Recently we (and by "we" I mean Husband) redecorated the living room. It was a desperately overdue job, the most noticeable thing about the walls was the evidence of Boy 2's artistic toddler phase and spaghetti bolognaise. Part of the redecoration included new sofas (there's now enough seating for all of us!) and will also include new curtains when I get round to it. To celebrate, I have made a fleece blanket throw thing for little boys to ... Read the Post...
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How to Make a Burlap Wreath
I always make a wreath for our door at Christmas, and after Christmas, once all the decorations have come down, my naked front door bothers me almost as much as the space left by the Christmas tree. So last year I decided to adopt the American custom of always hanging a wreath on my door! I could have just whipped out the spring wreath I made last year, but it is definitely not spring yet and I wanted to have a go at making a burlap wreath ... Read the Post...
10 Christmas Craft Tutorials
Christmas is a great time for making stuff. Now we're only 2 weeks away and I keep finding more stuff I want to make and there just isn't time! Here is a round up of 10 Christmas craft tutorials. Some of them are my ideas, most of them are not. Some of them I have made, some of them I am planning to make but I haven't got round to it yet! All the things in the tutorials can be made using stuff you will probably either have already or can obtain ... Read the Post...
How to Make Scented Christmas Decorations
According to something I was reading on the internet, cinnamon is officially the smell of Christmas. I associate lots of smells with Christmas. Not only cinnamon, but cloves, ginger and nutmeg. These were all ingredients in the Christmas cake and the Christmas puddings. Also pine, the smell of the Christmas tree (we always had a real one, the smell of plastic doesn't quite do it!) and tangerines, when fruit and vegetables were seasonal and you ... Read the Post...