This year, and last, I have been trying to destash my craft cupboards. I squirrel fabric away. The odd balls and half-balls of wool are stored away. Just in case. There they stay. This year I have been trying not to add more, but to use what I have, which […]
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Marvelous Magnetic Marble Run
How to make a magnetic marble run Ingredients: a bagful of toilet roll tubes, paint, a sheet of magnetic circles, a group of enthusiastic children (aged 4, 7 and 9)…oh and a marble! Step one: leave children to paint designs on the tubes. Allow time to dry. (Tubes, hopefully not […]
Read moreYarn Along
Joining in Ginny’s Yarn Along today. Books and yarn. With all the rain that we have had in the last few days, I’ve made good progress on my cardigan. I have to stop calling it a shrug, as it is too long to fit most people’s ideas of a shrug […]
Read moreHappy May Day
We’ll be dressing the well again, this year, to celebrate May Day. Might mean taking the umbrella with us as we collect the materials, but that adds to the fun. Protecting our water source seems a good thing to do and think about, and celebrating Spring as well! Even in […]
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