I always find half term, at this time of year, quieter than the other school holidays. Maybe it’s because we need more recovery time. Maybe its the lack of light and we really just want to carry on hibernating. I love having the children home and not rushing around to […]
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Breathing life into my patchwork quilt
Fifteen years ago, before children, I was inspired to make a patchwork. I had images of a beautiful, handsewn patchwork quilt gracing our bed. In our own dream country cottage. I spent evenings cutting up favourite worn-out clothes and dressmaking leftovers. Then I stopped. I know why. We found our […]
Read moreA bag of shiny stones.
Whenever my husband takes our daughters into the big city, I can pretty much guarantee that they will come home clutching a bag of crystals (semi-precious stones, in case I need to say it) with huge smiles on their faces. It doesn’t matter what their original mission was, they always […]
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Elf points
Busy making magnetic felt Elf points. I’m not using a pattern. I’m doing it freehand. Wherever the needle and thread take me. This is an experiment. Simple idea. Each child can earn Elf points during December, in the same way stickers are handed out for good behaviour or a kind […]
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