Seeing one of the children rushing out of school, clutching a note, has one of three effects on me. A sense of dread (small slip of paper, typically, letting you know that they have unwelcome guests in the classroom – nits), sense of the inevitable (sponsorship or school trip requests […]
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A Reindeer Homemade Jumper
As a crafter, December is a difficult time to be a blogger. The crafting blogger’s Christmas lament. Hands are busy, beautiful things are created, but the photos have to be sat on. Just in case a gift is spotted, by the intended recipient. Before its even been wrapped. This is […]
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Who needs wrapping paper when you can sew?
There is a certain fuzzy feeling when you give just the right present to someone. Something that you’ve taken time to choose or make. The pleasure of wrapping it up, in just the right way. Crisp paper, creased edges and the perfect bow. The hope that they really will […]
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Standing in the playground this week, a friend asked me, if I was ever fed up with lugging my daughter’s harp around. In all fairness this is a question that people have been asking frequently over the last few years. I must make it look like a trial. The answer […]
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Maker of pretty things, living a country life in a 275 year old cottage, UK
