If you heard a scream last week, it was me, opening a package filled with Hama Beads from Play Merrily. When The Girls came running to see what was wrong, they screamed too, and were frustrated that our week was such that we didn't get the chance to break open the boxes until the weekend. But when we did we had such #hamatime fun. Never having come across them before, I have rather fallen in love. And The Girls have too. It's one of those … [Read more...]
No sew Halloween Pumkpin Garland
How to give a Cut Glass bowl a new look with Mod Podge and Spray Paint
You know how it is: you see an idea for milk glass using spray paint on one site, Source: homespunwithlove.blogspot.com via Jennifer on Pinterest then a post on how to colour glass using Mod Podge on another site Source: creativelittledaisy.typepad.com via Ashley on Pinterest and before you know it you are trawling your stash of Charity Shop purchases to see if you can combine the two processes … [Read more...]
Buttonbag ReCraft book launch
I got to Get Crafty last week at Oxfam in Camden High Street. Buttonbag- a fabulous sewing kit company started by Sarah and Sara (I know, that confused me somewhat) have created a series of fabulous crafting kits which enable you to repurpose bits you already have (or indeed Oxfam purchases) to make lovely things like bunting and thrifty patches . It's such a super idea. On top of that, the ideas they came up with when they began working with … [Read more...]
Pencil Serving Dish or Trivet
The key to a theme is the details, according to the book. So I took the idea of Back to School and brain-stormed those things that meant back-to-school to me. I bought a lot of pencils. I bought a set of cork place-mats in Ikea for £2.50, and cut them to size: just short of the length of a pencil, and the width of 20 pencils. Then I stuck the pencils in place using a glue-gun. And, because they talked to me, I glued some of the empty … [Read more...]
Back to School Starburst Pencil Wreath
I'm so pleased with this wreath: fixed on the door in celebration of School starting this week, but also because we held a Back to School tea party for a few friends this week. … [Read more...]
How to cook perfect cabbage
Cabbage can be disgusting: think Cabbage Soup Diet, and you know what I mean. Legend has it that my Dad's Granny used to put the cabbage on at dawn so that it would be ready for lunch. Fortunately I assume I have blocked that memory out. For me, there is only one way to cook cabbage. … [Read more...]
