I have been crochetingΒ a lot of flowers recently. I have plans for them. I’m not just making them because I like flowers and I think they are nice, although if I didn’t think that I wouldn’t make them! Flowers need leaves. At least the ones I have been…
A while ago I was experimenting with making little lined purses. I wanted them to have zips and also be flat at the bottom so that they would stand up on their own. Some gorgeous lace zips caught my eye so I decided to combine the two to…
Recently we (and by “we” I mean Husband) redecorated the living room. It was a desperatelyΒ 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…
Crocheting flowers is great. They only require a small amount of yarn so the are a good way to use up odds and ends left over from other projects and who doesn’t love flowers? Especially at this time of year when spring still feels a long way off….
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…
Here is a tutorial for a winter patchwork cushion. In my previous post, I described the colour scheme I was planningΒ to use for a winter themed project. You can read about that here! This was photo I used to come up with the colour scheme……and these are the…