My garden has been a work in progress during the past 10 years. This is when I first met my husband to be and moved into his house and garden (I say this term loosely!). The actual garden consisted of an overgrown bit of lawn, a mud patch for a patio and a grapevine thatContinue reading “My Springtime garden and seed sowing”
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Hanging floral hearts – tutorial
I decided to have a go at making these lovely hanging heart decorations after having some left-over fabric from the Cath Kidston designed “Rosalie” range from Ikea. The first couple of efforts weren’t that successful as I couldn’t quite figure out after stuffing the heart, how to sew it up neatly so it looks seamless. However,Continue reading “Hanging floral hearts – tutorial”
Pink, retro and typewriters!
I saw this in a shop in Derbyshire and fell in love with the baby blue colour. It’s an old Imperial 200 typewriter, all in full working order as far as I can see, although I haven’t tried it out yet. This lovely thing currently takes pride of place upon my mum’s old welsh dresser,Continue reading “Pink, retro and typewriters!”
My bible of books
My bible of ideas! These are just a few of my favourite books that give me pleasure just to look through them. They are great for coming up with new ideas of things to make or just for changing a room scene. I always watch any Kirsty Allsop craft and vintage programmes and last yearContinue reading “My bible of books”
Bunting!
We went to Moseley in Bloom gardens this weekend and as well as looking round and admiring other people’s gardens, I always come away with inspiration and ideas that I intend to carry out. This garden had lovely handmade bunting by the owner and transformed a plain fence. I might well do this in myContinue reading “Bunting!”
Hexagonal Pincushion
Here are a few of my favourite pincushions.
Lizzy's Homemade 