We have been gentle with ourselves over the past few days since returning from Australia. Our thirty-eight-hour odyssey homeward from the other side of the world left us severely jet-lagged. Having had lad sprawled across my lap for much of the journey, sleep was … Continue reading
Category Archives: pretty things
creative overload
Saturday’s Sherwood Craft Fair was a good day. There did seem to be a tendency, amongst my customers at least, to buy smaller items rather than bigger ones. But many a mickle makes a muckle, so they say, and a … Continue reading
stocking fillers
Whilst packing up for my stall yesterday I came upon a tin containing a few of my mice. Upon a sudden whim, I decided to stitch up another batch. I just had an idea that they would make nice stocking … Continue reading
wrap up different
I know that most people will probably have half an eye on Christmas by now. Even if, like me, they are pretending they don’t. So gift-wrapping will be on the agenda before too long. And although the traditional robins and … Continue reading
pattern perfect
I am very jealous of clever and talented people who can design patterns. Like designer Silvia Dekker, whose work I recently stumbled across on Facebook. Her patterns are lovely to behold… Her work is bit vintage, a bit kitsch, a bit cute … Continue reading
thrift of the day
Sometimes it feels like I am being guided by a light from above when it comes to thrifting (or charity shopping, as we usually call it round here). There is a charity shop near me whose opening hours are a … Continue reading