Planning a sewing project to make your own soft furnishings? Fancy upcycling a t-shirt with a design of your own? It’s easy to create a pretty pattern with lino printing and here’s how to do it yourself…
What do your ceilings look like? My guess is that they’re painted white, possibly textured and definitely without wallpaper, right? Well the latest interiors trend that I’ve spotted all over Pinterest is decorated ceilings. This under-utilised space above your head can now be adorned with images, patterns and effects. So, read on to find out some ways to incorporate this trend into your own home…
Autumn’s here and the new season fashion has hit the shops. If you’re bewildered by the selection, I hear you! I had a quick whizz around the stores and have concluded that A/W18 fashion can be grouped into a few textures/patterns so here’s how to get the look for less this year…
What’s the quickest and easiest way to update your floors with a splash of colour or a sprinkling of fun pattern? Why, vinyl of course! Things have come a long way since those stick-backed vinyl tiles of your childhood and there are plenty more options in terms of design than ever before. So don’t dismiss this thrifty way of decorating your floors and read on to find out why I’m planning on using vinyl in my home…
Last century, sewing was a skill that many people wanted to master. Sewing meant freedom of choice and the ability to be able to create
Well, it’s been a while since I shared some snaps of my home renovation so I thought it was about time I posted some more
While many people make resolutions at the start of a new year, I prefer to focus on the new things I want to achieve over the
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
I mentioned in my blog post earlier this week that I’ve been out in my caravan now that the summer is here and I’ve crafting
This week I’ve been crafting away in my caravan and have enjoyed a couple of happy afternoons of cutting, sewing and painting (more on that project
Back at the end of September I travelled to a fabulous 1940s event at the North Norfolk Steam Railway and really enjoyed the whole weekend.
I am forever spotting gorgeous vintages dresses when I go for my weekly rummage in the charity shops but I am often put off from
I’ve been rather excited this week because a little secret work project is finally coming to fruition and I’ve been bursting to share it with you! I’ve
It’s called The Caravan Trail and you can imagine how excited I was when I first stumbled upon the website after spotting a link on
This week I watched a video on You Tube about the Aloha Summer collection from Dorothy Perkins and have been inspired to write a Tuesday
During the week I shared a blog post about my new sewing project and how I was working with stretch fabrics for the first time.
Earlier this week I mentioned that I was having a go at making my own dress. I’d got the fabric ready, chosen the dress style,
You’d be forgiven for thinking that we have gone back in time to our grandmother’s era, when shops didn’t sell off-the-peg clothes, and make-do-and-mend was
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
I’ve decided to go for a little ‘design feature’ on one of the walls of my little caravan. I want to wallpaper one wall to
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
You may remember that I wrote a blog post last week about this vintage pattern by Simplicity that I found whilst rummaging in my local charity
You may remember this blog post that I wrote when I found my first record box from the vintage vinyl fair at Southwold last year. I
I recently picked up this vintage Simplicity sewing pattern from a charity shop and I am going to have a go at making this skirt for
This week I treated myself to a book that I’ve had my eye on for a while called Crafting Christmas Gifts. I know it’s a
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