Crafty Green Poet

Above is the front cover of a wee book I made at a Junk Journaling workshop at the Edinburgh International Book Festival . You can read more...

 A few posts back, I shared some of the postcards I've been making to share through Postcrossing . Here are some more, all made using c...

Last year I had the unenviable task of clearing out a friend's flat after she died (you can read my post about house clearances over on ...

This plain black t-shirt was still in perfect condition, except for a hole! So, I chose some nice fabric from my stash and covered the hole ...

 I had a flurry of making collages over the winter break. Here are some of my favourites, all made with vintage papers and the occasional ex...

This apron was in a bit of a state, the straps were worn and there were holes in it. So I decided to repair and upgrade it. I sewed brightly...

My Crafty Green Magpie Shop has been open on Etsy for nine years now. I also for a while had a separate Crafty Green Poet shop (for handmad...

I've been working on a few collages recently, most of them are still in progress! I've been adding items gradually over several week...

Away back in September last year, I shared that I wanted to customise this black denim jacket :   I was getting bored of it and it was looki...

 I like making greetings cards, using a range of materials mostly sourced from second hand shops. The designs in the photo below are all for...

 I've been bored with this t-shirt for a while now  but today I was given some lace ribbon which will work perfectly in brightening it u...

A couple of days ago, we collected our Christmas tree from Crafty Green Boyfriend's mother's garden. It's in a pot and will be r...

As long term readers of this blog will know, I make most of my own Christmas cards, though often I forget to post photos of them here. This ...

For 21 years, Recycle Week has been celebrating recycling and encouraging people to recycle as much as they can. This year's theme is ...

It's Second Hand September , which is a call to “ shop second hand to take a stance against fast fashion and dress for a fairer world .”...

It's been a while, but here's my latest fabric owl! Made entirely from scrap fabric and spare buttons. I've enjoyed making a ser...

I always make Easter cards for a few friends and family members, though I often forget to post photos of them anywhere. So here are some of ...

I entirely forgot to post photos of any of the Christmas cards that I made last year! More recently I remembered that I used to share photos...

 I've been continuing to make owls, using the craft kit I bought a while ago from a second hand shop and scrap fabric from my stash. The...

 I made this bookmark yesterday from leftover pink wool - there was almost exactly the right amount of wool to weave through the plastic mes...