11 Things I've Learnt in 2017 Happy New Year! So 2017 is over and 2018 is just beginning. 2017 was anΒ odd year for me and not an entirely easy one. My place in the world has changed as my situation has changed, and one of the things I've learnt is how isolating it can be to have a child who's having problems at school. But it's also been a year when I've done lots of fun stuff, including plenty of things that I hadn't done before! I've ... Read the Post...
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How to Sew Felt Birds
How to Sew Felt Birds My favourite Christmas decorating style is Scandinavian, and after a trip to Norway last year, I love it even more! A couple of years ago I made some Scandi style felt birds as Christmas decorations. They're the kind of thing that you can get away with leaving up even when it's not Christmas, but the red is quite Christmassy. So I decided to make some similar birds in blue instead of red, and these I will be leaving up ... Read the Post...
Easy DIY Tulle Skirt With a Hanky Hem
DIY Tulle Skirt With a Hanky Hem I'd been considering making or buying a tulle skirt for a while. The thing that was putting me off was the idea that I am perhaps a little on the old side to go galumphing through the Norfolk countryside like an overgrown, overweight fairy. I've since decided that life is too short to let what other people might or might not be thinking dictate what you want to do, and if somebody wants to go about dressed ... Read the Post...
How to Sew a Bean Bag Chair
How to Sew a Bean Bag Chair A little while ago, my boys expressed a need for bean bag chairs. They like the idea of having somewhere comfy to sit where they can read or chill out that's not a sofa downstairs or their beds. There's one chair upstairs in my big boys' room, left over from the days of bedtime stories while feeding a baby. The little boys don't have a chair in their room. There is a toybox with some cushions on it, but that's ... Read the Post...