Cast a Spell - scroll down past the life story to shop the collection...
In October 2024, I had a fall and broke my right wrist, meaning I was not able to needle felt or draw with my right hand for several months.
The community that has built up around my crafting streams, the wonderful Cosy Coven, encouraged me to continue streaming in whatever way I could and so over several streams including diamond painting, jigsaw puzzles and zen garden fiddling, I also decorated my bright orange cast using my left hand - a little clumsily, but not bad!
However, there was more to come. A couple of weeks after my accident, I was made redundant from my day job of over a decade. After much rest, recuperation and thought, I made the decision to take the money from my redundancy and work toward this being my full time job and growing our community.
A year later, I have almost full movement back in my wrist and the community and streams continue to grow and thrive. To celebrate this a year later, I have recreated the designs from my cast (using my right hand this time!) and called it 'Cast a Spell', as I love a pun, I love magic, I love the changing of the seasons and a chance to reflect on what we have been through and what we have in front of us. All merch purchases go towards supporting the community and this wild dream of making a difference through creativity, curiosity and kindness.