New year, new crafts

Well hello 2025, and the start of a new year of craft fairs, so far I have 2 booked, 28th June and 27th September both with Posh Crafts, at Coronation Hall, Mundesley.

Here are a few little knits new for this year, I'm hoping this year will be a busy one. 

Don't forget you can keep up to date on our new items on our facebook                          page http://www.facebook.com/SunshineBabyCrafts. there will be lots of new items to buy and also on Instagram @sunshinebabycrafts

Crafting time

Craft fairs

I've now book 4 craft fairs for this year.  

The first one is a #Baconsthorpe craft fair on the 4th of March, 

The second one is #Overstrand Garden Centre craft fair on Sunday the 26th March, 

The third one is  #Posh Crafts craft fair at the #Belfry in Overstrand, on the 13th May

The  4th one is also in Overstrand on the 11th November at #Overstrand Together, Christmas Bazaar which is situated in 6 different venues.

1:    Methodist Church

2:    White Horse pub

3:    Parish Hall

4:    Conservative Club

5:    Sports Club

6:    Sea Merge Hotel

So I've been busy knitting like crazy to make sure I have plenty of stock, and I'm going to be making lots of Christmas jumpers and outfits for those special little people in our lives, and little matching bootees, mitts and hats, which make perfect little baby shower gift or Christmas presents.

I've also got a large selection of blankets now ready for your little one.

So come and say hello and you might find a little something for you special little person.

 Don't forget you can keep up to date on our new items on our facebook page http://www.facebook.com/SunshineBabyCrafts. there will be lots of new items to buy

Nautical themes

Hello sailor

Since moving to Norfolk, and living only minutes from the sea, I've decided to do a range of nautical clothing, I've designed a pattern with a boat motif on the front which I though I would make in white with a navy blue boat, and also navy blue with a white or even red boat, I've also got an anchor I've designed and I was also thinking of making matching cargo pants and pairing them up as a set !  

Sail Boat

Anchor

I've also got a crab design and fish 

All these will be made using #JamesCBrett super soft yarn and also #Stylecraft yarns #knitsirdar and #Patons in double knit.

All of these yarns were purchased from #Woolwarehouse and #Deramore


I was also thinking of making a few buggy/car seat blankets with the same sort of motifs with contrasting edges using 3 squares by 6 or 9 square with half motifs and half plain in different colours

I was also thinking of matching a jumper with white knitted trousers would make a lovely Christmas present

This of course got me thinking about summer dresses, shorts and tops but that's another blog 😊

All these hopefully will be available at Norfolk crafts fairs very soon watch this space !!!

Don't forget you can keep up to date on our new items on our facebook page http://www.facebook.com/SunshineBabyCrafts. as soon as I've settled in there will be lots of new items to buy.

Sewing room

New sewing room

The  move to Norfolk I had 3 stipulation for our new house.

1)  a large kitchen as I love cooking and baking and intend to make all my own bread, cakes, pies and jams.

2) a large lounge for cosy nights by the fire

3)  a sewing room, so I didn't have to constantly pack everything away every night

So with this in mind I've been looking for ideas for the perfect sewing room

I need a large sturdy cutting table, a sewing machine table and comfy chair, lots of storage for materials and yarns, hanging space for dresses, trousers and knitwear, shelves for folders and books, racks for cotton reels and ribbons, and pin board for ideas and draws for scissors cutting blades and pens pencils and tapes.  Theses are a few ideas I found 

I love this organised cotton reel / tools board

I particularly like this idea to keep my materials nice and crease free

I will defiantly utilise some of these ideas into my sewing room.