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A Very Potter Christmas
LED lights transformed into potion bottles using some simple stickers and a little iridescent filling
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Gringotts Bag
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Vinyl Hoodie
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Harry Potter Quilt
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Harry Potter Quilt
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Messenger Bag
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Harry Potter Quilt
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Harry Potter Graphgan
This is the right-hand section of the almost completed graphgan
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Egg-cellent Storage...
I have a pretty old, under counter fridge, that is prone to having wet shelves where the little hole keeps getting blocked up. I buy eggs...
pennyhewson
May 19, 20241 min read
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Anniversary Chess Set
I've been working on a commission requested from my Mum, following on from something that we unpacked together in last month's mould haul...
pennyhewson
May 19, 20241 min read
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Eco-Friendly Resin Cake Stands
A budget friendly alternative to ResinCrete
pennyhewson
May 19, 20242 min read
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Back to Hogwarts...
So, there's a ton of blog posts queued up in my Drafts waiting for the final photo's to be uploaded...so, why I am posting something new?...
pennyhewson
May 8, 20242 min read
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Huge mould haul!
This month I was lucky enough to spot some mould listings on eBay for people looking to de-stash their craft rooms or unfortunately...
pennyhewson
Apr 14, 20242 min read
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More resin experiments...
So, my craft table looks like something out of the Nutty Professor's laboratory! There's lolly sticks, glue guns, more resin bottles,...
pennyhewson
Mar 31, 20243 min read
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Using temporary tattoos in resin
This year I'm trying to make as many handcrafted gifts as possible, I'm sure I'm not the only one trying to save a few pennies here and...
pennyhewson
Mar 31, 20242 min read
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Creating my own Platform 9 3/4
I caught a video on YouTube where someone was unboxing a Harry Potter resin kit from SophieandToffee. I immediately dashed over to their...
pennyhewson
Mar 31, 20242 min read
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Fabulous 'Faberge'
After disappearing down a YouTube rabbit hole, my latest craft phase involves Resin. I started out with 2 part 1:1 Epoxy Resin, and have...
pennyhewson
Mar 31, 20242 min read
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"Banana!"
“Minions! Minions have been on this planet far longer than we have. They go by many names, Dave, Carl, oh, that one is Norbit. He is an...
pennyhewson
Mar 31, 20241 min read
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Another visit to the Galaxy Far, Far, Away!
After having already created my Baby Alien from 'The Mandolorian' and a few other miniature projects, it was time to continue with the...
pennyhewson
Aug 3, 20231 min read
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A New Addition....Dougal the DemiGuise!
A few weeks ago, I was browsing the internet looking for a pattern that would use up the extra ball of wool that I'd ordered by mistake,...
pennyhewson
Aug 3, 20231 min read
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Back to the 80's...
A few years ago I came across a crochet pattern under the name of 'Fuzzy Wuzzies'; it turned out to be a crochet pattern to make your...
pennyhewson
Aug 3, 20231 min read
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Here there be Dragons
When I was growing up, like most young girls, I loved to watch Disney movies. One of my all-time favourites was Pete's Dragon (1977). ...
pennyhewson
Jul 27, 20231 min read
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And then there was light...
Now that the main buildings have all been assembled and painted, I cut small holes into the base layer of foam and then added a single...
pennyhewson
Jul 1, 20231 min read
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Anniversary Throw
I was browsing the internet and came across a Crochet Along throw pattern hosted by 'Lookwhatimade.net. The original CAL was made in...
pennyhewson
Jul 1, 20231 min read
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Welcome to Hogsmeade!
So, last year I discovered the amazing 'Village Collection' from the craft wizard himself, Mr. Tim Holtz! As soon as I started watching...
pennyhewson
Feb 26, 20231 min read
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Cosy Crochet Cocoon Cardigan
With my long-term health condition, I feel worse when it's been damp and absolutely dreadful when it's cold with it. Well, what do you...
pennyhewson
Feb 26, 20232 min read
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A Very Crochet Christmas
Winter 2022...My fingers were itching to start a new project (even though I have more WIPs than I do fingers to count them on), I've got...
pennyhewson
Feb 26, 20231 min read
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Paper, paper everywhere!
Today is the last day of my Easter leave and I've spent the last week catching up with family, and of course, paper crafting! Here's just...
pennyhewson
Apr 11, 20211 min read
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