The start of #Garden2026
It's our 22nd wedding anniversary next week and the hellebore he bought me for it a few years back is back into flower 🩷
It's in a pot on our stairs so I can get to admire the owners every time I walk up
This month's craft classes are Easter themed and our second project is painting wooden cut outs
Not a bad attempt if I say so myself
#NotAnArtist
Playing with die cutting again today. Trying out different card stock with new dies.
I plan to make the embellishments for this year's Christmas card making class so I need to make a start so it doesn't get to be too onerous
After lunch I made a Mother's Day card, luckily Mum loves sludgy green
Pile of t-shirts, blue, green, grey & faded black
7 balls of t-shirt yarn
9 completed "rounds" of oval rug. Black inner, grey outer. Cream cotton securing it
It was time to clear out some old t-shirts. Rather than stick them in the rag bag I've turned them into yarn. 🧶
I dug out some cotton DK in my stash so I've started on a rag rug.
No pattern, just working out the increases as I go
#WednesdayWIP
#MHHSBD
#CraftBizParty
Text over picture of purple crocus and ajuga growing through slate chips
"Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn." Lewis Grizzard
#Journalling
#Spring
#March
And in February we made birthday cards
#SeniorCrafting
#CareHomeCrafts
It's far from perfect but it's the first card I've made in YEARS. It's been a lovely way to spend an hour or so
Die cut, stamped & embossed (I found my heat gun) hopefully the effort will be appreciated
I need to get brighter inks as my collection is on the muted side
Five twisted skeins, one each from the new Springtime Collection, are laid on a white board background. From left to right, Sunshjne is a yellow tonal, hometown lilacs is a soft purple tonal, sage leaves is a soft green tonal, pink rosebuds is a soft pink tonal and blue bells is a bright blue tonal.
Introducing our new Springtime Collection! Those that were able to make it to our grand opening got a preview and first chance to grab these lovely color ways. However, they are now available for everyone!
Find them at hartfordyarnworks.com
#springiscoming #yarn #knitting #crochet #indiedyer
Those are exquisite
A round dish of ten white lace flowers on a grey marble background.
A hand is holding a white lace applique flower.
💗🌷💗 Shop Update 💗🌷💗
My mini applique lace flowers are available again! These can be used for ring pillows, bridal veils, quilts, card making, mixed media and more. Find them here tataniarosa.etsy.com/listing/2857... .
#handmade #ShopIndie #bridal #wedding #applique #lace #flowers #crafts #textiles
My new toy!
Over the years I ended up with a small collection of embossing folders and die cuts, so I thought it was about time to do something with them.
Had a little play yesterday so I've some additions to this month's card making classes
#MHHSBD
Oh and it turns out #JamieCat thought the Baker Ross box was a great bed.
Scared the life out of me when he moved!
Spent the afternoon trying to fit a quart in a pint pot, or in other words tidying the craft stash.
A sizable amount cleared out/reorganised & the yarn adjacent stuff moved to the yarn stash.
The RU Boxes are full of care home crafts and I may have a washi tape addiction.
Only a day late (I forgot to take a picture of the Witch Hazel in daylight)
"While it is February one can taste the full joys of anticipation. Spring stands at the gate with her finger on the latch," Patience Strong
#Journal
It's the same yarn I use for my dragonscale.
I think I might make another in a different colour blend and this time write up the pattern. x
Good to hear.
Yes, keeping busy. xx
Thank you lovely ❤️
I hope you are doing well
Collage of 11 tissue paper flowers images. Some are single "blooms" others are of bouquets. Colours range from pale pinks, creams and peaches to bold oranges, purple and black. The residents had 20 shades to choose from
Start of the 2026 Residential Care Home Craft Classes
In January we made a lot of paper flowers
Blue Monday is fake (made up by a marketing agency so you'll book holidays) but blue labradorite is real.
A reminder that mathematical modellers and psychologists have conclusively demonstrated that "Blue Monday" is the most dispiriting day of the year to be a mathematical modeller or a psychologist.
www.theguardian.com/science/blog...
Multicoloured cardigan on hanger
Close up of cardigan body and sleeve showing square pattern of rows
Close up of sleeve and cuff. Stitches change from 3 treble clusters to rib
Close up of the neck and front border area. The border is turned back to show ribbing. They overlap when laid flat
First crochet of 2026 completed,
a hexagon cardigan using Riot DK in Autumn.
Perfect timing for Saturday's crochet class where I'll be teaching the group granny squares.
"Just as winter gives way to spring, JANUARY is the first step toward the year’s endless possibilities." Text over picture of snowdrops in snow
Ach, only a few days late
Might as well start as I'll probably continue
"Just as winter gives way to spring, JANUARY is the first step toward the year’s endless possibilities."
#Journalling
Continuing to work through this year's craft projects
In October we made jam jar lanterns and paper pumpkins
#SeniorCrafting
Our second December project was painting wooden stars.
We use acrylic paint pens which makes it much easier for the residents
#SeniorCrafting
Purple book with embossed tree design
New journal day! ✍️
It's nice if I can keep it pretty but it's more important to keep me organised
A doll with a crackled face, pink cheeks and a single blue eye lookin straight to the camera. She has pigtails, wears a pink top with a laced collar and holds a poppy seed pod in her hand.
New art doll available on my website.
She is unique, original and designed to look wonderfully weird and perfectly imperfect ❤️
littlebirdofparadise.bigcartel.com/product/pigt...
#MHHSBD #CraftBizParty #art #dollcreation #bsnm #artshop #originalart
The first of December's Christmas decorations.
3d Paper stars/snowflakes.
Simple but effective
#ThrowbackThursday with not 1 but 2 Care Home Craft Class collages for November 2025.
We made a LOT more robins but it was hard to take group photos as the residents tended to hold on to them!
Need to find a better background than our pale walks but here are 3 types of paper snowflake/star that we'll be making in the Care Homes this month
I wanted to get a picture before they get crumpled in transit
#MHHSBD
#CraftBizParty
#SeniorCrafting
#CareHomeCrafts
That's good to hear. Doing ok thanks, keeping busy with my classes
