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Pondering the basics | Faerie Crafts and Hobbies

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Faerie Crafts and Hobbies. The first Empire LARP event will be Easter weekend which is end of March/ start of April. While I, and I am sure many others, will be praying for a heat wave such as we have had in March for the last couple of years, I have to consider that it may be. This obviously affects my fabric choices, but before I even pick up a needle it affects those things I will not be sewing and that are. Part of the Costume for under 30 challenge. Either as liners or socks, and while they are a lo...

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Fruit Flavoured Vodkas | Faerie Crafts and Hobbies

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Faerie Crafts and Hobbies. I wanted to make raspberry vodka this weekend, but neither the local farmer’s market nor the supermarket had any nice ones. I also wanted to make rhubarb and vanilla vodka and some chamomile vodka – both recommended by my friend Steve. No rhubabrb to be found and no chamomile growing in the vicinity (it needs to be fresh). I was also wanting to make elderflower vodka. guess what? They were, nom! For 750g fruit I used 750ml vodka and 250g sugar. Weigh the dry fruit. Attack the b...

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New Kanzashi and a Conundrum….. | Everybody Wants To Be A Cat

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Everybody Wants To Be A Cat. The End of a Blog; The Birth of the New →. August 24, 2011 · 9:02 pm. New Kanzashi and a Conundrum…. Made a cute set today that made for some fantastic pictures. Check it out! I’m also looking for a creative, clever, and portable way to display my hairstick and prong kanzashi pieces. They don’t exactly fit neatly into a small box without crushing the petals. Not good. The best way is to stand them up somehow, but the question of the day is how? 2 responses to “. That would be...

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Fabric haul from last weekend | Faerie Crafts and Hobbies

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Faerie Crafts and Hobbies. Fabric haul from last weekend. I promised to upload pictures of my fabric haul from Walthamstow. So here goes, lots of lovely loot! Fake fur, enough for a collar or stole. 1 from a friend. Beautiful; length suitable for long scarf e.g. with Salwar 1 from friend. Red crystal organza 1/m. Thick wine red satin 1/m. Shantung gold/ sunset orange 2/m. Silk chiffon sunset orange/ gold 2/m. Incredible cut and emboidered shot organza in gold and burgundy 3.50/m. Close up shot of organza.

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Costume Inspiration | Faerie Crafts and Hobbies

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Faerie Crafts and Hobbies. A collection of photos for costume inspiration for Brass Coast. Again, many are a Pick’n’Mix selection. I will not be baring my midriff, and certainly for March I will not be baring even my arms! In the summer fabrics will be floatier, more arm is likely to be shown, there is no need for modesty for the costume as such, but I will still not be baring the dreaded midriff! My colours will be red and golds, the fabrics warm enough for the time of year! December 17, 2012. I have so...

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The rest of my fabric stash | Faerie Crafts and Hobbies

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Faerie Crafts and Hobbies. The rest of my fabric stash. I probably need to make a decision as to what to do with some of this, or to give it away. I mean, what am I going to do with bright pink leopard print satin? Or with the bright pink camo or even normal camo material? 6 comments on “ The rest of my fabric stash. December 17, 2012. That’s quite a stash you have there! I love that pink tartan! December 17, 2012. Well, I *might* but I think a neon pink leopard print choli might be a little too much&#82...

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Why I keep posting, not sewing | Faerie Crafts and Hobbies

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Faerie Crafts and Hobbies. Why I keep posting, not sewing. Unfortunately a couple of weeks ago a lady in Waitrose was in somewhat of a hurry and failed to notice me, or more importantly my right ring finger. She whacked it so hard with her trolley that she broke it in two places. Unfortunately this means that right now I can’t do any cutting out, nor can I thread my overlocker (something that’s a right pain even with two fully functional hands). One comment on “ Why I keep posting, not sewing. Writings f...

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Honeyfree Jewish Honey Cake | Faerie Crafts and Hobbies

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Faerie Crafts and Hobbies. Honeyfree Jewish Honey Cake. A very lovely friend of mine is allergic to honey, and several friends are lactose intolerant, so I was looking for a cake I could make that was. Easy to eat without plates or cutlery. And with a name like that, how could I not? The lovely thing is, this cake uses orange juice and whisky for moisture, as well as eggs, which gives an unusual and totally delicious texture. I had neither whisky nor rye in, so replaced that with vanilla vodka. I used de...

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Cherry Cake | Faerie Crafts and Hobbies

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Faerie Crafts and Hobbies. I really do need to keep in the habit of updating this more often. Sorry. This weekend I made a dairy free cherry cake. It can be made with any fruit you like, really, I just had a real craving for cherries and they are one of the few fruits that I prefer to use out of the tin – they taste just as good and are so much less work. The recipe is really easy too – takes 5 minutes to prepare and 45 minutes to bake. Zest of one lemon. One comment on “ Cherry Cake. April 22, 2013.