Christmas in November has always felt a little too early even for this festive loving lady, so when I scheduled not one but two Christmas Craft Days at The Little House for November, way back in the earlier part of this year, I did wonder how they might work out. It felt quite a responsibility […]
I hope it is not too late to wish you all an extremely heartfelt happy new year. I feel expectation levels high from us all for a more settled and peaceful year ahead than perhaps the recent years have given and I should like to offer the warmest of welcomes to a great many new […]
Today is the last blog post before our Christmas break and each year, I like to take this opportunity each year, to share with you some favourite crafts which might help ease your Christmas list a little. I know if they are your favourites by my stats and of course the generous comments and messages […]
One of the endless joys of any craft I get to try, is that feeling of peace and calm and for want of reinventing a phrase which serves today’s story perfectly well, the feeling of being in the moment. Recently through the wonders of Instagram introductions, I had the pleasure of virtually meeting the artist […]
Mr M and I chat a lot about our planet and never more so than in recent weeks. Amongst other issues we eternally debate my need to wash and reuse plastic food bags, you know the sort, dried pasta, rice, beans, cereals. He believes I’ll never save the planet and I know I won’t. Instead, […]
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, […]
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 […]
I was asked recently by a reader “have you always been like this?” We were having a discussion about waste and in particular my recycling efforts to help save the world. And I was totally honest when I told her no. In fact, not only have I not always been like this, I was once […]
“So, I thought rather than one huge tree this year we could go for two smaller trees; one in the sitting room and perhaps a teeny one in the hallway” I suggested to the M mini adults recently whilst we were busy discussing Christmas, “what do you think?” I will admit to not being too […]
“So, what does an empty toilet roll and a gin and tonic tin have in common?” asked Mr M as he walked into the kitchen looking at both recently. I resisted the temptation to say “I don’t know what does a…” instead replying “Christmas crackers of course! The empty loo roll will house sweets and […]
