These days I almost never make any NY resolutions because I invariably forget and lapse into my old wicked ways, but this year in January I felt a surge of ‘destash and get things finished’ energy. So as I needed … Continue reading
So much to do
Things are really revving up down here at the old Creative Croft, no time to sit around – lots to plant out Our first little lambs … Continue reading
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Galanthus Elwesii
Must admit to having put this off out of fear – such a relief to be able to submit my final graphite assignment. Now I’ll be able to work on the watercolour module which is what I’m really interested in, … Continue reading
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Relief! Galanthus Elwesii
Must admit to having put this off out of fear – such a relief to be able to submit my final graphite assignment. Now I’ll be able to work on the watercolour module which is what I’m really interested in, … Continue reading
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