Crafted by Kitty

Crafted by Kitty Welcome to my page. I take commissions, please contact me for a chat about any item Then there was me, not a creative or arty bone in my body.

For years I said "I don't have a creative gene!"

My whole family are creative in their own ways. For years I just thought the creative gene had passed me by. In 2016 I found myself making a pair of curtains, in organza, for the marquee for the PTA summer ball! I hadn't had my sewing machine out in years ! Soon after I was making bunting for the children's bedrooms. Then in the winter of 2017-18 w

e had the "Beast from the East" and as a family we welcomed a puppy into our home. On a particularly snowy afternoon after donning our snow gear and warm clothes just to take our puppy for a 10 minute walk, drinking hot chocolate with marshmallows to get warm, I found I had some time on my hands and picked up the crochet hook I'd bought 2 years previous and had done nothing with, found a scrappy bit of yarn and a YouTube tutorial and off I went...Crochet found it's way into my heart and I was 'hooked'! Fast forward to now and several baby blankets, ponchos and shawls later in addition to a new sewing machine where bags and bunting and other items come to life, I have realised, I do have a creative gene it's just taken a long time to mature and I'm still learning.

Recent order sent before Christmas4 sunburst granny squares sewn together and boarder added to make a pram/car seat size...
04/01/2026

Recent order sent before Christmas

4 sunburst granny squares sewn together and boarder added to make a pram/car seat size blanket

A recent make to a colleague at work. A lovely baby girl. Beautiful shells pattern
22/12/2025

A recent make to a colleague at work. A lovely baby girl. Beautiful shells pattern

So the cherry gin that was is now a cherry 🍒 gin liqueur…and it’s delish 😋
20/12/2025

So the cherry gin that was is now a cherry 🍒 gin liqueur…and it’s delish 😋

Last Christmas (there’s a song there!), Mr CBK bought me a combination of 2 of my favourite things…cherries 🍒 and gin 🍸!...
25/11/2025

Last Christmas (there’s a song there!), Mr CBK bought me a combination of 2 of my favourite things…cherries 🍒 and gin 🍸! Yum 😋 I thought! Only to be disappointed that I didn’t like it!

I’ve tried it with tonic, my usual mixer of choice but no, the sharpness of the tonic and sweet of the cherries don’t go together. I’ve tried lemonade but again, for me, no! For someone who has a proper sweet tooth and loves cherries and the summer fruits I was shocked that I don’t like this gin.

Then a thought struck me, I love a sweet, sticky gin liqueur. So add some sugar and turn it into a liqueur, so that’s what I did this morning.

And while rooting around in the freezer for my frozen cherries 🍒 only to find they’ve all gone (Mr CBK!!!), I found frozen damsons. Another root around a cupboard and found and unopened bottle of Bombay Sapphire. Half of that is now in another jar with the damsons and sugar!

So the cherry gin liqueur should be ready for Christmas 🎄 and by the time I’ve drank that…hic…the damson will be ready

Perfect. Just enough to see me through the winter!

And here’s the cake. Lemon Drizzle Victoria sandwich Bloomin’ delish! 🎂 😋
12/10/2025

And here’s the cake. Lemon Drizzle Victoria sandwich

Bloomin’ delish! 🎂 😋

Another kitchen/food related make today. Homemade lemon curd 🍋. Always a favourite in our house. Mr CBK loves a curd. Hi...
11/10/2025

Another kitchen/food related make today. Homemade lemon curd 🍋. Always a favourite in our house. Mr CBK loves a curd. His most recent curd has been sour cherry 🍒 and I have to say it was delicious. Unfortunately not a homemade one. National trust ☘️I think!

Made specifically for Miss CBK’s birthday cake 🎂. She loves lemon drizzle cake and a Victoria sandwich, so I’m combining the 2! Not done by me before so we’ll see how that works out!

There should be enough left for 2 gifts 🎁. A colleague of mine who supplies me with honey from her hives 🐝. And a colleague of Mr CBK’s who supplies him with tomatoes 🍅 all summer.

Now we’ve got soup too! And still there’s enough courgette to have with every meal this week!
18/08/2025

Now we’ve got soup too! And still there’s enough courgette to have with every meal this week!

When a colleague gives you a bag of courgettes from his allotment…courgette chutney…(Excuse the jars, it’s not garlic, i...
16/08/2025

When a colleague gives you a bag of courgettes from his allotment…courgette chutney…

(Excuse the jars, it’s not garlic, it is chutney!)

A dear friend has a birthday tomorrow. We don’t usually exchange gifts unless it’s a “special” birthday but after the in...
02/08/2025

A dear friend has a birthday tomorrow. We don’t usually exchange gifts unless it’s a “special” birthday but after the invite to “pop round for a drink and nibbles” I couldn’t go empty handed.

So the cauldron (that’s what Mr CBK calls it!) came out and I made her some hand cream 🫳🏻 and lip balm 👄

Improvisation on the labels as the printer won’t work to print my bespoke ones 🤷🏻‍♀️

She’s a busy mom, so hopefully these will provide a small pamper 💜

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