“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 […]
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 […]
