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Here they are.... well, some of them: Can you guess whose is whose? I have been having the best time and just CAN'T WAIT...

As two participants have had to drop out of Julie Arkell's workshop, Bring a Story, Tell a Story, Make a Story at the beginning of June...

I was painting some things yesterday.......  and noticed a tiny heart in the pink paint..... ...they show up everywhere... ....an...

In a week's time we are all off to Ladakh for 5 months to live with Nomads.  The boys are really looking forward to it.  I made m...

I have been learning to paint and have become focused on balls of wool.  Thinking of spring lambs and how they clearly need the wool...

Hi, Ladies Just in case you missed our newsletter, take a moment to check out LSA's blog for our Hare competition!  There's a fir...

The Mercerie Video My friend Sue has been super busy continuing to grow her online business The Mercerie - including showing new designs f...

Hello dear Pantry Violets, Happy Mothers day to you all even if you don't have any sproglets of your own! xx

okay Violets...... I am working away on these and have a WONderful time (!!!) Hope everyone is well..... It it snowing like...

It was a month ago we were there....heaven!  Sarah, Trudy, Barb and Kathie On the way out, we had visitors:  kinda takes your...

Thoughtyou might like to know that Julie Arkell has a lovely little exhibition showing at Wilton's Music Hall in London - with some new ...

I have been working on a few things.... just thought I'd share a couple: Seems the "inchies" are back on track ...

Jodie thank you for your blog.  We are clearly all doing things.  I have been working with a group of kids after school and they are making...

Thought this might be interesting - it was the frontispiece from an old Glove Making Book I found in the British Library. Even though t...

It It was my youngest boy's birthday (7) and I asked the oldest one (9) if he had an idea for a present he wanted to give him.  He ...

Since I was not posting for so long, I have many photos of little things I made  up to and during the Christmas holidays:  I found ...

Here is our kitchen mantel during the holidays: I guess this photo doesn't really show all the details, but it does make me smi...

Back in October, my friend, Pearl turned 18 I made her a little bag with THIS embroidered on it. It is SO nice to be back t...

The lovely Sue at The Mercerie has asked if anyone at Pantry Violets may like to enter her competition to win one of her gorgeous felted ba...

Just finished my contribution to the "inchies" (a lot more work than I had imagined) and have passed them along to Carol - so no b...