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Archive for December 2011

Accessories CAL roundup 2

Today I have one final 2011 crochet-along roundup from the PlanetJune ravelry group members to share with you, as November’s Accessories CAL was given an extension to give people more time to complete their projects (you can see the first roundup photos here). Keep reading for details of the January CAL at the end of […]

Christmas CAL 2011 roundup

HAPPY CHRISTMAS! I hope you’re having a wonderful day. What better way to celebrate than by looking through the wonderful projects made for the 2011 PlanetJune Christmas Crochet-Along? Thank you to everyone who joined in; as always it’s so much fun to see what you’ve made! (For speed, I’m just giving credit with participants’ Ravelry […]

Cape Town wildlife VII

This is the seventh post in my monthly series on the fascinating nature I encounter here in South Africa. This is the harbour at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. Here you can find shops, restaurants, boat trips… and something else. Have you spotted it yet? Let’s try a close-up: It’s a big pile of […]

beaded poinsettia

This is my 6th year of crafting a poinsettia every year, to mark the holidays – it’s my little personal crafty tradition. I try to come up with a different technique every year, and I like to share it with you in case you’d like to make one too, or to whet your appetite for […]

December update

Keep reading for the details of the 2011 Christmas CAL and contest! How can it be December already?! This is the start of my first southern-hemisphere summer, so it’s very hard to believe it’s December – it’s certainly a big change from Canada! This whole year has been a real struggle for me – moving […]

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