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Author: Karen

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 - Karen 1 Comment

Wintery Wall Hanging DIY

Make a Wintery Wall Hanging

Make this pretty wintery wall hanging to add a touch of seasonal decor to your home. Do you decorate for the seasons? This wintery wall hanging is the perfect way to add a touch of winter this Christmas time. Keep the kids occupied for a while with this super simple[Read more]

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November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 - Karen 2 Comments

Handmade Christmas Cards

Handmade Christmas cards by RecklessHen

Make your own fabulous Christmas tree cards. I love getting handmade cards at Christmas and on birthdays. It’s lovely to see how people use their creativity to come up with something beautiful and personal. Handmade is so much better Add a persoanl touch to your Christmas this year and make[Read more]

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November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 - Karen 3 Comments

Make a pumpkin Snowman

“In the meadow we can build a snowman” Wow it’s hard to believe we are already in November and Christmas is just around the corner. It’s the perfect time to update your seasonal decor and what better way than to re-purpose all those pumpkins you have lying around after Halloween.[Read more]

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October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 - Karen Leave a comment

My Personalised iPhone case

Having a personalised phone case you love just got a whole lot easier! Read all about my recent collab with CaseApp (sponsored). Do you ever despair of finding a phone case you love? Do you end up settling for whatever you can find at a decent price but it’s not exactly[Read more]

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September 21, 2018October 5, 2018 - Karen Leave a comment

Free printable Autumn wall decor

free Autumn printable

Print out this free Autumn printable wall art to add a seasonal touch to any room. If you love Autumn as much as I do then this one is definitely for you. With Autumn just around the corner I have been updating my seasonal decor and thought I would just[Read more]

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September 17, 2018October 5, 2018 - Karen Leave a comment

Exciting News……Stripe-It Pro is now live!

I am so excited to let you all know that Stripe-It Pro is now live! With Stripe-it Pro you can: Create multiple projects Choose your own colours Create stripe patterns Create Granny Square patterns Create solid Granny Square patterns Save your projects Print your projects Download free yarn related printables[Read more]

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August 24, 2018October 5, 2018 - Karen Leave a comment

Busy, Busy, Busy

I haven’t completely disappeared from my blog it’s just that I have been so busy lately I’ve hardly had time to catch my breath. Now that life is settling down again I am taking full advantage of having some time to get things checked off my to do lists. This[Read more]

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June 13, 2018October 5, 2018 - Karen Leave a comment

Father’s Day round up and freebie

Father’s Day is coming up in the UK on Sunday June 17th and I’ve been looking around for ideas for things to make for dads. I always think something handmade is lovely to give because you’ve taken the time and effort to do it and that makes it special.  I thought[Read more]

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May 14, 2018October 5, 2018 - Karen 2 Comments

A history photowalk of Belfast

  Back in April one of my Instagram friends, the lovely Laura from @dibney_cottage_adventures , organised an Instagram meet-up and history photowalk around Belfast. It was lovely to meet up with some of the faces behind those little squares on Instagram and at the same time find out a bit more about[Read more]

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May 7, 2018October 5, 2018 - Karen 2 Comments

Revamp a metal tray

I’ve been busy doing some revamping/upcycling this week. I have a metal tray that I really like but wanted to jazz it up a bit. After digging around in my craft stash I found my Annie Sloan chalk paint and some wax paper and knew that I could definitely use[Read more]

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About Me

Hi I'm Karen and I live in Northern Ireland with my hubby and some very lively teens and twenties, not to mention three furry lunatics who all together keep me on my toes and young at heart. I am inspired by handmade and have a passion for encouraging everyone to get creative in their homes and lives. I am an organiser, list maker, planner addict and hoarder of pretty notebooks.

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Recent Posts

  • Free Spring Desktop Background
  • DIY Planner accessories and a Cricut project
  • DIY Christmas bookstacks
  • Easy Halloween Banner (plus a freebie)
  • Beat the boredom, try something new

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Liberty Bunny Easter banners now available in my E Liberty Bunny Easter banners now available in my Etsy shop. Link in bio.🐰 🐣🐰🐣🐰🐣🐰🐣🐰🐣🐰🐣🐰🐣🐰🐣🐰🐣🐰
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I’m having so much fun planning and making thing I’m having so much fun planning and making things for Easter and I just love my adorable little Easter banner. So much so in fact that I will be adding some banners to my Etsy shop this week once my packaging arrives. I’ve a whole new range of things planned, and I’m loving experimenting with fabrics and colours. So many possibilities 😀 hope you have a happy, safe week xx

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New project on the needles today, a fleece lined m New project on the needles today, a fleece lined merino wool beanie for hubby. I love knitting hats, they knit up so quick. Once I get this one finished I’ve got the yarn ready to start one for me too 😀 What is your favourite thing to knit? 🧶 

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Christmas Bookstacks There’s a quick & easy tuto Christmas Bookstacks
There’s a quick & easy tutorial for making these Christmassy bookstacks on my other Insta @the.days.of.a.recklesshen . More tutorials coming soon for simple Christmas crafts. Why not follow along. 
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Hot off the needles Candy Cane socks using @westyo Hot off the needles
Candy Cane socks using @westyorkshirespinners yarn and a pattern by @winwickmum 
The next pair will be cast on this evening. There’s something very relaxing about knitting your own socks. Have a lovely creative week folks x
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My latest punch needle project is this cute wall h My latest punch needle project is this cute wall hanging. I used a frame rather than hoop for this one and wasn’t happy with the way the fabric loosened as I punched, even though it was well stretched and securely attached. I think maybe a sturdier frame would work better so I might have to get hubby to make one for me. The hobbycraft frame I used for this won’t go to waste though as I have an Autumn project in mind to repurpose it. I’ll get round to putting up a blog post with what I used for this in a day or two but hubby is off at the moment so we are trying to finish off lots of jobs round the house. 
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