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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
Life at Belle’s is simple and uncomplicated. In her I find a peace and tranquillity I have never known before and I am able to quietly channel my creativity freely as often as time allows. I am fortunate enough to be able to create an aesthetic which suits me alone and I never take for […]
Mr M is a giver. There have been many points during our marriage where money has been stretched imaginatively. Perhaps he has forfeited a gift announcing instead, he doesn’t know what he wants that year. I know that game he plays. Not so with me. I have always received thoughtful birthday and Christmas gifts. Maybe […]
Today’s post, Clay Decorations for Christmas is a new craft to me and I promise you this is my first and only attempt at ever using air dry clay. I tell you that to blow my own Christmas trumpet? No, not at all. Quite simply to mention, this could be another perfect, inexpensive and last-minute […]
Welcome to this, the second part of my Christmas mini series My Handmade Gifts for Friends. At this time of year it is so easy to get caught up in all the razzmatazz and commercialism of high street Christmas buying. If like me you are working on the less is more adage this year, you might […]
