The traditional craft of embroidery has gained a new excitement as a new generation of stitchers bring contemporary style to subjects like houseplants and modern interiors. I am delighted to tell you more about Embroidery: Learn in a Weekend. This smart little book, written with beginners in mind, perfectly captures that aesthetic and gives you…
October was a busy month for us. With the kids back at school and settled I applied for a new job – and got it! Thankfully I only had to give one weeks’ notice. I found I turned to crafting to help keep me focused on the interview as I really wanted the job. I…
October surely means Halloween and I love a little project I can work on in the evening. This year I’ve experimented with crochet and whipped up a few little ghosts. I thought I would share instructions on how to crochet a Halloween ghost for your Halloween decor this year. List of supplies: Crochet yarn –…
September saw the kids go back to school and, although I was glad to get back to our school routine, I felt like I had less time to make. I’m not sure if this was true but it definitely feels like our calendar is full to bursting. It didn’t stop me stocking up on craft…
September feels like a good time to start a new project. The children are back to a new year at school, club start up again and it’s a time when I start to look at myself and what I want to achieve too. This year I am trying a 365 challenge, where I add to…
August went past in a bit if a flash thanks to the school summer holidays, but I’m delighted to be sitting down and looking over the past month of creativity. The lovely long summer evenings are perfect for crafting and my daughter and I were very busy with our embroidery hoops. August crafting I’ve been…
July was a busy month so it’s probably no surprise that I forgot to post an update of my crafts. The kids had loads of activities and finished their school year, and promptly went off to summer camp with Scouts. There was also plenty of time for crafting and we fitted in a few exhibitions…
I love crochet and it feels like this is the time of year I can start thinking about adding some autumnal decorations to our home. I’ve been making crochet maple leaves which I think would look perfect strung along some fairy lights over the mantlepiece. Although there are quite a few steps, if you know…
It’s been a while since we’ve painted any rocks to hide locally. We have such a stash that we can pick a couple up on our way out, we have so many! However I recently had some small off-cuts of my favourite Liberty fabrics and decided to use them to make some updated rocks. Liberty…