I’m still experimenting with my puffin applique. I have been working on a flying puffin, which is almost finished, but in the meantime, I made a lavender filled little cushion. I really loved making this cushion. I think I might be making one for everyone I know. I added a […]
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Upcycled cardigan (or the ugly jumper)
Once upon a time, in a charity shop in a far away town, hung a pink jumper. It had lived in the shop for a few long weeks. Often people would hold it up, but each time they would shake their heads and it would be put back on the […]
Read moreDarn eggs
Since having chickens in the back garden, I have noticed how the recipes that I associate with the colder months use fewer eggs than those definitive summer offerings. My gingerbread recipe uses one egg, while the meringues I make, use three egg whites. Steam puddings which are a family favourite […]
Read moreCake and stash busting
Busy weekend at home. The children enjoyed our couple of centimetres of snow on Saturday. Washed away by rain overnight. Ah well. Plenty else to do. I’m determined that I am going to be even more thrifty this year. As a fully signed up squirrel, I have enough craft materials […]
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