I am part of a coaching programme at work, which is supposed to focus on me achieving work-related goals, but the coach and I spend a lot of time focusing on just me, and how to be a better, calmer, less stressed me.  I find that one of the things that should bring me most…

Ummmm…say what? Yes, you read correctly – Diamond Painting Notebooks. I am so excited to be able to bring something new to my fellow South Africans.  The diamond painting craze has become really popular over the past few years and the concept has really appealed to me, because I love cross stitch, so it is…

It’s been a struggle being back at work, but I’ve had help. My mother-in-law spent a month with us, so I didn’t have to worry about preparing dinner for Roger and Matthew, but she has sadly left on Sunday and we are still trying to find our new routine, both in the morning and evening….

It’s clear that blogging is not for me – my last post was to wish you a Happy New Year and January had already passed. In my defence I have a pretty good excuse – I created a whole new person. Much of February was a blur, as I literally waddled around in a lot…

Is it really the 23rd of January already? Gosh, this is a late message, but a very Happy 2018 to all of you. Prior to the December vacation, I made loads of plans for projects, some very old WIPs (Work in Progress) to be completed, some re-organising and de-stashing of crafts and an overall clean-up…

I’m sure everyone who is passionate about crochet has Sophie’s Universe on their to do list. It’s been something I’ve wanted to do forever. At first I didn’t think I would be able to do something so complex and so beautiful, but as I slowly gained the confidence I found myself in a state of…

It’s been awhile since I last posted and I have so much to tell you that I am not even sure where I should start. I’ve not been well over the past three weeks, first had the flu which made me a little helpless because I was so limited in what medication I could take…

Finally, I have managed to upload the pattern for Atalia’s Cross. This is a special project, as it is made for our baby girl who will be born around March 2018. When I found out we were expecting a little girl, I started planning all sorts of projects in various shades of pink, so yes,…

One would never believe that I only started crocheting seriously in 2015 if one had to look at the stash of yarn I’ve accumulated since. I had been crocheting somewhat like a mad woman trying to achieve ridiculous targets that were self imposed. Every time I travelled I took along more yarn than clothes. I’ve…

I started the Creative Kogi website and blog a few months ago and at the time thought I would do weekly updates – sharing lots of crafty news and I even had visions of me being on some kind of craft rollercoaster. Well that certainly didn’t go as I had planned, but there is a…