Crystal MoonCat

Grand Designers

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I had a bit of a Couture thing going last weekend and ordered half a dozen books on Haute Couture and Historical Fashion from the library (God bless public libraries). BTW did you know the difference between Haute Couture and Couture? For a fashion house to call its garments Haute Couture it must follow the … Read more

Three Witches

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You know at the beginning of Shakespeare’s Macbeth when the evil Witches are seated around their cauldron and chant “When shall we three meet again” with a bit of cackling and overacting thrown in? Well I’ve been experiencing being the victim of a coven of witches recently or that what it feels like! It’s happened … Read more

First Makes of 2016

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I first made this jumper back in the 80s and then lost the pattern. I was thinking about it a year ago and regularly checked all the online second hand sites to see if I could track it down as I remember really enjoying making it (and it was easy!!). The Original Pingouin Pattern No  … Read more

Summing Up 2015

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I laughed and cried a lot in 2015. In January it was basically a case of “Happy New Year, you’ve got Breast Cancer.” The things that made me laugh which I’m glad to say far outnumbered the crying bits. I will be for ever grateful to the wonderful lady who set up the FB group … Read more

Oh The Joy of Hairy Legs!

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I never thought in a million years that I’d get so much pleasure from dragging my razor up and down my hairy legs! As you know from previous posts chemotherapy ate all my body hair and I mean all of it   So, although I was pleased not to have to shave my legs during the … Read more

Free Food…..almost!

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A couple of days ago I found a till generated coupon for 84p on the ground in my local Tesco car park. I picked it up and filed it away in my purse for later use.   Later I had an idea that I’d give myself a project to see how much food I could … Read more