November 2010 – PlanetJune by June Gilbank: Blog

punchneedle globe WIP (part 4)

November 24, 2010 @ 12:28 pm · Filed under: Punchneedle

Punchneedle Globe menu: Update 1 Update 2 Update 3 Update 4 – you are here Update 5 The Finished Globe! Here’s where we left my punchneedle embroidery globe at the last update: This next stage is the real test of my design: I based my idea on the concept of a papercraft globe I’d once […]

all change!

November 22, 2010 @ 10:39 am · Filed under: My Craft Business

I have news. Big news. Mind-blowingly huge news. And it’s not directly craft-related, but will impact my entire life (including my business), so I need to share it with you… My husband has been offered a job at the observatory in Cape Town, South Africa, and he’s accepted it! I’m very proud of Dave – […]

Christmas CAL and contest!

November 16, 2010 @ 1:14 pm · Filed under: Crochet

I’ve run three crochet-alongs (CALs) this year: Spring, Summer and Fall. I’ve been a little disappointed with the outcome: approx 3-4 times as many people used the CAL discount code than actually submitted completed projects to the CAL roundup. Some people contacted me to apologise that they didn’t manage to complete their projects in time, […]

Christmas Baubles crochet pattern

November 15, 2010 @ 1:25 pm · Filed under: Crochet, Patterns

I hadn’t planned to do a Christmas pattern this year, as I have so many already and it’s getting more and more difficult each year to think of something original! I’ve had the idea of a set of tree decorations kicking about in the back of my mind for a couple of years now, but […]

punchneedle globe WIP (part 3)

November 10, 2010 @ 9:16 am · Filed under: Punchneedle

Punchneedle Globe menu: Update 1 Update 2 Update 3 – you are here Update 4 Update 5 The Finished Globe! I wasn’t feeling great last weekend so I treated myself to a day resting on the sofa, working on my punchneedle globe project. And I’ve finally made some serious progress: I’ve finished the southern hemisphere! […]

AmiDogs Greyhound crochet pattern

November 2, 2010 @ 11:48 am · Filed under: Crochet, Patterns

A couple of months ago, I had a Greyhound pattern commission request from a lady who works with The Greyhound Supporters Of The National Capital Region (GSNCR), a not-for-profit charity that works towards facilitating adoptions for retired racing greyhounds in the Ottawa, Ontario region. This was probably my most challenging AmiDogs design to date – […]

Review and Win contest

November 1, 2010 @ 3:25 pm · Filed under: Crochet, My Craft Business

I’m guessing that not everybody knows that I run a monthly ‘Review and Win’ contest in my shop. Every review of one of my patterns or other items in the shop is automatically entered, and every month I draw a random winner who gets to pick a free pattern of their choice. It’s really easy […]