“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 […]
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 […]
I killed a frog on Sunday. It was a traumatic moment as I dug the garden fork into the strawberry patch and brought out more than I had bargained for. I sobbed, Mr M took over and I drank a much earlier than usual G&T. The following day The Spotty One fell ill. Very ill, […]
This week’s make is totally inspired by three of my favourite creative accounts on Instagram. And if you are reading this and don’t have Instagram, fear not, since my aim in this story is to inspire you with my own take on their clever creativity. By combining their skills and art I believe I am […]
I recently met with my wonderful friend Helen, who you may know from the beautiful home and garden Instagram account @home_to_roost. We enjoyed a delicious lunch and a good old natter. “Before I forget” she started “I wondered if you could use these.” Knowing me well, Helen offered several beautiful scraps from her fabric collection. […]
You may know by now, it is Random Acts of Kindness Day on Monday 17th February. A day when kindness and altruism are encouraged amongst us all. To do something for another without seemingly needing or expecting anything back is surely a wonderful gesture. Wait a second though, it seems fairly logical that to perform […]
I once read in this book, all scraps of material should be kept for future projects, no matter the size. And I also recall similar conversations taking place amongst creatives I have met on workshops in the past. I have an old cardboard box the M children used many moons ago in my craft cupboard […]
Recently it was the turn of Little Miss to make the oddest of comments as I excitedly unwrapped happy post one sunny morning. “Oh no that ribbon has a stain on it!” she exclaimed as she examined closely my delivery. This eagerly awaited parcel from a fellow instagrammer was full of pretty vintage fabrics and […]
Just before all the wonderful excitement of the past few weeks, slows down a little, I do want to thank you on behalf of the M’s for supporting us all in the way you have. This little old family of mine has never known so much positive attention and we are all extremely grateful for […]
