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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 5 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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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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April 27, 2018October 5, 2018 - Karen 3 Comments

Make your own Flowers in Jars

I love those little hanging jars with tiny flowers in them that you see everywhere. I have some from Matalan but the jars are green and I really wanted clear ones but couldn’t find what I wanted in the shops so decided to make my own. They are super simple[Read more]

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April 18, 2018October 5, 2018 - Karen Leave a comment

What I’ve learnt about Etsy

Recently I was asked to design a custom print for a lovely customer to give to her husband on their anniversary. I came up with four slightly different designs using the words she wanted and she was delighted with the one she choose. Hopefully her hubby will be too! I[Read more]

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March 28, 2018October 5, 2018 - Karen 1 Comment

How to make an Easter wreath

Easter wreath by RecklessHen

You know you have a problem with procrastinating when you realise the fabric you bought and the wooden eggs you painted to make an Easter wreath have been sitting there for a couple of years and you still haven’t got round to making it! That was my reality this morning.[Read more]

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October 4, 2017September 20, 2019 - Karen 4 Comments

Crochet an Autumn Pumpkin

Crochet an Autumn pumpkin

Feeling very autumny, I spent a few happy hours last week on a Pinterest safari looking for crochet patterns for autumnal bits and bobs. I found loads of fabulous leaf patterns, acorn patterns, squirrel and hedgehog patterns and of course pumpkin patterns. A crocheted pumpkin seemed a good place to start[Read more]

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Hi I am Karen and I live in Northern Ireland with my hubby and grown-up kids. We have three furry lunatics who kindly let us live in what is clearly their kingdom and all together they keep me on my toes and young at heart.

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I’m having so much fun drawing these cute characters popping out of my iPad. Great class by @dekwebbel on how she does does these drawings, go give it a go. Isn’t this little piggy cute πŸ·πŸŽ¨πŸ–Œ

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Glued to my iPad at the moment working on an Autum Glued to my iPad at the moment working on an Autumn project and loving this colour palette.  Anyone else find it hard to restrict themselves to a limited number of colours though πŸ˜‚
What colour says Autumn to you? 
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Bathing Belle Following the #makingarteveryday pro Bathing Belle
Following the #makingarteveryday prompts from @bardotbrush. Today was #bathingsuit. Trying to keep up my drawing every day, it’s good for the soul πŸŽ¨πŸ–Œ
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I’ve been doing a lot of drawing in Procreate th I’ve been doing a lot of drawing in Procreate this week using @glanzgraphics brushes and toolkits. It’s been so much fun and I’ve so many ideas running around in my head for characters. What have you been creating this week?
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Easter crafting underway today, starting early thi Easter crafting underway today, starting early this year. How cute is this little bunny bunting! So easy to make, it’s just card, twine and mini pom poms. A great craft to do with kids. I cut the bunnies on my @cricut but you could just as easily cut by hand. All materials were #gifted by @hobbycraft . Lots more makes planned with Easter in mind so watch this space 🐣 Enjoy your weekend whatever you have planned x
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Valentine Doodles Tutorial from @ipadlettering Br Valentine Doodles
Tutorial from @ipadlettering 
Brushes from @dekwebbel and @glanzgraphics 

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