I’ve been loving the garden recently. Of course, the weather has helped enormously. That and the inspiration of visiting Mapperley Park Open Gardens the other weekend. I have been ogling plants, watching fruit ripening, getting my hands dirty and just generally … Continue reading
Category Archives: craftyness
wheely lovely
Some things just make your heart sing. I, like many of you I dare say, have been following the Yarndale mandala project over on Attic 24. For those of you who haven’t yet come across it, you can read all … Continue reading
summer sewing
Last year, I didn’t do any sewing at all over the summer. I wanted to be outdoors every possible minute. And it was great. But I have decided that this year, I will not give up sewing entirely over the … Continue reading
jolly sophisticated
I ran up a couple of cushions yesterday. I haven’t made any plain cushions (as opposed to character cushions) for a while, but having taken a peek at my stock it seemed that although I was well endowed in most … Continue reading
celebrity endorsed
It’s lovely when people tell you they like the things they’ve bought from you. And even nicer when they tell other people too. The lovely proprietress of crochet-happy blog Attic 24 posted a picture on Facebook about the pair of … Continue reading
little bags of lovely
I’m feeling quite pleased with myself. I’ve actually done what I said I would. I’ve followed Kate’s suggestion and made up some little scrap bags to sell. A lot of ironing was involved. And a fair bit of snipping. But … Continue reading