With the spring half-term on its way, it’s time to start thinking about how you’re going to keep the kids occupied, especially when going on a little trip away for the week or weekend. If you’ve been looking into spring breaks UK locations, or you’ve already got a trip booked up ready for spring to…
We love making suncatchers and with the King’s Coronation taking place later this year, we thought it would be fun to make a King Charles suncatcher. We used the King Charles III colouring sheet we made, which is based on his portrait on the new 50p coin. My daughter loves collecting special 50p coins, but…
Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while although now I’m moved it to Sunday. It’s a chance for me to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. It’s a…
Portsmouth Dockyard or Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is made up of a number of different attractions, including HMS Victory, HMS Warrior and the Mary Rose Museum. We thought it sounded like a great place to explore with the kids and spent a few days exploring Portsmouth Dockyard with kids. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is an area of…
I discovered the author Kate Morton a few years ago when I read The Clockmakers Daughter and I’ve never looked back. She is one of my favourite authors and I always look forward to her latest book. Thanks to NetGalley I was able to read an advanced copy of her new book, Homecoming. I finished…
As it’s National Embroidery Month I am excited to have another wonderful giveaway to share with you today – you can win tickets to The Creative Craft Show in Birmingham featuring Sewing for Pleasure and Fashion & Embroidery. We’ve teamed up with the organisers of The Creative Craft Show Birmingham to offer you the chance…
Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while although now I’m moved it to Sunday. It’s a chance for me to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. It’s a…
Are you making anything at the moment? I had a burst of energy earlier in the month and have now fallen into a bit of a slump, searching for my next project. For the last few years I’ve been keeping a list of my crafty projects on the homepage of my blog. It helps remind…
I love to make home accessories and can’t resist using my favourite Liberty fabrics. Not only are they beautiful and go with everything, they also wash really well! I wanted to make a pretty sleep mask and used some gorgeous florals. Liberty sleep mask tutorial equipment: Two pieces of Liberty fabric Wadding Piece of elastic…