I do like florals. Which probably comes as no surprise. By her own admittance, Brittany Watson Jepson, the designer behind The House that Lars Built, shares my enthusiasm. In fact, her work “usually includes flowers everywhere that I can possibly … Continue reading
Category Archives: craftyness
getting better
It’s a funny thing, revisiting something you made a while back. You may remember my post about being inspired to make a matryoshka cushion after seeing some Russian dolls on Lucy Loves Ya’s blog. I liked her so much that … Continue reading
getting personalised
It’s a very satisfying feeling, finishing off a substantial commission. I had that pleasure today. It all started with my “nice!” cushion, which inspired a commission, that led to another commission… Not one, not two, but three special cushions, for … Continue reading
reciprocal rummaging
It’s very handy having a friend who is an even more enthusiastic – and talented – vintage rummager than I am. Once again I was running out of eyes. It’s because making owls uses twice as many buttons as making … Continue reading
relaunching
You may remember that I’ve been beating myself up recently about not sorting out my Etsy shop. Well, I have a cunning plan… Sunday is Etsy shop D-Day. I plan to spend the day knuckling down at last and getting … Continue reading
open and shut case
I bought this turquoise plastic box from a charity shop a few weeks back for the princely sum of £2. I had in mind that it might come in handy as display material for my stall. I think it might have … Continue reading