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over easy

April 25, 2014 by the ashton alternative

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Niblet and I were fortunate enough to be invited to spend the long Easter weekend with a couple of friends at a barn in Much Wenlock. Continue reading →

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post art?

April 16, 2014 by the ashton alternative

Out of the 8 postcards I had made for iHanna’s postcard swap last time, 1 has been added to and kept, another added to and chucked. I tried to rubber stamp on it and only a small part came out, so I tried to go over it, with disastrous consequences.

Here are the final four:

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Posted in making | Tagged iHanna DIY postcard swap, postcrossing | 2 Comments

easing myself back in

April 11, 2014 by the ashton alternative

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The past couple of months have been a creative black hole. Continue reading →

Posted in making | Tagged Francois & the Atlas Mountains, iHanna DIY postcard swap, Manchester Print Fair | 2 Comments

if at first you don’t suceed……

February 24, 2014 by the ashton alternative

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After my last post, I duly went away and sewed my heart out for an hour or so… Continue reading →

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sew far, sew good

February 19, 2014 by the ashton alternative

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Before I get to the real point of this post I thought I’d share this!! Continue reading →

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love is in the air

February 12, 2014 by the ashton alternative

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This afternoon has been more productive than any other in the past few weeks. Lashing rain and whistling wind clearly make for a good soundtrack to inspiration!! Continue reading →

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finally finished!

January 29, 2014 by the ashton alternative

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I have finally finished all the dribble bibs I was making (see previous post)…which means I can move onto something else (many ideas, not enough hours in the day!!) Continue reading →

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first sewing of 2014

January 21, 2014 by the ashton alternative

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Last week, I hauled my trusty Singer out to make pressies for the many friends who have recently had babies. (One was born before ‘the party’, but really with all the stuff for that and then Christmas, this is the first chance I’ve had to make anything) Continue reading →

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Mr Smith

January 10, 2014 by the ashton alternative

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My trip to London this time was actually focussed on seeing something, rather than just wandering round visiting shops (I did a bit of that too!). Continue reading →

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daytripper

January 10, 2014 by the ashton alternative

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During our wet and windy trip to ‘the outlaws’ I had a day up in London. My main objective was to see ‘Hello , My Name is Paul Smith’, but as I’ve realised how photo heavy this post is, I’ll have to put that in another post!. Continue reading →

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