5 Reasons you should take up a new craft in the new year

January 14, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

Today’s blog post is all about getting stuck in to a new craft this year and the five reasons why you should try a hands-on project in 2018…

My money-saving home energy hacks

August 24, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

Ever since becoming a homeowner, I’ve taken much more interest in home maintenance and household utilities. I’m sure I’m becoming quite a money-saving bore when it comes to bills, but why spend more than you need to, eh? I’ve suddenly found my ears pricking up when they mention gas price increases on the news. I’ve […]

Homemade upcycled gifts – How to make a memory bear using baby clothes

December 23, 2016.Reading time 8 minutes.

What do you get for your niece and nephew when you’re the coolest aunt in the world? Why, handmade teddy bears, of course! It’s a project that has been six months in the making and now the bears are finally wrapped up and flying across the sea to reach the little ones in Ireland in […]

Round-up of my festive craft projects – there’s still time to make these quick DIYs!

December 21, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

I don’t know about you, but I’m about ready to hibernate for the whole of the Christmas period. If you’ve got some time on your hands this week, why not have a go at making some of my festive crafts? All of these projects can be completed within an hour, and you only need a […]

4 ways to make home DIY more enjoyable

November 24, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

Taking on a home DIY project tends to sound like a lot of fun. There’s certainly a level of satisfaction that you can gain by rolling up your sleeves and getting to work around the house. And if you’re the sort of person who enjoys being productive, you’ll get a lot of fun out of […]

Thrifty fashion – an emerald dress

October 16, 2013.Reading time 4 minutes.

We all know that emerald is Pantone’s colour of the year for 2013 (here’s my blog post about it from January) and although we are 3/4 of the way through the year, this doesn’t mean that the colour is any less on trend. In fact, it’s really coming into its own for the festive season […]

Inspiration Challenge ~ a fabulous prize for September!

September 10, 2013.Reading time 3 minutes.

How are you getting on with this month’s inspiration challenge? The theme was antique bears and I’m so excited to see what everyone will come up with – maybe a cross-stitch, a greetings card, scrapbooking page, drawing or anything else crafty or stitchy! I’m delighted to say that my favourite haberdashery shop Abakhan.co.uk are sponsoring the […]

April PinAddicts Challenge – Linky is Open!

April 8, 2013.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I had such good fun making my craft projects for the PinAddicts Challenge last month, and I am so pleased to see them included in the blog post for March (above) along with so many other fantastic PinAddict creations! I can’t wait to get stuck into April’s challenge – I think a few baking projects will have […]