Anyone fancy celebrating with a St George’s Day baking activity? Yesterday, I put together a St George’s Day after school activity, for the children. St George’s Day is on Thursday, but as it is baking, it made sense to do it earlier. We made two different varieties of biscuits, using […]
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Please don’t disturb, I’m reading.
Imagine the scene. You’re in a fabric shop and you spot the most adorable print. It’s a Spring time design, but it will be Spring at some point, right? (scene outside: rain pouring, shoppers scurrying around buying Christmas presents.) You get home and add the new fabric to your patchwork […]
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If I was to write a novel, I’d base it in a secondhand bookshop. Two reasons. First, I’ve overheard* the most wonderful conversations, in the past, while selecting secondhand books. Snippets that a whole story plot might be built on. I would even suggest that it’s the best location for […]
Read moreA 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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