“Look at this, Mummy.” “Look at this, Mummy.” “Look at this, Mummy.” And I did look. There were wonderful plants with the most imaginative names. “Look at this, Mummy. Are all the statues needle-felted?” Yes, including the moon gazing hare in the corner.” “Look at this, Mummy. Can I have […]
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And now for Eldest’s Dressmaking
Ta-Da! Another FIRST dressmaking project complete! Following on from last week’s dressmaking, AJ’s nightie is now finished. Being 10, she did more of the sewing than her younger sister. I made a mistake with the sleeves, so I had to take over at that point, but apart from them and […]
Read moreMiddle’s dressmaking
I’m going to start in the middle of this sewing story. Partly because I have the photos for the middle, but not the start and the end hasn’t happened yet. So this is the middle and the start will just have to follow. Truly appropriate as it features my middle […]
Read moreCrafting over the generations
I don’t usually include art that the children do at school, but as this is from an after-school club, I’m going to break my own rule. I love that talented people give up their time to teach the next generation something special. Using proper grown-up materials and methods. Their very […]
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