Remember Crabby? GIVE-AWAY!

Crabby came back from his holiday in the US and skipped gratefully back into his shell which i had dusted weekly in his absence ... well ok, maybe not weekly!

Anyway Crabby wants you to look at this book and go 'ooooh, that looks good' ... you can peep inside it HERE!

And see dear crabby, spread completely naked across the pages, he is obviously really pleased to be back in his shell of course! And in this lovely book you can find out how you make your very own crustacean! I can sign copies for you and will have some at my open studio event this year, but how about a free e-book for you now?

If you want to enter the give-away for the e-book leave a comment below, and tell me what's the most interesting thing you have found on the beach? For further chances to win, share on facebook and twitter and leave another post letting me and Crabby know of course. We will do the draw on Sunday. See you then! xxxx

working on a secret ...

which I did not want to share with you today, and so here is a bit of a project which is getting closer and closer to being in my hands, as we speak!


It's my dear Crabby, in that lovely stash book we are all waiting for!

Remember Crabby?

A certain hermit crab went on a journey to the USA, and I haven't seen him in an age!



But soon we will, and you will actually be able to make your own! This is the first time I have actually sat down and turned my self-taught methods into a pattern and instructions that others could follow!


Crabby didn't make the front cover, but he is there, nestled inside! Can you wait for spring? I can't! But kep you r eye out for more information on this fun book!

Do you like to see what people do when they work?

when they feed odd object through their sewing machines ...



do some lovely chunky blanket stitching?



putting buttons in odd places ...



making very good use of their 'zipper foot' ...



or tying interesting knots!



I know I do! what have you been making this week?

another hermit crab ....

I made another hermit crab ...



and my children gathered to give him a good send off, before we extracted him from crabby number 1's shell, and bubble-wrapped him ...



crabby number 2 is off on a secret mission, we hope he comes home soon ...

hermit crab ....

no, that's not right .....



no, that's not right either!



yes ! that's better ....



my husband calls this little crab willy ... have you ever seen a hermit crab out of his shell?