With the fantastic weather we are having at the minute I am inspired to create a new crochet blanket that reflects my love of the beach. I love the colours of the sea and sand, the sound of the waves, the smell of the salt in the air and the[Read more]
We had a fantastic day at a local craft fair on Saturday in Knockbreda Parish Church. It was the first real outing for RecklessHen and the support and comments we received were amazing. We worked into the wee small hours for days beforehand but it was all worth it. We[Read more]
Make your own bunting with the We R Memory Keepers Banner Punch Board
I have been looking around lately to try to find a cute box to keep my yarn pegs in. If you haven’t discovered yarn pegs yet then check out Lucy’s blog post about how she makes hers at Attic 24. They make planning a blanket so much easier since you[Read more]
For anyone who crochets there is a great CAL (crochet-a-long) going on at the moment with Scheepjes wools. It is called Last Dance on the Beach, runs over 14 weeks and is in memory of Marinke Slump ( aka : Wink) from www.acreativebeing.com and was the final design she was working[Read more]
Like many of you I have had a bread-maker for quite a few years now, though it spends most of its time sitting lonely on a shelf. But every now and then I feel the need to be an earth mother and out it comes to fill the house with[Read more]
We are so excited to be taking part in the Craft Fair at Knockbreda Parish on Saturday 21st of May (11am-3pm). This will be the third craft fair they have run and the other two have been really great days out. As well as handmade local crafts and produce they[Read more]
Welcome to the RecklessHen blog. This is going to be a place where we share what we love from the world of handmade crafts. We are passionate about making things for ourselves, our homes and our family and friends. Everyone has it in them to make something beautiful, even if[Read more]