This project has had it’s ups and downs, but now I really do think I’m getting there. Largely, it has to be said, with thanks to my good friend The Fabric Wrangler, visit her here, who alo...Read More
As with a few of my projects this one starts with an accident. I have a comfortable but not particularly special skirt. I managed to spill white paint on it which scrubbing and washing has failed to r...Read More
The little one received an invitation to a pirate party and I think that I was more excited about the prospect of her dressing up that she was, well to begin with anyway. Once she was dressed up s...Read More
I started knitting a while ago and my little one was desperate to get involved. Remembering a wooden knitting doll from my childhood, I told her she could have her own doll to knit with and after...Read More
Here it is, the Mad Hatter Costume and this time it is my daughter not Johnny Depp. I’m not sure just what this says about me, but I pulled most of the mad hatter costume out of my wardrobe. I ...Read More
My eldest and I have finished her fancy dress costume for leavers day. LEAVERS DAY !!! Yes, she is about to leave school and I’ll have a panic attack if I think about it too much, so… on...Read More
My eldest got her ears pierced last summer and has amassed a significant earring stash. A couple of months ago she mentioned making a holder of some sort in a picture frame with net to hook the e...Read More
I’m loving playing with egg shells, husks, casings? Shells sort of implies they’re fragmented, note to self, find proper name for egg casing (ooh ooh… pod, I like that, egg pod)...Read More
Milk chocolate Easter nests are something of a tradition in our house and this is how I make mine. To make 12 nests you will need; 200 g milk chocolate 1 heaped desert spoon of butter ( I’m ...Read More
We received a lovely party invitation and I wanted to reply in kind. I quickly came to the realization that if I wanted the right sentiment I would have to make it myself. So here it is, my very...Read More
