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September 27, 2017October 5, 2018 - Karen Leave a comment

5 things I’ve learned

I have read so many of those ‘things I have learned’ posts over the years and I always find at least one thing in those lists that I completely get. I was thinking about that the other day and started to make a list in my head of what lessons[Read more]

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September 13, 2017March 26, 2020 - Karen 4 Comments

Free Autumn printable

free Autumn printable from RecklessHen

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September 1, 2017March 26, 2020 - Karen Leave a comment

Stripe-It updated

Just a quick update to let you all know that the three new Stylecraft Special DK colours – Lapis, Lincoln and Blush – have now been added to Stripe-It. If you haven’t heard of Stripe-It yet, it is a random stripe creator for those of us who have difficulty in doing[Read more]

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September 1, 2017 - Karen Leave a comment

September desktop freebie

Can you believe that summer is over and schools have started back already? I don’t know how summer flew by so quickly and I didn’t get to do half the things I had planned. Oh well, that’s life I suppose, at least it is in my house! Maybe you are[Read more]

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August 28, 2017October 5, 2018 - Karen Leave a comment

Playing with Fonts (and a freebie)

So this week I have been playing around with creating my own fonts. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a while but didn’t know where to start. Thanks to a fab course I did on Skillshare I was able to give it a go. So armed with my ipad Pro[Read more]

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August 4, 2017October 5, 2018 - Karen 4 Comments

Ta Dah! I give you the Vintage Granny

As promised yesterday we have been busy writing up the pattern for the Vintage Granny blanket. This is a great stash buster project to use up all your leftover yarn and make room for new, yarny delights. Our colour inspiration came from the leftover colours we had after making the[Read more]

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August 3, 2017October 5, 2018 - Karen Leave a comment

A pleasant way to spend the day

Today has been lovely so far. This morning we went to one of our favourite breakfast spots, General Merchants. They do a great selection of slightly unusual breakfasts and today we both opted for Elvis and a latte. I can wholeheartedly recommend Elvis and not just because I am a[Read more]

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June 12, 2017 - Karen Leave a comment

A girl with a plan(ner)

I spent last week tearing my hair out trying to get to grips with my Silhouette Cameo cutting machine. I got it for my birthday last year because I really wanted to make my own planner stickers, but it has been sitting forlornly in its box on a shelf ever[Read more]

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June 1, 2017 - Karen Leave a comment

A little crochet humour

A little crochet humour free printable

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May 10, 2017 - Karen Leave a comment

Hooked for you tags, free to good home

Good morning, what a lovely, sunny day it is here in Belfast. The weather has been fabulous for the last week and I am hoping it lasts for the rest of the month (and June, July & August too, but that is probably too much to wish for). Today I[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 love all things creative and have a passion for photography, interiors and baking to name but a few. I am an organiser, list maker, planner addict and hoarder of pretty notebooks.

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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. 
What are you working on at the moment @weehenmoments @andrinathomas @thefudgeitcrafter 
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Having not done punch needle for years it was grea Having not done punch needle for years it was great to get back in to it with this cute kit from @simplecraftedlife . I love all forms of needlework and usually have so many WIPs that it’s hard to decide what to finish first which is why punch needle is so good because small designs are so quick. Now my head is full of designs I want to create and my unfinished crochet pile is moving further down the list and my latest cross stitch chart will never make it online 😂
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HAPPY EASTER The finished Easter bunny 🐰 happy HAPPY EASTER
The finished Easter bunny 🐰 happy Easter, hope you have a good day in the midst of these strange and uncertain times x
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