... and The Big Knit 2014

You remember we said we were taking part in the Innocent Big Knit... well we've finally finished and sent our contribution!

Obsessions & Distractions - Moustaches

Movember is run by The Movember Foundation every November and challenges men to grow moustaches, to spark conversation and raise vital funds for its men’s health programs.

You can find out how to get involved on the website and here are a few moustache related crafts you may also like!!

... and The Innocent Big Knit

Today we thought we'd share a bit about The Innocent Big Knit, which are planning to get involved with. The idea is to knit mini hats to fit onto Innocent drinks bottles to raise money for Age UK.

... and #World Pomination

We're super excited about going to The Handmade Fair next week (only 7 more sleeps!!). In preparation, we have been making pompoms for our contribution to the #worldpomination world record.

Tips, Tools & Techniques - Cheap & Easy Easter Eggs

Hello! Here's our regular feature where we share tips, tools & techniques that have caught our eye, things we have Pinned, and things we have tried. These are probably not going to change your life(!) but might make it a bit easier...

Happy Easter!! As part of a Recovery Arts event, we held an Easter Egg decorating session. Here's how it went:

... and a PomPom Festival!

Recently we read about the PomPom Blossom Festival in Making magazine, and we just had to put our names down and take part!! For the month of June, Balfron (in Scotland) is going to be turned into an open air installation with hundreds of PomPoms hanging from the trees. Each will have a label attached with the maker's name and a word chosen by each maker.

... and Pillowcase Dresses for "Dress a Girl Around the World"

It's Red Nose Day! For those of you who don't know about this Red Nose Day happens here every 2 years and its an opportunity to fundraise and help change people's lives in the UK and Africa. You can read more about this here

We wanted to do something to help, that would also give us our crafting fix. The emphasis this year was on baking - we thought we'd try something that couldn't potentially kill someone - we are trying to improve people's lives after all!!!

Having seen this blog post by Sew Scrumptious, it inspired us to make our own Pillowcase Dresses for the charity Dress a Girl Around the World.  This is how Louise from Sew Scumptious describes it:

... and an #imapiece Stitching Event!

The #imapiece Craftivist Jigsaw project is to create a giant jigsaw embroidered with provocative messages to support Save the Children's Race Against Hunger Campaign.  The project will create an art installation to raise awareness of the issues of world hunger and injustice.  To read more about this campaign, click here.