Back to my EPP

Posted on May 26, 2025 Posted in craft, sewing, UpdateTagged art, cotton, craft, design, embroidery, English paper piecing, EPP, Fabric, fun, hand made, handmade, journal, make do and mend, mindfulness, pattern, photos, quilting, reflection, Sewing, tracker, tracking, update, updatesLeave a comment

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.

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 ❤️🐝

I’ve launched my Own Crafting Journal that you can buy!!

Posted on May 21, 2025 Posted in UpdateTagged art, craft, crochet, design, handmade, journal, journaling, make do and mend, mindfulness, quilting, reflection, Sewing, tracker, tracking, updateLeave a comment

I’ve designed a crafting journal and launched it today on Amazon KDP!

My Crafty Journal available now on Amazon!

Click here to buy!

My Crafty Journal: The best place to organise all your creative projects | Plan | Create | Reflect

Overview

A comprehensive journal for tracking and managing creative projects across various mediums

Journal Features

1. Ultimate To-Do List – Space to brain dump creative ideas

2. Craft 365 Tracker – Yearly creativity tracking

3. Project Planner
Sections for: Project details, Materials needed, Inspiration sketch, Notes

4. Project Reflection prompts for: Emotional assessment, Learning experiences, Future improvements

5. Additional Tracking Tools: Moodboard, Stash Tracker, Stash Wish List, WIP (Work in Progress) Log, Makes Gallery, Mind Map, Sketch Pages

6. Planning Sections: Future Log, Monthly Planner, Time-blocking

Key Points

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

My Crafty Journal: The best place to organise all your creative projects | Plan | Create | Reflect

Thank you 🙏

Journaling and Suprise

Posted on May 21, 2025 Posted in craft, UpdateTagged art, craft, craft journal, design, fun, handmade, journal, make do and mend, mindfulness, reflection, selling, tracker, tracking, updateLeave a comment

I’ve been using bullet journaling to organise my brain since around 2016, so nearly 10years now! But I’ve always loved having some sort of physical diary, planner or tracker so I can keep tabs on everything going on.

There’s something about the physical act of hand writing an event or appointment in a journal or diary that cements it into my brain and prevents it getting lost in all the other mental coming and going’s.

Examples of some of the ways I’ve used bullet journaling in the past and how I’ve evolved it to be more functional and easier to set up over the years

I’ve tried to use digital planners a few times and even made my own but I don’t get the same sense of “setting it“ into my brain.

This year I’ve been able to prioritise making again. Partly due to ill health meaning I’ve had to take some time off work, but also because I’ve been using it as a form of therapy and recovery.

Making things is a proven way to improve your mental health.

With all my new crafting, has come many ideas for new makes. So much so that my tiny little brain can’t keep track of them all. I started looking for ideas on tracking creative projects. Everything I saw online didn’t really cover what I wanted though.

So, I decided to make my own. Originally I thought maybe I could make a printable version and put it on Etsy etc but then I learnt about kindle direct publishing…