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Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 18h

Thank you! 🐌✨

Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 19h

🐾 Horrendously long & wearying work day, but coming home to His Tiny Highness who is ever so graciously offering his assistance in eating cheese on toast is absolutely the best thing in the world! Now to nap whilst this beloved little hound snuffles for any spilled crumbs...

A boop snout picture of a small sausage dog laying over a blanket snugged lap, very intently staring at the out of shot cheese on toast!

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Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 1d

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Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 1d

A lovely thought & certainly something to explore - thank you! ✨

Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 1d

Ah, now I'm a hypocrite because my first thought was who cares about EastEnders or whatever is on! Oops! 🙃🌿✨

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Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 1d

🐌 Hurrah for Sunday Snailday once again & just a very simple wish for folks having a tough time of tricky paths - slowly but surely may the hardships ease & sweet green grass soon be in reach & underfoot...

A stripey snail on slippery green bloomed wet garden stone, reaching for a blade of tasty grass.

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Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 2d

👻 The fab prompt of #showmeyourknits this week is for spooky stitch projects, so rather think these little cuddly botanical boo crochet ghosties might just fit the bill!

Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 4d

🧶Finally, it is time to share the well guarded secret of the Stitch & Witch spooky season library fundraiser project - flower crown wearing cherry leaf dyed botanical boo crochet lavender filled ghosts & most simple knitted socks for to fill a drawer for them to snugly nap in...

A whole of heap of softly coloured naturally dyed yarns - cherry crochet ghosts with mother of pearl eyes & tiny flower crowns on copper wire, very simple knitted colour work socks in progress using buddleja dyed wool, perched on an open illustrated book page of a ghost napping in a sock drawer, with more hand made sweet spirits in a tray to the side, yarn scattered all about.

A more pulled back picture of the first as so as to see more bits!

A montage of the first pictures & the front cover of the illustrated book - how to make friends with a ghost by Rebecca Green - as it was a huge point of inspiration for this project!

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Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 2d

🐈‍⬛ Thoughts please lovely folk - by chance today was asked to create a little black crochet cat to help with a spooky season cat rescue charity fundraiser, & it doesn't look quite right? On ever such a time crunch to create a working pattern so all & any suggestions very welcome!

Text overlaying a picture of spindles of yarn in a white metal tray, with a crochet hook & not quite right looking cat, all on a wooden table.

A close up of the not quite right looking cat!

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Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 2d

📚 With only used & charity bookshops in town, #bookshopday is a thrifty adventure for ink drinking acquisitions - so the £3 haul is an achingly beautiful book of poems from a Yorkshire author, some seaside folkling delights of old tales, & a vintage classic of flower fairies...

A little collection of books spread on a bright floral crochet blanket.

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Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 2d

🐌 Snippets from a snail slow life - remembering to add fermented buddleja flowers botanical dye to the little gallery of colour; clusters of honeyed toadstools; a second hand haul for book shop day; the conundrum of creating a crochet cat to try help beat black cat prejudice...

A montage of pictures, the first twisted skeins of wool on a garden bench, next a cluster of toadstools growing in the grass, next pretty books laid out on a floral crochet tablecloth, lastly a wooden table holding a tray of crochet gubbins to try making a little black cat.

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Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 2d

🌿 Home gathered flowers for (shush yes, it is indeed Saturday) Friday - the garden here at the tiny terrace is in fine form offering up a gloriously fragrant abundance of grapefruit mint, the last fading sprigs of lavender, & wonderfully pink sedum that happily romps wild...

A vintage glass vase holding bright pink flowers & green leaves, sat on a stone garden step with a dark painted gate behind.

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Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 2d

Yes - someone else mentioned this! Absolutely needs to be more soft cornered & less square - thank you! 🐈‍⬛✨

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Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 2d

👻 The fab prompt of #showmeyourknits this week is for spooky stitch projects, so rather think these little cuddly botanical boo crochet ghosties might just fit the bill!

Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 4d

🧶Finally, it is time to share the well guarded secret of the Stitch & Witch spooky season library fundraiser project - flower crown wearing cherry leaf dyed botanical boo crochet lavender filled ghosts & most simple knitted socks for to fill a drawer for them to snugly nap in...

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Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you kindly! 👻🧶✨

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Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 2d

Might be a smidge tricky for a keeping it simple thing, but written in the notebook for the next attempt & having a good think on it - thank you! 🐈‍⬛✨

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Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 2d

Hurray for tiny pumpkins! And 'buttoned up pumpkin bum' sounds like a brilliant insult in the making...🎃🧶✨

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Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 2d

So so so gloriously enchanting! 🧶✨

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Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 2d

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Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 2d

Get quite fed up with Sport Stuff taking over the tv - I'm a cheerfully podgy pudding person, give me Gardener's World & let the silly millionaire football boys run around on someone else's screens!

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Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, 'colder magics rise' is snagged on my thoughts ✨

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Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 2d

Yikes all around!

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Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 2d

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Jollytoadstool @jollytoadstool.bsky.social · 2d

Huge oh no - back to huffing at rain clouds to get themselves over to your patch! 🌧️

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