Archive for February, 2011
• My work in ‘Mijn Creatieve Hobby’
I designed some sunny items for an outdoor picknick with the Eline’s Huis fabric Meadow, buttons, and lace. You can find them, with a work description, in the Dutch craft magazine ‘Mijn Creatieve Hobby‘.
It feels so funny and exciting to see my name in a magazine :-)
• Inspiring blogs on Sunday
Today I share two happy, cheerful, colorful crochet blogs with you. Once in a while I discover such treasures on the internet, I was so happy when I saw these colors. Both blogs inspire me to start some new colorful projects :-)
The first blog is Apples and Pears from Andrea who lives in West Yorkshire [...]
• byPetra at the ‘Creatieve Hobby- en Handwerkdagen, Den Bosch’
This year I decided I want to bring my webshop a step further. Part of that plan is that I’m going to attend craft fairs as a seller of craft materials.
The first one this year will be the ‘Creatieve Hobby- en Handwerkdagen‘ in Den Bosch on March 18, 19 and 20. On those days you [...]
• Queen Anne’s lace scarf
I made this scarf as a birthday present for my best friend. I wanted to make something that she could use just by herself, a piece of me she can keep close to remind her that I love her and appreciate her very much.
I used two colors of Rowan Handknit cotton DK, 334 Delphinium and [...]
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I'm Petra, I live in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Besides my day job I’m running my own business: organising creative workshops and a web shop selling cute and colourful fabrics, ribbon and buttons.
In my spare time I love to crochet and sew. I’m always on the look for new inspiration on the web, in books and in magazines.
