I do enjoy the cosy of winter time yet even by my standards it felt like a long one this year. Those endless grey days huddled in doors did however give me plenty of time to explore creativity by candlelight the result of which is another new craft to share with you today. If you […]
Ever since The M children can recall, they have received love tokens from their Mum on Valentine’s Day and this year was no different. Master M received a ridiculously large slab of chocolate which made my mouth water just looking at it. Little Miss was gifted a more sensible portion of chocolate and her very […]
“What do you think this is?” I asked the boys expectantly as I stopped them in their tracks and produced my latest craft fashioned from recently discovered rusty wire. “An ear!” chirped Master M cheekily. If I’m honest, I had thought my carefully created angel wing might not be the best of my work and […]
There are just 15 days left until what might be the strangest Christmas you and I have ever known. And although that seems so soon, there is still enough time to continue on with a homemade theme for your presents and decoration or begin right now with the ideas I have for you in this, […]
“What no glitter at all!” she said with eyes as wide as dinner plates and an expression that said it all. “But I thought we were doing arts and crafts all day and everyone has glitter to make things sparkle” she finished with a deflated sigh. My eight-year-old niece had come to play and stay […]
In my last In Real Life newsletter I asked if any of you had a particular craft idea you’d like me to address and I had several replies with different requests. Today I am looking at one suggestion from a dear reader who asked what she could do with gifted music sheets. Goodness, my mind […]
It is said every time a bell rings an angel gets its wings. I have always thought that a heart warming idea and I am rather fond of an ornamental pair of angel wings myself. The kind you see hanging as a pretty decoration in the home perhaps from a drawer or door handle. I […]
There are quite simply too many wonderful ways in which to use our recently made homespun fabric. In today’s post, I thought I would show you how I have incorporated the material in my journal. By chance my homemade journal has evolved into a visual representation of my time since March 2020. I’ve stuck to […]
In my way with words, I must convey to you the excitement I felt making today’s craft. By chance I fell across the Pinterest pin for this – another serendipitous moment for sure. Imagine a plethora of fabric snippets destined for not a great deal else other than perhaps the stuffing in a pillow. Now […]
And all at once Summer collapsed into Fall – Oscar Wilde. Possibly one of my favourite summers end quotes. Words which encapsulate a desire to hold onto those last precious days of summer knowing all too soon our mature sunshine will draw to a close and as sure as the sun will again rise, we […]
