One of the things I really love about where I live is the nests under the eaves of my house. We live in a large village in the Norfolk fens, a few miles from King’s Lynn. It’s quite rural but we’re not completely out in the country. Having…
It’s a funny thing about nature that we are constantly reminded of cycles, yet as 21st century humans we seem to do everything we can to ignore them. It’s late spring here in my little patch of Norfolk, and it’s one of my favourite times of year. Everything…
Back in the autumn, I made a little embroidered autumn wreath in an embroidery hoop. It was my plan to make one for each of the four seasons. I haven’t yet made the winter one, and while February is most definitely not spring, this week has felt like…
At the moment I have rather a lot of unfinished projects. There’s the flower dress I’ve started. Most of the bits are cut out, and I want to get them all cut out otherwise I’ll forget and then I’ll be an a hopeless muddle when I go back…
These felt bauble decorations are easy to make and are a great way to use up smaller pieces of felt and scraps of ribbon. Use the instructions below to make the one in the picture, or be creative and use what you have already to make something that’s…
One of my favourite pre Christmas jobs is decorating the Christmas tree. Anybody looking at my tree might think it’s a bit of a mess! It’s not colour coordinated and nothing matches. It looks nothing like a tree you might see in a shop. A lot of our…