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...
A Crocheted Lacy Flower Tutorial
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. This crocheted lacy flower is similar to another one I posted about in A Crocheted Flower Tutorial. The differences here are that the main part of the flower is made using trebles rather than double ... Read the Post...
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...
A Winter Patchwork Cushion Pattern and Tutorial
Here is a tutorial for a winter patchwork cushion. In my previous post, I described the colour scheme I was planning 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 fabrics I chose based on the some of the colours in the picture. The project I had planned was a cushion. In order to use different colours and fabrics, a patchwork cushion seemed ... Read the Post...
