I love crafting for Christmas and had so much fun planning and making throughout October, November and December. I’ve shared a lot of my favourite Cricut projects with you, including the personalised wooden advent calendars we made. Today I wanted to tell you about the wooden block countdown calendar I also made. Although I made…
Crafts for adults
My hands making: cute Kitty Keyring embroidery
Regular readers will know that every month I challenge myself to make the Mollie Makes magazine cover gift. I’ve subscribed since it first came out and have had a drawer full of unopened kits – but no more! I’ve been making more time for grown up crafting and I love to make the kits and hopefully try something…
The Handmade Festival With Kirstie Allsopp
September update – sadly The Handmade Festival has been cancelled due to the current situation. Workshops will be help online instead. Find out more on their website. Living in London I’m surrounded by amazing craft events and workshops. I’m pretty picky about the ones I will go to though and spend my hard earned cash…
Valentine paper crafting {Love Paper Box from MakeBox + Co}
I always feel that Valentine’s Day should be celebrated but simply. It feels like I’m still paying off the excesses of Christmas in February and I want Valentine’s Day to be meaningful more than anything else. My daughter has already asked when she’s getting for Valentine’s Day so I’ve been emphasising the handmade nature of…
Crafting: Winter Craftpod subscription box
It’s been a slow start to the year for me. Our little pup takes a lot of time (I’m constantly watching for signs he needs the loo!) so I haven’t had much free time. That’s why I love a subscription box though! They contain everything you need and the projects can usually be finished in…
DIY re-useable wooden advent calendars
Last year my children asked for Advent calendars I just couldn’t find in the shops. They asked for a Pokemon and Minecraft Advent calendar. They’ve always enjoyed opening their Advent calendars and I didn’t want to disappoint them, especially as they still believe the Elf on the Shelf makes them for them. As we couldn’t…
My Shipping Forecast quilt update (update 5)
I started writing this post over 2 months ago but Christmas obviously got in the way. I made sure to spend some time on my Shipping Forecast quilt recently, so wanted to post a little update about it. My Shipping Forecast quilt update About 6 months ago I finished my Shipping Forecast quilt top. I…
How to personalise your Cricut machine {with a cute kawaii face}
My Cricut machine has been getting a lot of use over the last few months. I don’t make things to sell but I use it to decorate and personalise our home. Over the last few months the Cricut Maker has been out a lot and I’ve used it to make personalised chocolate wrappers for my…
Cricut made Thank You cards
As much as I love seeing my children receive and open gifts, I want them to appreciate how lucky they are and be grateful. We’ve always made and sent Thank You cards and I look forward to an opportunity to be crafty post-Christmas. I was looking back through all the different Thank You cards we…









