tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61786170986898646562024-02-20T02:36:08.999+00:00Pink Sweetheart KeepsakesPink Sweethearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11324924447974682905noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178617098689864656.post-43773959302299392402017-03-16T19:56:00.001+00:002017-03-16T21:37:15.904+00:00Pancake Making...<div style="text-align: center;">
I thought that I would start my keepsake making diary with a very special keepsake tortoise that I made for my lovely friend, Rachel's son, Alfie.</div>
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Rachel contacted me last year to ask if I could make a keepsake tortoise using one of Alfie's favourite onesies and of course I said that I would love to. I popped her name on my waiting list and she sent me the onesie along with a favourite t-shirt and some beautiful <a href="https://www.littleideaswithlove.co.uk/product/riley-blake-zombie-love-gray-skulls/" target="_blank">Riley Blake fabric</a> from her own website. You can find more details about Rachel's business further down this post.</div>
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I just loved the skull and cross-bone theme and these fabrics were quite different to the baby clothes that I mainly work with. They also coordinated beautifully together so the design sketch came together very easily.</div>
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The next stage was to make up the patchwork shell and Pancakes head. Also I added his cute little face.</div>
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And here is Pancake looking as flat as a pancake!</div>
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All he needed now was stuffing and a little personalisation adding so that no one will ever forget his name!</div>
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I hope that you love him as much as Alfie loves him.</div>
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And here is what lovely Rachel had to say...</div>
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<i>"Oh my goodness me, where do I start? Today we recieved Pancake. .....yes
my little boys keepsake who he's named Pancake. The excitement on
Alfie's face when he opened up the parcel was priceless. Jayne's work is
outstanding, you can see the love and care that goes into her makes. I
could have cried it's that beautiful and it's by far one of the nicest
keepsakes we own. I will definitely be ordering again and I would highly
recommend that anyone who would like a keepsake has Jayne to make them.
Her customer service is outstanding and as I said before her work is
amazing. Let's just say we are over the moon with our keepsake. Thank
you so much Jayne for your patience and amazing work. Love Rachel and
Alfie.....xx ps 5 stars isn't enough you deserve 100 ********** xxxx"</i><br>
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A little bit about Rachel and her gorgeous business<i>...</i></h4>
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Lots of what Rachel sells is entirely made by her own fair hands and the things that she doesn't create herself are carefully sourced either locally and even internationally.<br>
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I'd love for you take a little time to visit the <a href="https://www.littleideaswithlove.co.uk/" target="_blank">Little Ideas With Love</a> website or show the </div>
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Pink Sweethearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11324924447974682905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178617098689864656.post-20054017425185214312017-03-15T17:03:00.000+00:002017-03-15T17:03:30.084+00:00My Keepsake Making Diary Plan...I have finally decided that I am going pull my finger out and attempt to blog a lot more. I know that I've said it before but this time I really mean it!<br />
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I've decided that each time I create a keepsake I will share it here along with, sometimes a little, sometimes a lot of the story behind the making of the keepsake.<br />
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I may even show you the work in progress pictures and if my customer allows me, a picture of the keepsake when it has arrved at it's forever home. I'll also share the feedback that I get from my customers.<br />
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Jayne <3Pink Sweethearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11324924447974682905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178617098689864656.post-64538782966099758892016-02-07T17:46:00.000+00:002016-02-07T18:22:08.777+00:00Fred the Valentine Bulldog...<span style="font-family: inherit;">For quite a while now my fiance has been asking me if I could make him something using some t-shirts that have meant a lot to him in the past. He has a bag full of old band t-shirts from some of the gigs that he went to years ago that I am going to use to make a keepsake memory quilt.</span><br>
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He also had a vintage style Fred Perry polo shirt that is a little snug for him now but he couldn't bear to send it to charity or to the recycling bin. This is when the idea came to me. Why not recycle it in my own special way and create something for him as a gift?<br>
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That's when I found a fabulous pattern for a bulldog over on the <a href="http://www.funkyfriendsfactory.com/" target="_blank">Funky Friends Factory</a> website. I love Pauline's patterns and use them quite a lot. They always seem to work so well and are worded so that they are easy to understand.</div>
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I must admit that this pattern was a little harder than some of the other patterns that I have used and a little softie/plush pattern experience is advantageous if you want to have a go at making one.</div>
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Pink Sweethearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11324924447974682905noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178617098689864656.post-64910835781531364232016-01-25T20:35:00.000+00:002016-01-27T11:59:25.011+00:00A Keepsake, From Start to Finish...<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It's been quite a while since my last real blog post. I haven't had much spare time lately to actually sit down and write but I thought it was about time that I found that spare time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">One of the main questions that I get asked by my customers is how the process works and how to go about ordering a keepsake so I thought I would put it all into a blog post for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The first thing to decide is what type of keepsake you would like your loved one's or child's clothes to be transformed into. My product list is always growing as my customers ask for different animals and products. You can find a full up to date list (at the time of publishing) <a href="http://pinksweetheartdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/the-pink-sweetheart-product-list.html" target="_blank">here</a> along with current prices and the number of items needed to make your keepsake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Once you have chosen the design it's time to choose the clothes that you would like me to use. The amount of items depends on the keepsake design and the size of the garments. Generally, I base one item on the size of a 0-3 month baby grow but keepsakes can be made out of most types of clothing. If the fabric is knitted or too thick it doesn't tend to work well. Also, if the clothes are particularly tiny it is worth including a few extra items. The more embellishments the better but bear in mind if they are too big they may not fit on the keepsake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The next stage is to fill out the order form. If there are certain items of clothing that you would like to appear more prominent on the keepsake please feel free to make a note of this on the order form. Also if you have any special delivery information, eg. leave with neighbour etc. add this to the form too. When you parcel up your clothes, please make sure that they are in waterproof packaging. I recommend that you use a recorded delivery service. Please let me know when you have sent your parcel so that I can try to make sure that I am in when they are delivered. I will let you know as soon as I have received your parcel safely.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Time to start the designing! For each of the keepsakes that I create I start by sketching the keepsake and plan where each clothing item will work best. I also start to plan where the embellishments will be placed although this often changes later in the design process. I then carefully cut each clothing item ready to be made into the pattern pieces. I then line each piece using interfacing to add to your keepsakes strength and durability.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">At this stage I do as much of the hand embroidery as possible. This often is quite a lengthy process as lots of care and patience is needed to get the best result.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I then prepare any personalisation that is to be added ready to be hand stitched on once the keepsake is constructed. The constrution is mainly done using my lovely Janome sewing machine (soon to be upgraded to a brand new industrial machine!). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">When the mini photo shoot is completed I will message you to let you know that your keepsake is ready and ask how you would like make your payment. I will then send you an invoice. Once your payment is made your keepsake is carefully packaged up ready to be taken to the courier service. You should receive an email with all the tracking details.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you would like more information and an order form please send me a message along your email address either to pinksweeheart@hotmail.co.uk or via my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pinksweetheartkeepsakes" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page.</span><br />
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Pink Sweethearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11324924447974682905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178617098689864656.post-6504915478426384052014-02-23T14:40:00.000+00:002014-02-23T14:40:03.811+00:00Silent Star Wars Sunday...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you would like a custom made Yoda please do not hesitate to message me. More Star Wars characters will be available very soon.<br />
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A few months ago I had a lovely opportunity to have a very special Christmas craft day with one of my best friends, <a href="http://mummyandtheboy.com/" target="_blank">Amy</a> and her gorgeous son Alfie. It was great to just create, make a mess and have fun at the same time. Not sure who enjoyed it more, Alfie or Amy and I! </div>
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Pink Sweethearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11324924447974682905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178617098689864656.post-86469101296409723932014-02-02T21:44:00.001+00:002014-02-02T21:44:06.933+00:00<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3623059/?claim=ysxj6fbzr7w">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>Pink Sweethearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11324924447974682905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178617098689864656.post-66848977914931880172014-01-30T11:23:00.001+00:002014-01-30T11:23:48.093+00:00Amigurumi - Ami what?<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As you will probably know, if you have read my blog before or follow me on Facebook or Twitter, I like to try my hand at anything creative. One craft that I had never been able to master up until recent years was crochet. Only about three years ago I started to learn the basics so to be sharing my latest Amigurumi project with you makes me feel quite proud of myself. I finished her earlier this week and I love her to bits. This is "Kira" the Kangaroo!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I found a link to the pattern for "Kira", one day while browsing <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/ldyjayne/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>, on a lovely french blog called, <a href="http://lisenncabane.canalblog.com/" target="_blank">Tournicote... </a><a href="http://lisenncabane.canalblog.com/" target="_blank">à cloche-pied</a>. <a href="http://lisenncabane.canalblog.com/" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="title"></span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My love for crocheting began at a 17th century reenactment weekend (don't ask, that's for another blog post!) when my good friend Charlie got out a crochet hook and a ball of wool. I instantly wanted to learn. She started by showing me how to do a basic chain and we then went on to make a rose. I loved it and was 'hooked'! Since then there has hardly been day when i haven't picked up a hook!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I really wanted to develop my new skill so I turned to good old You Tube. I started on small, simple projects and learnt new stitches and techniques. I gradually improved after a lot of hard work and a few mistakes along the way!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">One branch of crochet that I could never seem to master was Amigurumi. Ami what, you say?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For those of you that have never heard of it, Amigurumi originated in Japan around about 2003 and has steadily grown in popularity over the years. In fact, in 2006 it was reported to be one of the most popular items on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Etsy</a>. The word, Amigurumi (pronounced, 'Ah - mee - goo - roo - mee) is derived from a combination of <i>ami</i>, meaning crocheted or knitted, and <i>nuigurumi</i>, meaning stuffed doll.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My first attempts at Amigurumi were a bit embarrassing. I was rubbish at working with smaller hooks, typically used to keep the stitches small and tight. My stitches always ended up baggy and the stuffing showed through. I wasn't going to post a picture of my first little project but here it is anyway. No laughing, we all have to start somewhere!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It all changed just before Christmas. I wanted to make a Kokeshi doll for my <span class="Latn headword">fiancé's </span>Sister-In-Law but the pattern called for a knowledge of Amigurumi. I was annoyed that I'd failed at my first attempt at Amigurumi so this time I was determined that I was going to master it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A cute little Kokeshi doll complete with beaded chopsticks in her hair. I found the pattern over at the wonderful blog, <a href="http://www.allaboutami.com/" target="_blank">All About Ami</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I then went onto to create a new Kokeshi doll that also serves as a little trinket box designed by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/transaction/172514674?ref=fb2_tnx_title" target="_blank">HandmadeKitty</a>. She was a lot more challenging but I got there in the end and learnt a few new tricks along the way!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So it just goes to show that you are never too old to learn a new skill even if learning it didn't work out first time around!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Crochet is such a great art to learn. There are so many different styles that I truly believe that there is something to appeal to all tastes. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you fancy having a go and need any advice about where to start please do not hesitate in contacting me. I'm not perfect at it but I would always attempt to help if I can.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jayne</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">P.S. Happy Birthday to Charlie, the wonderful friend that gave me my passion for crochet. </span></span></div>
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Pink Sweethearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11324924447974682905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178617098689864656.post-24537446655075871692013-05-30T11:54:00.000+01:002013-05-30T11:58:30.836+01:00Crocheted Granny Bunting<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Well, it's been quite a while since I posted a blog. Everyday life seems to have taken over but I'm back and going to try to make more of an effort to share what's going on here in the Pink Sweetheart craft room</span></span>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Over the last couple of weeks I decided to have a go at making some pretty crocheted bunting, this time it was meant to be for my kitchen for once! I spend so much time making things for other people that sometimes I tend to neglect adding prettiness to my home.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have wanted to adorn my little cottage with more crocheted items for a long time now but have never got round to it. I needed a bit of inspiration and after looking at a lot of granny square patterns I thought granny square bunting would be perfect. So, out came my hooks and my ever growing stash of wool.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">My Wool Choice</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I based my design on a basic granny square pattern but with only three sides. The colour choice was easy! I just selected three colours from the fabric used in my kitchen, a lovely rich red, baby pink and cream. Let the crochet begin...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Twelve triangles later and my bunting was nearly finished!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">All that was left to do was to join them together and ta da.... </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Kitchen Fireplace</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The next decision to make was where to put it! Maybe I should just make more and even some matching coasters? Watch this space!</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Plate Rack Bunting</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Close-Up</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you would like me to create some bespoke bunting in any size or in colours of your choice do not hesitate to contact me. Prices vary depending on size. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I also have one ready made bunting available <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=460798234005335&set=a.460798214005337.1073741828.260196730732154&type=1&theater" target="_blank">here</a> on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pinksweetheartcreations" target="_blank">Pink Sweetheart Facebook page</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jayne</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">xxx </span></span></div>
Pink Sweethearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11324924447974682905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178617098689864656.post-38551817991187011762013-02-26T11:10:00.000+00:002013-02-28T16:49:36.677+00:00Why Not Try a Little Drawing with your Sewing Machine?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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and loved every minute of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So many
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foot for a darning foot<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I was ready
to start drawing once again with my sewing machine!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">But where
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">After a bit
of ‘Googling’ and research I came across Poppy Treffry’s book, Freehand Machine
Embroidery.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I couldn’t
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Poppy’s
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</span>Everything about the book is amazing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The qualit<span style="font-size: small;">y..... </span>the photography<span style="font-size: small;">..... </span>and most of all Poppy’s writing style.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Each page
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book is split into three main sections:</span></span><br />
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<u><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">1.</span> Starting Out</span></span></span></b></u><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">An introduction
into the basic equipment, fabrics that you will need and getting to grips with
using your machine for freehand machine embroidery.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This
section is brilliant for those that are just starting out. As well as it being very informative, the
images are so inspiring. Poppy even
covers how to maintain your sewing machine!</span></span><br />
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<u><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">2. Techniques</span></span></u><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This
guides you through outlining, shading and appliqué. It covers finishing and edging. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Techniques</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There is also a brilliant (much needed in my
case) trouble shooting table.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
love this part of the book! Poppy encourages you to just have a go, have fun
and not to worry if it’s not perfect or if your needle snaps. In her words it’s,</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <i><span style="color: purple;">"all part of the learning curve" </span></i></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />This
put my mind at rest as I did have one or two needle mishaps along the way!</span></span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. PROJECTS</span></span></u></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
exciting part! Lots of lovely projects
for you to try out, sixteen in all<span style="font-size: small;">! </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Every
single project has easy to follow instructions with a combination of beautifully
hand-drawn images and photographs. The
step by step guides are simple yet detailed enough to make the learning process
easier. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Projects</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I love that Poppy includes
little ‘tips’ that, believe me, do come in really useful<span style="font-size: small;">!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Templates for all of the projects are
included too.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">At the back of the book there <span style="font-size: small;">is a suppliers and a sources of inspiration section.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">This was my first attempt at a <span style="font-size: small;">little machine embroidery, not <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">perfect,</span> I know, but with more practice I'm hoping to improve my skills. In the meantime I'm enjoying every minute of practicing!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My First Attempt</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You can follow my progress by 'liking' the Pink Sweetheart Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pinksweetheartcreations" target="_blank">here</a>. I'll also be sharing a few pictures over the next few weeks on Twitter, <a href="https://twitter.com/PinkSweetheart_" target="_blank">@PinkSweetheart</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Overall I would highly <span style="font-size: small;">recommend</span> <span style="font-size: small;">Poppy Treffry's<span style="font-size: small;">, </span>Freehand Machine <span style="font-size: small;">Embroidery</span> book.<span style="font-size: small;"> The book has taught me</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> so many <span style="font-size: small;">new things that I would have never thought of on my own. </span></span> I have shown it to quite a few of my crafty/artistic friends and every <span style="font-size: small;">single one was impressed by the high standard and quality of this brilliant book.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />I can't wa<span style="font-size: small;">it to get my next Poppy Treffry book and maybe do another little <span style="font-size: small;">review</span> to share here on</span> my blog.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank you Poppy!</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jayne</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">xxx </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">For more information about Poppy Treffry take a look at her website, <a href="http://www.poppytreffry.co.uk/">http://www.poppytreffry.co.uk</a></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can also follow her <span style="font-size: small;">if your are a twitter user<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="screen-name">And also on Face<span style="font-size: small;">book,</span> </span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Poppy-Treffry/84558333782" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="screen-name">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Poppy-Treffry/84558333782</span></span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="screen-name">Book Details </span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="screen-name">Freehand Machine <span style="font-size: small;">Embroidery</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="screen-name"><span style="font-size: small;">Learning to draw with your sewing machine.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="screen-name"><span style="font-size: small;">By Poppy Treffry</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="screen-name"><span style="font-size: small;">Published by David and Charles</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="screen-name"><span style="font-size: small;">ISBN-13: 978-1-4463-0186-9 paperback</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="screen-name"><span style="font-size: small;">IS<span style="font-size: small;">BN-10: 1-4463-0186-9 paperback</span> </span> </span></span></span></div>
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Pink Sweethearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11324924447974682905noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178617098689864656.post-27802938124647656312013-02-02T13:54:00.000+00:002013-02-08T10:25:27.332+00:00My First Nomination... The Liebster Award!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">It was such a lovely surprise this week to be nominated for a </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">Liebster Blog Award by Jade at the <a href="https://twitter.com/UniqueMummyBlog" target="_blank">@UniqueMummyBlog</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">Jade's blog is wonderful. She shares what goes on in her life as a young <span style="font-size: small;">m</span>ummy. She became a mum just before her 16th birthday but was determined to stay in education and remained living with her parents. A good move as far as I can see. Her blog is a brilliant inspiration to all of the other young Mums out there!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">From what I have read about Jade on her blog she has done everything in her power to do the right thing for herself and her son, Spud. I really respect that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">"I will try everything once, twice if I like it"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">Visit Jade's blog</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.uniqueyoungmum.com/">http://www.uniqueyoungmum.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">So what is the </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Liebster Blog Award?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It's an award given to bloggers that have less than 200 followers. There are no judges, no prizes or votes given. You are nominated by a fellow blogger<span style="font-size: small;"> who</span> has enjoyed reading your blog and wants to encourage you to continue blogging. So basically if you are nominated for one you are a winner!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">List 11 facts about yourself.</span></span></span></div>
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Answer the 11 questions given to you.</span></span></span></div>
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Create 11 new questions for the bloggers you nominate for the award.</span></span></span></div>
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Thank the person who nominated you and link back to their blog.</span></span></span></div>
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Choose 5 bloggers with 200 or less followers to nominate.</span></span></span></div>
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Go to each bloggers page and let them know about the award.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><u><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">11 Facts About Me</span></u></span><br />
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</xml><![endif]--><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">1. <span lang="EN-GB">I once came first in
a national newspaper colouring competition. I won one of these! #<span style="font-size: small;">A</span>tari</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;">2. I have taught <span style="font-size: small;">hundreds</span> of people to drive and I'm very proud of that!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;"> 3. I once met Charlton Heston</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;"> 4. I have moved house over 15 times</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;"> 5. I once designed a 12ft banner that was displayed in York Minster</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;"> 6. I have spoken to Steve Diggle and Pete Shelley from Buzzcocks on the telephone</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;"> 7. I can touch my nose with my tongue</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;"> 8. I have an eight year old goldfish named Alan</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;"> 9. I get nervous every single time I go to publish a blog post</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;"> 10. I hate seafood</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;">11. I once got attacked by someone's pet crow</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><u><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">11 Questions given to me</span></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">1. Why did you start blogging? </span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I was encouraged to start a blog by my lovely friend <a href="https://twitter.com/MammaLewis" target="_blank">@mammalewis</a></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="url"> I wanted to share my designs and creations with like-minded people and blogging seemed the perfect way.</span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">2.<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>What’s your
favourite fizzy drink?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Lemonade from Aldi, best lemonade ever and it's only 40p!</span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">3.<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Favourite
holiday destination?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">It's got to be Africa. The safari was amazing.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"> 4.<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>What’s your
favourite chocolate bar?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">You can't get it anymore but when you could it was an Ovaltine chocolate bar.</span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">5.<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>What’s your
favourite Disney movie?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The original 1976 Freaky Friday</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">6.<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>What’s the
best thing you can cook?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">A good old fashioned </span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Shepherd's </span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Pie</span></span><b><i><span style="color: #4bacc6;"> </span></i></b><span style="color: #4bacc6;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">7.<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Which 5 celebrities would you invite to
your dream dinner party?</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Guy Martin, Kenny Rogers, Aiden Moffet, Matt Johnson and Andrew Weatherall can DJ</span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">8. What’s your
bad habits? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Procrastination</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">9. Favourite word?</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="vk_ans vk_dgy">thing·a·ma·jig</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">10. If you had
to dress up as a Disney Character who would you be and why?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">Mickey Mouse, I like wearing red and black.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">11. What’s your biggest fear?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Panic</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><u><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">My Questions for my nominees?</span></u></span><br />
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be about? (Write it soon and share it!)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: sans-serif;">Who,
past or present, do you wish had written a blog so that you could read a little
more about them? </span></span></div>
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your favourite possession?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><span lang="EN-GB">My Nominations</span></u><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB">Fin,
Son of <a href="https://twitter.com/blamehound" target="_blank">@blamehound</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://fin.creativeblogs.net/">http://fin.creativeblogs.net/</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB">Fin is a
9yr old reluctant writer but has found a love in sharing his favourite things
through blogging!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://twitter.com/PetraSenders" target="_blank">@Petra<span style="font-size: small;">Se</span>nders</a> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB"> <a href="http://www.knittedpainting.blogspot.co.uk/">http://www.knittedpainting.blogspot.co.uk/</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB">I love Petra’s blog! She takes
amazing pictures. I especially love her photos of my local area.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://twitter.com/buttonbeautiful"><span style="font-size: small;">@</span>buttonbeautiful</a> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="url"><a href="http://www.buttonbeautiful.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">http://www.buttonbeautiful.wordpress.com
</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="url">I’ve followed Tracey on Twitter for a long
time now and always look forward to her new blog posts to see what she has been
crocheting this week. I don’t know how on earth she gets the time while looking
after her 5 lovely children!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://twitter.com/charliestamper" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB">@charliestamper</span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.charlieischarlottelouise.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.charlieischarlottelouise.blogspot.com</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB">Charlie is
my closest long distance friend. She
doesn’t blog very often but when she does you can always tell it’s from the
heart. I just love her style of writing so much. Blog more Charlie!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link" href="https://twitter.com/thebuttontin"><span style="font-size: small;">@</span>thebuttontin</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://gemmanemer.blogspot.co.uk/p/button-tin.html">http://gemmanemer.blogspot.co.uk/p/button-tin.html</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gemma creates the most beautiful things in her little shop in Rotherham</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">She did a brilliant interview on Radio Sheffield yesterday promoting the giving of handmade things.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank you to all the above for sharing your blogs<span style="font-size: small;">.</span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jayne</span></span><br />
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Pink Sweethearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11324924447974682905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178617098689864656.post-73682732377593704582013-01-30T10:47:00.000+00:002013-01-30T11:42:23.572+00:00Platform 9¾……… All Aboard!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One of my
favourite commissions from 2012 was to design a birthday card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was for the Mum of one of my very special
friends, Charlie (@charliestamper).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Charlie designs and makes things herself so it was pretty important to me
that I got this right!</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Charlie was
planning on taking her Mum to see the <a href="http://www.wbstudiotour.co.uk/" target="_blank">Warner Bros Studio Tour</a> of the Harry
Potter films in London
as a birthday treat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She called me to
ask if I could design and make a special card to mark this occasion.</span></span><br />
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admit I did feel slightly daunted by this prospect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was worried that whatever I designed may
look far too masculine for a Mum’s birthday card. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like a challenge and this was going to be
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Charlie’s lovely designs and makes here at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/cjmagpiesco?ref=ts&fref=ts" target="_blank">C.J Magpies & Co.</a> Facebook page. </span></span><br />
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