Sometimes it can be difficult to come up with a name for a blog post. So todays’ post is called ‘London inspired embroidery hoop’ – a little snappier than my commute inspired hoop! I’ve been commuting to work via the Underground for some months now, every day is the same (except for the odd tube…
We recently received a copy of Fun Painting Projects For Kids: 60 Activities to Unleash Your Inner Artist by Louise McCullen, author of Messy Little Monster blog. I knew this would be really popular with my crafty readers and I’m delighted to have a copy to giveaway today. Fun Painting Projects For Kids Learn important…
Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while. 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 post I always love to sit down…
Last weekend we were invited to celebrate at this year’s Olivier, WhatsonStage and Broadway World Award-winning Best New Musical, Back To The Future, at the Adelphi Theatre. We hadn’t been to the theatre for years so were really excited to visit and see a show based on one of our favourite films. Exploring London theatre:…
Ever since I finished my little underground hoop I’ve been thinking about what I wanted to work on next. I’ve been waiting for the Summer Craftpod box to arrive but then I thought back to my list of outstanding projects. I keep a little list of sewing projects over there in my sidebar. I look…
A few weeks ago we were offered the chance to try an Air Fryer. All my friends have air fryers and I’ve wanted one for a while but they seemed like a big investment. Thankfully Very jumped to the rescue and kindly gifted me an air fryer from their range and tasked me with making…
Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while. 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 post I always love to…
Despite having grown up on the Isle of Wight I didn’t know it was possible to take a guided tour of Bembridge Fort which is owned by the National Trust. We recently spent a week on the Isle of Wight and booked a load of fun things to do with the kids. If you’re looking…
Platinum Jubilee hoop embroidery from my Cotton Clara Hoop Club Box 21. The subscription box contained two hoops projects, an embroidery sampler featuring hearts, and the Platinum Jubilee hoop embroidery. I really liked the Platinum Jubilee hoop. I was pretty restrained with the amount of money I spent on Jubilee memorabilia and ended up with…