It must be nearly Christmas. How do I know? Apart from the date, obviously. I know because Boy 3 is bouncing off the ceiling. When he came out of school yesterday I thought his teachersΒ must have given him coffee! The Advent Calender is up, the pockets are stuffed and the sweeties are being eaten. The decorations and the tags with the Christmas story on are slowly making their way onto the boys' tree. Instructions how to make one of these can ... Read the Post...
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Embroidered Winter Wreath
A little while ago, I had an idea to make 4 little embroidered wreaths, one for each season. They were inspired by these Christmas ones I did a long time ago. And that idea came from a book about hand lettering when I was into that. I really do like all the seasons, and it's hard to pick just one! They are all beautiful in their own way, even winter, and I wanted to capture something of each season in the little embroidered wreaths. I'm ... Read the Post...
DIY Pumpkins From Fabric Scraps
This a repost of a tutorial I wrote several years ago after our first trip to the USA. I kept the pumpkins for a year or two, then I gave them along with these felted pumpkins to an American friend who misses the beautiful Minnesota autumns of her homeland. How to Make Easy To Sew Pumpkins You Will Need Fabric scraps in pumpkin colours, strong thread or sewing thread doubled, a needle, ribbon, rice or barley or nut shells, polyester ... Read the Post...
Giving New Life to Old Tea Towels
When we had our kitchen redone a few years ago, one of the first things I did was make some new tea towels. Making new tea towels is an easy thing to do. You can just cut rectangles from pretty cotton fabric and hem them, then decorate them if you want to. I still have those same tea towels, but they were looking tatty. The edges had frayed and there were holes at the edges as well. Of course, I could have thrown them away and bought ... Read the Post...