AITA for Saying No to Custom Orders Because They Stress Me Out?

Dear Crafty Readers,

“I sell handmade sewing items and I genuinely enjoy making them — as long as I’m working from my own designs and my own process.

But the moment someone asks for a custom order, my stress levels … Read More...

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Simon Fannon Breaks World Record for Marathon Knitting

I’ve been writing about knitting long enough that I remember (and wrote about) when knitter David Babcock broke the world record for the longest scarf knit while running a marathon. I don’t know why this is a thing people would … Read More...

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Let’s Get Buzzing About World Bee Day

I did a post all about bee learning activities last year, not realizing that May 20 is World Bee Day. So let’s gather some more fun activities to do with bees or with a bee theme, for World Bee Day … Read More...

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Get Ready to Garden with these Gardening Cross Stitch Patterns

It’s finally time where we can start gardening for real where I live, so let’s celebrate with some garden themed cross stitch patterns. 

Craft with Cartwright has a cute garden sampler that includes a fork, spade, welly boot, birds and … Read More...

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16 FREE Fairy Tale Images to Download (Perfect for Disney!)

Earlier this week I posted some Disney Park scrapbook layout ideas  (click here if you missed it) and thought this collection of FREE Fairy Tale characters would go perfectly with many Disney themed layouts you might be working on. … Read More...

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In my apartment block’s ‘Room of Unlimited Magical Recycling Possibilities’ I found not just freebies, but friends

At first, rescuing unwanted items from the reuse room was a way to save money. But over time, it became a place where I connected with my neighbours

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When I lived in inner Sydney, my apartment building had a dedicated reuse room for secondhand items. The room was officially named the Room of Unlimited Magical Recycling Possibilities, but most residents just called it the magic room. This name was fitting because often things seemed to appear there precisely when I needed them. I once walked in to find a reusable coffee cup, just after accidentally dropping my glass one in the car park.

In the magic room, our complex’s 650 residents could take whatever they needed and leave their preloved items, everything from furniture and clothes to stationery and crockery. When I took time off work to raise my kids, the room became a valuable source of things our family needed. It’s impossible to work out just how much I saved, but the impact was substantial.

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Knit a Perfect Babydoll Dress for Spring

This little knit dress covered in eyelets looks like the perfect thing to stitch up for spring and summer, with sweet candy colored stripes that area s fun to knit as they are to wear. 

The Sweetie Knit Babydoll Dress … Read More...

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