The girls finished their penguin bags (tutorial) today. We cut the flaps to pull out the tins and serve as a top for each bag. They sewed on black wooden beads for the penguins’ eyes, as the seed beads, that we thought we would use, just looked lost when we […]
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The Children’s Year book craftalong January
Here is my finished needle case for the January craftalong at The Children’s Year. I’m a bit late posting this as I have only just found the craft along. The Children’s Year by Cooper, Fynes-Clinton and Rowling was one of the first books I bought when I became a parent. […]
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Making a small change
I’ve been following Hip Mountain Mama’s campaign “One Small Change”. The changes that people are making are inspiring that I find myself thinking about changes we could make. As a family, we have made so many changes over the years to live a greener life that there are not too […]
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A stitch in time
I love crafting for the household. My day is not complete without picking up my knitting needles or opening my sewing box. I will admit to a few too many WIPs (I’ve even inherited other people’s), but on the whole I do finish the projects I start. Where I really […]
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Maker of pretty things, living a country life in a 275 year old cottage, UK
