Don’t you love it when random things inside your head suddenly join up? Some stuff inside my head suddenly joined up the other day. I love autumn. Actually I love all the seasons and I have a hard time picking which is my favourite, but autumn has an edge….
Now that the days are starting to become a little chillier, I was facing a bit of a problem whenever I leave the house. Boy 4 has outgrown his cute little fleece jacket that he wore last autumn, but it is not yet cold enough for his big…
As a little girl, I used to enjoy rummaging through my mum’s blanket box full of left over fabric and the cubby of her sewing machine where she kept other bits and bobs. I can remember finding masses of bias binding, wondering what on earth it was for…
The other day I wanted to crochet but I also needed to make some earrings. So it got me thinking: would it be possible to mash the two things together and crochet some earrings? Preferably earrings that are neither enormous or woolly looking. I had a go at…
The last couple of purses I’ve made have been tiny so here is a purse tutorial for a rather bigger one! I love the whole retro, Scandi, massive flowers and geometric shapes thing that is going on at the moment. I am old enough to remember the 70s…
Continuing with the theme of stuff that I thought was wizardry until I found out it was easy, here is a little tutorial showing how to make covered buttons! Covering buttons yourself is another little way in which you can add a smart touch to your handmade stuff….