Pink Octopus 🐙

We’re on holidays in Aberaeron at the moment, luckily having some lovely sunshine!

Moonrise

So obviously I’ve got to make a few octopuses!

Ive been having a go of this yarn holder today which has been awesome.

You pop the yarn onto the holder, and either have it around your wrist or, what I did was attach it to the chair next to me (my son didn’t mind too much!)

It was great! It worked really well and saved me doing what I usually do and have my yarn on the floor, rolling around in the grass picking up whatever is about! So my yarn stayed lovely and tidy and grass free.

Definitely recommend if you want one follow this link here to buy ❤️ You get a wristlet and a long crossbody lanyard holder too!

Making some octopus arms
Finished pinky octopus and yarn holder!
Pinky octopus in all her glory!

I also used these 6mm safety eyes on all my octopuses 🐙

Hope you like my lovely octopuses, I have included Amazon associate links if you’re interested in any of the products I’ve used.

Thank you Diolch for reading ❤️

My Crafty Planner now available as a digital download!

I designed my Crafty Planner nearly a year ago, but I’ve just made it available as a digital download on my Etsy shop available here.

A versatile creative journal designed to support artists and crafters in organising, tracking, and reflecting on their projects across varied mediums.

Journal includes:
Index
Ultimate to do list
365 Craft Checker
Dox matrix page
Moodboard page
Stash tracker
Project planner
Project reflection
Mind map
Sketch page
Project to do list
WIP (work in progress) Log
Stash wish list
Makes Gallery
Lined notes page

And for Planning, undated:
Yearly Future log
Monthly planner
Weekly planner
Daily planner, with priority matrix

PDF file compatible with iPad iOS notes, notability, Goodnotes. Duplicate the pages you need and move them around to suit you.

Works well with Apple Pencil handwritten notes and typed text.

Suites all types of crafts, drawing, painting, crochet, needling felting, knitting, sewing….

It is also printable!

If you are untested in a fully printed paperback or hardback, they are available on Amazon.

Sewing with Babi

My daughter wanted to help with sewing yesterday. We’re away at the moment so I was trying to shorten my son’s new jeans by hand as no sewing machine and of course my 3yo wanted to help!

*concentration-face intensifies*

I put two of my hexagons from my EPP project together so she could sew around them. I thought we could turn it through, and have a cute lil’ hexi.

I drew a line for her to follow but she didn’t really get where to put the next stitch. So I ended up drawing little dots all the way around so she could see where to stitch next.

Angry sewing face 😬

She said I don’t like sewing about 2cm from the end and I finished it off. I thought it would keep her occupied while I shortened my son’s jeans but it ended up with me just helping her and abandoning the jeans for a bit 😂

Finished Hexi

What shall we make next and what should I do with “the world’s smallest quilt?” 😂 comments below haha!

Also check out some of my other EPP posts here.

Craft fair

I’ll be here this Sunday 22nd 10.30am-2pm with my badges and now also keyings!

Supporting Signposted Cymru a local mental health charity.

The craft fair is taking place at Harlequins Bowls and community club, Trecynon, Aberdare, CF44 8EL

New Webpage about my Etsy shop!

I’ve just added a new page to my website all about my Etsy shop!

Check it out Here!

I made a silly Tiktok which has tickled me

Over on my Tiktok

The Badge Cave is Open!

I’ve reopened my Etsy shop The Badge Cave!

I’ve got lots of 25mm pin badges available as well as customisable badges. I will make your your badge designs for you ❤️

I stopped my shop while I was doing my degree but I’m back and will be uploading new designs soon.

Back to my EPP

Travel EPP setup

It’s been a while! It’s a great project for when we’re away in the caravan. It’s been 5 years since I started this project in lockdown and it’s still toddling along.

Like I’ve said before, I don’t mind how long it takes, it’s more about the process than the end result.

I’ve still got quite a few chunks of cut hexis ready to prep.

Like this pile.

This is what I’ve sewn together so far…

It’s been hanging on my wall for a while now

I’m not sure if I want to continue this pattern or to make it more random and less calico plain hexis. Not sure yet… we’ll see!

When I get my physical copy of my new crafty journal, I’m looking forward to putting my EPP project into it! It’ll definitely help me come up with some more design and layout ideas for my EPP quilt ❤️🐝

Available on Amazon now!

Babi wearing 2 Mami made items today

My little model wearing her cute red polka dot red dress I made and a crochet cardigan. She loved doing twirls and showing off in her little outfit.

I do have another blog post about the little red dress so I hope to post that soon!

Free Crochet pattern “Flower child sweater” by Double Stitch Twins, from Yarnspirations.com

Ceirios

My son wanted me to help him this evening to fix a drawing he’d done on a wood cookie at forest school. And of course my 2yo daughter wanted to try too…well since everyone was doing it I wanted to play too!

Decorated wood cookie

So we got out our acrylic paint markers we’ve used for painting on pebbles and did some awesome art on our wood cookies!

My son did his name and some cool designs in purple (his favourite colour), my daughter made an incredible, multicoloured surreal extravaganza. And I did some cherries 🍒 Ceirios is my daughters name, it’s Cymraeg 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 for Cherry.

Art by Ceirios – All the Colours

At forest school they make awesome things from wood cookies, as well as name “badges/lanyards”. They’re awesome so I made one for Ceirios too.

We go to our AMAZING local forest school at Dare Valley community woodland, situated in the Dare Valley Country Park. A massive area of reclaimed land previously used for coal mining.

Forest school fun

Can’t recommend enough!