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June 9, 2019January 19, 2024

How Fairy Exciting. Forest Fairy Crafts ahoy!

Let’s do something a little bit different today, just for fun!

This week I took a break from quilting to do some other crafting. Although it’s not unheard of to find random craft projects on Clever Chameleon, I admit I haven’t done any non-quilty crafting for the blog for ages. It felt good to detour for a day or two!

A while back, I was invited by C&T Publishing to join Lenka Vodicka-Paredes and Asia Currie on a blog hop for their book “Magical Forest Fairy Crafts Through the Seasons”. Well, I couldn’t resist. The book is really cute, the instructions are easy to follow and are genuinely aimed at helping you craft with children. And the icing on the fairy cakes? The projects are designed to use really. sensible. items! In fact, I did not need to buy a thing before my daughter and I could give this book a really good workout – and my non-quilting stash is not very extensive.

Today I’d like to introduce you to Lenka and Asia, and their sweet book. And I’ll point you in the direction of their blog tour so you can have a go at winning an e-copy of the book for yourself. Yay for new friends, fun ideas and a bit of childhood magic!

September 25, 2018January 19, 2024

Wishing Star: Colour Inspiration Tuesday and Link Party

How the blazes did it get to Tuesday again?

No matter. That just means it’s time to party again! Woo hoo, I love this time I set aside each week to really delve into what others have been up to.

On my side of the fence…… there has been much quilty activity in my sewing room. Sadly, most of it can’t be revealed to you just yet. But I did make a bookmark we can talk about. 🙂 It’s a nice little bookmark, made from scraps of my Aurora Star table runner. I’ve added a little wishing star at the top for luck. I thought it was a nice little nod to the parent project the scraps came from.

Actually, I want to give my little aurora wishing star bookmark away to someone who would like it …. So, let’s have a little game at the Chameleon’s party this week – with my new bookmark as the highly sought after and contested prize!. lol 🙂

All you need to do to win is make my heart glow like the Northern Lights with your answer to a burning question I have….. So, come on over – let’s party like a quilted Chameleon!

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September 7, 2018January 19, 2024

Show and Tell Friday

Royal Adelaide Show handicrafts

Show and Tell Day! Lots of show-standard handicraft eye-candy, the winners from my Island Batik blog hop contest revealed and a quilted postcard all in one glorious crafty post today!

I haven’t had any sewing time this week, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been super busy with lots of things quilt and craft related. Join me today in congratulating the clever winners who named my dragonfly quilt on my stop of the Island Batik Great Outdoors blog hop. See the postcard mini-quilt I sent Jeanette for her win from our Teddy Bear’s Picnic. And also lots of pictures of fun and diverse handicrafts at the annual show of the Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society of South Australia . Grab a coffee and come with me to the Royal Adelaide Show!

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August 7, 2018January 19, 2024

Dragonfly Dance – Colour Inspiration Tuesday and Link Party

Dragonfly Dance color scheme by Clever Chameleon

Oh Happy Day (oh happy day….), Oh Happy Day (oh happy day)…..

……when my ScanNCut (when my ScanNCut)….. cut my work away…. oh happy day….!

So, you know I have a new toy, right?…. the ScanNCut CM900 I purchased a few weeks ago. Of course you know…. the blasted thing keeps popping up in my blog. Well, I waaaaas going to stop going on about it after the snow globe project. But…..

I was in the shower the other morning, musing over the technicalities of my current quilt, as I so often do, and a light bulb went on. Not just any light bulb either. The whole supernova mirrorball affair. With trumpets. The works!

mirror ball

And while I’m sure it’s not a novel idea, it’s new to me and it’s geniuuuuusssss!

Three words. “Infinite template possibilities!”

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July 30, 2018January 19, 2024

Sew Early 4 Christmas – Snow Globe Coaster Tutorial and Give-Away

Snow Globe Coaster (Mug Rug) Tutorial from Clever Chameleon

Welcome to the last stop on the 2018 Sew Early 4 Christmas blog hop

It’s finally my turn to host the Sew Early 4 Christmas tutorial series organised by the lovely Joy at Days Filled with Joy. Over the last three Mondays we have been gifting you quick sewing project tutorials that you can sew now and put away for December. So that you can have the last laugh when Christmas tries to sneak up on you yet again…… I’m assuming it is not just me who sometimes gets surprised by that stealthy ninja of a date!

So far in our series, we have had a really cute Christmas wreath pillow from Susan at Super Mom No Cape, a handy drawstring bag from Pam at Threading My Way, and customisable Christmas crackers from Joy at Days Filled with Joy. And today we complete the set with snow globe coasters (mug rugs) from me.

Snow Globe coaster (mug rug) tutorial

I hope you enjoy this tutorial – feel free to pin or save it for later. And make sure you scroll to the bottom of this post, because I have decided to give away my coasters to 4 lucky readers, and also a coaster-making kit to a fifth. It is Christmas in July, after all, so we definitely need gifts!! Instructions to enter for the give-away are at the end, along with the details of the earlier tutorials in the series for your browsing pleasure. Merry Christmas!

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