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As Blogmas begins tomorrow; I thought I’d share some of my Christmas decorating. Some of which is already on the blog, so I will add a link to the post where relevant!
I just thought it would be a fun time to share some of my handmade decorations and more!
Continue reading “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 2018”
Quentin Blake and his illustrations are well known; and well loved by many generations! I’m delighted to share this collaboration with the Science Museum; and look forward to hearing your thoughts.
This post contains gifted products in return for an honest review*
Best known for his illustrations in books by Roald Dahl and David Walliams, Quentin Blake’s fun style is immediately recognisable, and has held a special place in my heart since reading many books featuring his illustrations from childhood!
Continue reading “Inspirational Gifts – Quentin Blake and The Science Museum*”
I cross-stitched something for myself recently. It’s a rarity these days as a lot of the stitching projects I work on, are for gifts. I made this one, tea in hand in a couple of hours one evening.
This post contains a product which I was gifted* in return for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
While I’m mostly working on projects for December at the moment; it was nice to do something small outside of that.
Continue reading “Tea: Earl Grey, Hot*”
The #CraftBlogClub upcycled challenge was launched at the end of March. This challenge is always good fun! Last time we had the challenge; in 2016; I was really pleased with my project; which of course I talked about in this post.
This time I actually upcycled several things. Some was planned, some just coincidental. So I thought I’d share them all in one post.
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I love making a Christmas Hamper, it’s a versatile, fun gift to put together and you can really make them bespoke for who you’re gifting them to! I thought I’d share one of mine with you to get you inspired!
Are you looking for a last-minute gift idea, or one that you can plan ahead for? Hampers are suitable for so many occasions, and here’s one I made up for family this Christmas.
Continue reading “12 Days of Christmas 2017 – Locally Sourced Christmas Hamper”In this post I’ll share some ideas for creating a wrapped hamper with treats or small gifts. I have a great love of wrapping my presents with a particular colour scheme every year, and it’s not uncommon for me to send “mini hampers” filled with goodies to family for Christmas.
I thought I’d share some photos of a wrapped hamper I have sent, to show that there are different ways to wrap and send gifts, at Christmas, or any other time of year!
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It’s December, and if you haven’t already started, why not try some easy decorating, with a handmade twist! These are great for beginners or experienced crafters, most importantly, have fun!
Christmas is getting ever closer! So coming up, 12 Days of Christmas, with some winter warmers, last-minute stash busters, oodles of cards, gift ideas, one finished project and festive how-to’s and inspiration too!
To start, today I’m going to share five quick decorating ideas, to give your home and so especially your Christmas a bit of handmade flair!
Grab a hot chocolate, get comfy, and take a break from the festive chaos…
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This past weekend was of course Easter weekend; which means some time off, to relax and chill in the craft room… right?
Aside from some family time, the long weekend meant we had the time to do something we’ve been discussing for a while!
Continue reading “My Upcycled Craft Room – The Room Swap”
So for a quick easy post, inspired by the skirt I shared at the beginning of the month, I thought I would share a quick and easy cupcakes recipe, that is easy, fun for both kids and adults, and really versatile (which is always good!)
I use this quite often as it’s a sort-of store cupboard recipe, and you can use whatever you have laying around in terms of toppings, fillings and flavourings.
Continue reading “Recipe Book – Chocolate Star Frosted Cupcakes”
It’s Valentines week, all hearts and flowers as far as the eye can see! But I’m not here to talk about valentines, I’m here to talk about a handmade wedding gift.
So if valentines is not for you, please stay, enjoy, and think of the discounted chocolate available now!
We went to a wedding this week, and it was of course a great opportunity for me to get creative! I decided to make a handmade wedding gift for the happy couple!
Continue reading “Handmade Wedding Gift – Created With Love”