End of Year

Granny Square scrapghan,
being watched over by our lovely cat, Vegemite.

I must apologize again for a long absence between posts, life is always pretty hectic this time of year, but this year, doubly so.

At the end of October, my fiance and I moved from the upstairs apartment we were living in, as it wasn't viable with my pain, and now having to use a wheelchair to get around on bad days, and using a walking stick most days just to walk. We were offered a little 3 bed cottage with water views, that turned out to be a horrid deathtrap. So only a week after signing on at the new house, we left, leaving us homeless with no money, we were left with no other choice but to go home to our parents houses. Living apart again has been hard, but it is allowing us to slowly pay off bills that had accumulated with the moves and to save some money to move again, hopefully before Easter next year.

I have, however, still kept crafting, and working on crochet blankets (as seen above and to the right), Christmas crafts and baking, and have even started designing a new crochet baby cardigan that i hope to release early in the New Year.

Study

Sorry again for the absence, i'm not very good at this whole blogging thing yet. I've been very busy the past 2 weeks  after enrolling in a 12 month Business Administration qualification. 13 Modules to complete in 12 months so that i can hopefully gain some paid employment towards the end of next year to help save up for something BIG, and by big i mean HUGE!

My Wedding!!

That's right, on the 24th of August my boyfriend, now fiance proposed to me! Stress levels are going to be high over the coming months, but with the support of my fiance, i will make it through :D

Busy Busy

Assorted dresses, cardigans and singlet/vests

More cardigans, a skirt, and a few adult accessories

Hello everyone! So sorry for the long absence. I have been super busy getting things ready for the upcoming market, and a whole slough of doctors appointment and blood tests this past 10 days. We also had a bit of an internet hiccup at our address, having to change ISP's so were without reliable internet for a little under a week while that was sorted. But all that done, i am back again.

 In the photographs dotted throughout the post you can see items that I've been rounding up ready to sell on September 2nd at the market here. Mostly baby clothes there are a few adult accessories that i have to sell as well, namely finger less gloves and scarves as we come to the end of winter here in Australia.

Beanies and Booties

 I also have other bits and pieces not pictured here that i am going to be selling as well.

To top it all off, i am re-enrolling in TAFE (Technical And Further Education) to continue my studies in Business Administration this year so it is going to be extremely hectic and stressful as we go into the market season but i look forward to it all!

Cross Stitch

Back at the wee age of 8, I learnt the wonderful craft of cross stitch from my second grade teacher as we made little wall hangings for mothers day. On and off for the last 2 decades i have continued to dabble into the craft, but have lately really wanted to get back into it. On Friday at my fortnightly meetup with wonderful knitty and crochet friends, i went back for coffee with one of them, and after mentioning that i want to get back into cross stitch at our small detour via Spotlight, she said she had some Aida cloth and a small hoop i could have. 

Partly done sign,
which will be framed and stood on a table when complete

After having a coffee, back at her house, she dug out a big box of needle point supplies and went digging. She gave me a wonderfully large piece of 11 count fabric, and another of 18 count, and a few other goodies, before my wonderful partner collected me between errands.
So Saturday morning, i dug out my embroidery thread, got designing, and made up a basic look for a sign that i will use when attending markets.

Crafty Corner Designs

The name Crafty Corner Designs, where did it come from you may wonder, well the answer is fairly simple. When I first began my foray into knitting and crochet, 9 years ago, I was living with my parents and had only a corner in my bedroom for my craft area, thus the Crafty Corner was born, as I became more confident with my crafting skills and began designing little patterns of my own, I added the ‘Designs” part of the name, and it has stuck ever since.

Though no longer confined to just a corner, I have my own cosy little room with plenty of space and storage for my crafting supplies and enough room to expand to a new hobby of sewing in the not to distant future.

Most of my crochet and knitting that I do involves; small lap blankets and baby blankets, baby clothes, beanies, gloves, soft toys, and home decor items. I hope to start marketing these items soon at a local, monthly market located just a few hundred meters from the house I share with my wonderful and ever suffering partner and our little house panther (black cat) Vegemite.

I hope you all have a wonderful day, in whatever little corner of the world you may reside and I thank you for starting this new blogging journey with me.

Welcome!

Welcome to my little slice of blogger paradise!

I am an avid fibre artist, with skills in knitting, crochet, and a little bit of sewing and needlepoint. My aim in this blog is to post my ramblings from my over active creative brain and keep people updated on what I am up to when nestled up in my cosy little craft room.

Ocassionaly I may also post about my medical condition, fibromyalgia, as it can sometimes prevent me from doing the hobbies I so love to do, but for now only craftiness shall infest the post of this blog.