Category: Arts and Crafts

  • A few weeks ago, I attended a workshop at Marmor Paperie in London, after daydreaming about these workshops for a few years. The intermediate-level workshop was just as brilliant as I’d hoped, and I really feel that the tricks and…

    Falling in love with paper & leather marbling
  • Yes yes, I’m still alive! *waves* Over the past year or two, I’ve been painting and drawing more than ever. I’ve been documenting this work regularly on Instagram. Howeeeeever, I’m not entirely comfortable with letting social networks hold all of…

  • YESSSS!!! Booked the class I wanted for Edinburgh Yarn Festival! So good to be back in the craft room, with lots of great spinning, knitting and giveaway stuff going on πŸ™‚ Subscribe and say hi on Twitter/Rav/Instagram: https://twitter.com/vero/ http://www.ravelry.com/people/thatcanadiangirl/ https://instagram.com/thatcanadiangirl/…

  • Let’s do some unboxing & craft haul admiring! I’ve had so much fun these past few months, grabbing lovely things from craft festivals, swapping with fellow handmakers. What did I share? My awesome swapee Tracie’s Grocery Girls Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsHAwj2jXiwpiYOdYiY3Tgg Mrs…

  • What a fantastic yarn crawl! We visited four fabulous yarn shops, and I chatted with designers, shop owners and happy shoppers! We visited: Ray Stitch in Islington, London http://raystitch.co.uk Loop Knitting, Islington, London http://www.loopknittingshop.com Knit With Attitude, Stoke Newington, London…

  • In July, I headed over to Bedfordshire for Fibre East 2016. I met fellow knitty podcasters Mina from The Knitting Expat and Katie from Inside Number 23. Join me for lots of gorgeous yarn, a great chat with a local…

  • This video is about pizzas. And cocktails. And also cats. I’m a total beginner pizza maker so please bear with my total lack of technique. It was mostly a bit of fun to play with our new camera lens, which…

  • A week of jets zooming by, great BBQ food and a million photos taken. RIAT 2016 was fantastic! Subscribe and say hi on Twitter/Rav/Instagram: https://twitter.com/vero/ http://www.ravelry.com/people/thatcanadiangirl/ https://instagram.com/thatcanadiangirl/ Join us in the Ravelry group http://www.ravelry.com/groups/along-the-lanes-podcast Peace, love and burger buns, Vero

  • I’m back in the craft room, with new projects, new crafts, a few screw-ups and some fun fix-ups! Yarn necklaces & progress keepers by HandDrawnYarn on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/HandDrawnYarn Ink & Stamp artists I enjoy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inkprintrepeat/ https://www.instagram.com/lisacongdon/ Netflix recommendations:…

  • It’s been a while! Join me on a wonderful weekend away to a gorgeous house, surrounded by amazing greenery. Come have a giggle with my little nieces Evie, Florence and Daisy. Subscribe and say hi on Twitter/Rav/Instagram: https://twitter.com/vero/ http://www.ravelry.com/people/thatcanadiangirl/ https://instagram.com/thatcanadiangirl/…