Ever since Boy 1 permanently lost his book bag on the way home from gymnastics, IΒ had planned to make him a new messenger bag. I was on the lookout for the perfect fabric and, during the Easter holidays, I found it! He loves everything to do with…
When I posted about my Cherry Blossom Dress, a couple of the people who were kind enough to leave me comments said that although they didn’t feel ready to try to make a whole dress, just making a circle skirt might be more achievable. Circle skirts are fab….
Making your own clothes without a pattern can be a lot of fun.Β It always feels amazingΒ to wear something that you have designed yourself and that fits as well as having chosen the fabric and made it upΒ it yourself. This is something I have done a number of times…
One of the reasons I wanted to take up wet felting was because I felt (haha!) that the fenland landscape round here would lend itself well to the process. Because it is so flat around here, you can see for miles, and the fields give a kind of…
**This post contains affiliate links. This means that if you click on the link and make a purchase, I will be paid a small amount. Please be assured that all the opinions expressed are my own!** A few weeks ago I needed to buy a new stroller for…
It’s dress time again! Our friends Matt and Vicky are getting married in a couple of weeks and I needed to sort out something to wear. I hadn’t even thought about it unti the other night whenΒ Husband was getting bleary eyed staring at dozens of suits on the…