The Year of Scrapbooking
Last year I had one major goal to read more I aimed for 12 books and am currently reading my 15th. I changed a few things, I got up a bit earlier and made sure I read everyday even if it was just a page. …
Crafts
Crafting is my thing.
In this space you will find information about my Scrapbooking, Digital Scrapbooking, Knitting, Papercrafting, Knitting, Sewing, Drawing, Painting and all the crafts inbetween!
Knitting A New Throw
If you have been following my blog for a while you will know that I taught myself to knit a couple of years ago and then made a throw for my room, that I completed at the beginning of the year. Since then I have …
Coaster Making
This weekend I realised I needed some coasters for the little table that we have moved from the top of the house to the lounge, as when you put drinks on it, it marks. I never like coasters when I buy them so I thought …
Knitting A Throw The Completed Version
Over two years ago I started to knit a throw, it was the first time I had ever done any knitting and it was a slow process. There was a lot of stopping and starting and a lot of the squares I had to unpick …
Handmade Scrapbook Box for #PHWinterWorkshop Charity Auction
A while ago I was contacted by Parcel Hero to participate in their #PHWinterWorkshop Charity Auction for Great Ormond Street, GOSH, which I was really happy to get involved in. Parcel Hero were contacting Craft bloggers, to decorate a wooden box and include a little gift …
Sewing for Boys
I am a firm believer that all boys should learn to sew, so the past few months I have been looking up sewing for boys on the internet and trying to find something that Baba would actually be interested in sewing and something that he …
A Leaf Door Decoration
Over the last few weeks we have been collecting conkers, chestnuts and acorns like they are going out of fashion, so much so that we had a whole box full and I wasn’t really sure what to do with them all. We then got a …
Homemade Jack Skellington Halloween Costume
Baba doesn’t usually care what he dresses up for Halloween, we usually get away with a quick trip to a supermarket and buy whatever is there, this year however he wanted to be Jack Skellington and was determined to be it, I searched and searched …
How to Cover A Chair
A couple of weeks ago I got a dressing table for our bedroom and then I needed a chair, I found an old chair that was in the cupboard that I could use, but I knew that I wanted to cover the chair as it …
Sewing a Skirt from a Shirt
When I first got my sewing machine for my birthday my dream was to make clothes, for myself and for the boys. Last night on a whim I decided that I wanted to sew a skirt, and I had a little look online and the …