“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 […]
“Oh no, it’s ruined!” I wailed from the utility room. “What is?” asked Mr M proceeding with caution as he approached both me and the washing machine. “My beautiful cashmere jumper! I set the machine to hand wash, someone must have changed the programme, was it you?” I questioned staring at him crossly. Apparently it […]
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 […]
