Vanessa Lynch

I'm a stay-at-home mom of two who loves to sew, design, paint, and craft. Visit my blog for lots of great tutorials and read about my sewing adventures!

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My first time card weaving! 🙌🏻 Because of course I need more hobbies. 🤣 It’s going well except that it’s wider than I need. 🤷🏻‍♀️😂 I’m going to finish it because it’s so pretty. I’m sure I will find a use for… https://t.co/DfXfjyOXM7

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When you don’t have a keychain for the spare 🏠 key, you make one! 👍🏻

#scrapyarn #worstedweight #wool #pompom https://t.co/wYmMXXpirN

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What’s better than one cute hat? Why two of course!! 🐑 🐑 I knit the first Baa-Ble hat while driving around England earlier this summer (sans pom pom). I wound up with plenty of yarn to make a second when I got home.… https://t.co/UjNQaOqrFq

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We decided to paint the outside of our house! 😆 It’s a total makeover and an amazing difference from the original colors. We have been living here for 14 years and it’s the first time we are painting so we picked a… https://t.co/xzp6T2YkAl

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Took the kiddos to the Globe for their first Shakespeare play. 👏🏻 The Merry Wives of Windsor. @ Globe Theatre https://t.co/42MfeDr42W

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Chihuly at KEW gardens. Lots of color and blue skies! @ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://t.co/IAJas7U0j2

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Where my great great uncle worked! #doorknobpolisher @ Buckingham Palace https://t.co/C4cNgj8E5T

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🙌🏻🙌🏻 I adopted some fabric today! @ Liberty London https://t.co/uVzCA2WsQh

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I started knitting this hat on the plane to Ireland. Finished in the north of England. 🙌🏻 Used a kit purchased from a local shop (a few years ago). Pattern is the 21 Color slouch hat by Virginia Sattler-Reimer using… https://t.co/4wCWskT5R2

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Just posted a photo @ Stonehenge https://t.co/PG97ozgFlZ

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Just posted a photo @ The Roman Baths https://t.co/GoPySN8O4z

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Just posted a photo @ Castlerigg stone circle https://t.co/iYoeZ5e88F

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Just posted a photo @ Edinburgh Castle https://t.co/7XhISPrKwX

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Gorgeous spot for a hike! @ Glencoe Valley, Highlands https://t.co/AaAkCIT2L4

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The beautiful ruins of Urqhart Castle on the shores of Loch Ness. @ Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness, Scotland https://t.co/SrGT2cYQQK

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Hello Glasgow! (View from our balcony) @ Glasgow, United Kingdom https://t.co/zKvX7lFgBk

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We went to an intimate banquet in Dunguaire Castle tonight. Four delicious courses, some mead and wine and an evening of poetry, songs and tales of long ago. 🍀 🇮🇪 @ Dunguaire Castle https://t.co/lrGdLoF9OY

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It is said that some call these the ‘cliffs of insanity’; still others tell tales of dark wizards hiding a horcrux in the cave below.

Hiked 6 miles of cliff. It was a bit scary in spots without a guard rail. It was… https://t.co/3YiU6n05zs

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The color is so vibrant here! 😍 @ Claddagh, Galway, Ireland https://t.co/gVu2tVItVY

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This morning my kids informed me they no longer “play”; they explore. This is where they explored today. 🍀 (Can you see them? They are on the right.)

You may recognize this castle. It was used in Braveheart. @ Trim… https://t.co/9fQ9vEsTnv