I love to make quilts but always stick to the same, safe designs. Recently I’ve begun to experiment and tried my hand at jewel, octagon, triangle and diamonds EPP – baby steps! I was interested to hear about All Points Patchwork: English Paper Piecing beyond the Hexagon, for Quilts & Small Projects by Diane Gilleland,…
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Fillable wooden letter sea glass decoration
Every year we rent a gorgeous cottage on the beach in Devon. It’s the most amazing place and we would live there in a flash if we could. The children love to pick up sea glass and bits of pottery which has been washed onto the beach and we always bring back a pocketful to…
Monday happy things
I’m not sure why Monday always surprises me but it does. I had the laziest weekend possible as I really needed to recharge my batteries and now I’m ready to share my Monday Happy Things. Yesterday I finished piecing all the hexagons for my union flag quilt. My 3 year old really wants me to…
Recipe for Minion play dough
This morning we shared the fun we’ve been having with the new Ravensburger Minions Movie Jigsaw Puzzle. We love those little yellow Minions so thought we’d make our own Minion play dough. Recipe for Minion play dough: 150g plain flour 100g salt 2 tsp. cream of tartar 2 tbsp. vegetable oil 140ml water How to…
Ravensburger Minions Movie Jigsaw Puzzle
Are you looking forward to the new Minions film which is released this summer? Our family love Minions so were excited to review the new Ravensburger Minions Movie Jigsaw Puzzle which ties in to the new film. Ravensburger Minions Movie Jigsaw Puzzle The Ravensburger Minions Movie Jigsaw Puzzle contains 4 jigsaws in a box (12,…
Craft stick photo frames for Father’s Day
Father’s Day is soon approaching here in the UK and my 5 year old has really wanted to make something for his Dad. I recently received a really cute roll of washi tape so thought we would use this to make craft stick frames as a little Father’s Day gift. Equipment needed to make craft…
Craft Stick Fairy Door
I’m so excited to share a really sweet craft with you today. We love playing with our fairy gardens, yes we have two, and have been thinking of little things to make for them. I wanted to make a new fairy door for our upcycled milk bottle fairy house. We’ve been using a painted stone…
Cath Kidston-inspired ric rac skirt
I love Cath Kidston and was totally inspired by her use of ric rac to make a Cath Kidston-inspired ric rac skirt for my daughter. I bought a cute little denim skirt and four different coloured 1m lengths of ric rac. I pinned each piece of ric rac to the bottom of the skirt starting…
Win an Ugo Owl play tent worth £24.99
The weather was amazingly warm today which meant we spent much of the day outside. Fingers crossed this is the start of summer and to celebrate, I have a lovely summery giveaway. I’ve teamed up with GetGo, who is part of the Worlds Apart family, and have the new GetGo Űgo Owl Play Tent to…