Pausing for breath

We’ve had quite a time of it recently, all told. B got sick last weekend and we ended up in hospital with him overnight on Sunday and were then back in and out over the next few days. We’re so...

Happy Monday

I can’t quite believe a week’s already gone by since I last posted… completely rubbish, must try harder. In the meantime, some bits and pieces to brighten up Monday morning! B and I got going early...

Happy Monday

A little late in the (Mon)day, but here are a few lovely things making me smile and inspiring me this evening… We escaped to Norfolk for a few days last week and stayed in this beautiful place…...

Rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb

Mostly I’m all about ease and speed when it comes to cooking, but I spotted a recipe for French Rhubarb Tart in the latest Good Food magazine and for some reason felt compelled to give it a try....

Happy Monday

Some happy finds for a drizzly Monday (it was snow, now it’s just drizzle. Does that make it snizzle?)… How cute are the little fellas above above? Tutorial on the Purl Bee blog. Spotted this...

My speedy Valentine

Having a baby means you have no time to do very much of anything really. True story. Not that I’m complaining, I wouldn’t have it any other way. But there are times you’d rather make something than...

Page turners

One thing the big clear out made me realise is I have a ton of fantastic books that I don’t make nearly enough use of. So in an effort to change that, I’m going to share reviews of some of the...

Happy Monday

A Monday moment to share a few things that are inspiring or making me happy this morning… Loving this art as showcased on the cover of Uppercase Magazine Discovering so many delicious recipes from...

Tidy desk, tidy mind?

I’m lucky to have a craft area. It consists of a desk, a couple of shelves and a couple of small, filing-cabinet-style units. And I’m ashamed to say it has been overrun with all sorts of crap for...

Happy Monday

A fresh take on an old series where I gather together a selection of things that have caught my eye, cheered me up or made it on to my to-do list in an effort to start the week in the right frame...

Schooled

So the weekend Blogcademy happened… And what a weekend of intense inspiration it was. I’m sure I’m not the only one that came away with a huge to-do list… Having powered through the snow to get...

Toys for B

I spotted these dolls by Ruby Ruth in a shop on the Southbank earlier this week – how amazing?! I love the huge button eyes and spindly arms and legs… I’m trying to justify a purchase – I’m pretty...

New Year, New Banner

You might have noticed the banner changing a couple of times over the past month or so… I thought I’d try playing with backgrounds a bit to freshen things up. The new photo was the sunrise as...

The year that was…

I’ve been reading all the ‘Year in review’ posts that pop up around about now… I love seeing everyone’s achievements and highlights of the year just gone. And I did a big old 2011 review post...

Little knitted stockings

I knitted 6 of these little stockings for the tree a few years ago… They make me smile every year. The pattern is available for free on Little Cotton Rabbits if you fancy making some of your own… X

I had a surplus of white felt left over from a craft night last December which was doing my head in. Do you ever get that feeling? You know you’ve got a stockpile of something that needs using up,...

I’ve had these in my head for a while now, so I’m glad I finally got round to them this week. They’re brilliantly quick. I used DAS air-drying clay (bought from Cass Art rather than Amazon, they...

Cake inspiration

I’ve been making my own Christmas cake for the past four years now (I use Delia’s recipe, except I use more brandy to soak the fruit and add more cherries…) but have never really risen to the...

Now here’s a mad thing. I have next to no time to myself and yet I can’t quite get my head around buying Christmas cards. Although saying that, I suspect next year I’ll be much more on board with...

New threads

I’ve been waiting to get my hands on some of Sublime Stitching‘s new embroidery threads for a while, such great colours and I love the collection names… I bought ‘Parlour’ from Ray Stitch earlier...

I love Christmas… the festivity, the decorations, the food, the gathering together and the celebration. And of course, the crafty opportunities. A big part of it all for me is the chance to make...

Merry and Bright

We spent the weekend in Cologne… proving once again that, for us, there’s nothing quite like a German Christmas market to kick-start the festive spirit. It was especially fun as it was our first...

Lovely stuff

I came across a great new site this morning, Musha-Makes… Charlotte has picked a lovely selection of craft supplies, all reasonably priced and shipped from the UK… and her blog makes for an...

The Blogcademy

After reading so much great stuff about the first Blogcademy in New York, I was beyond excited to hear that the second would be in London in January… It sounds completely amazing – full of...

Painted cross stitch

The most recent edition of Uppercase introduced me to the work of Josephine Kimberling… have you come across her? She’s a textile designer from Seattle and my eye was caught by this amazing...

Snowflaked

I caved. I couldn’t help myself. Carina’s snowflake patterns are too, too pretty and I absolutely had to have them… All photos taken from Carina’s online shop We’re going to have snowflaked napkins...

Window shopping

I haven’t had the chance to do much stitching since I finished up my first module at the RSN earlier this year… and whilst I don’t miss the concentration and intensity required for RSN standards...

Steady as she goes

I’ve spent the last couple of weeks thinking about blogging a lot, but not actually finding time to do it. I’ve also spent a lot of time thinking about various different projects and yet not quite...