I love nature and I love it when nature inspires my crafting. I’ve been experimenting with feathers and paint. My original idea morphed into something quite different. This was all inspired by a trip to the North Somerset Butterfly House. One of the best kept secrets in Somerset. This is […]
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Lavender harvesting
Our summer list has plenty of crafting activities and outside fun items on it. As the summer holidays are drawing to an end (boo hoo!), I can’t help noticing that there are many ticks against the outings and other outdoor pursuits. Not so many against the crafting items. Hmm. Today […]
Read moreDye-ing to wear them
I think within an hour of finishing their tie-dye tshirts, I heard the first “Can I wear my tshirt?” “No, not yet.” This was repeated at regular intervals for the next 36 hours. I can hardly blame them. (looking through the heart shaped window in the new chicken ark) The […]
Read moreA distracted book craft
I love when a book sparks a craft. I also love when a book inspires a discussion. I’ve been dying to do this craft ever since we read the book and this weekend I finally put idea and materials together. I need to back track slightly. A few months ago, […]
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