Everything feels so flat after Christmas. The tree leaves a big space in the front room and I miss the twinkly lights. It's still cold and the days are still so short. Spring feels a long way off. However there are lots of things we can do to make ourselves feel better! My favourite piece of advice is to buy daffodils every time you buy milk. For me that would mean lots of daffs every couple of days. We get through a lot of milk. Here is a ... Read the Post...
A Crocheted Flower Tutorial
Here is an easy little crocheted flower tutorial to brighten up up a cold, dark winter's day. Better still, you can download it here as a pdf! Crocheted Flower with Pointed Petals The petals are made by crocheting 1 dc, 2 tr and 1 dc. The points are achieved by adding a couple of extra chains between the trebled and slip stitching into the first chain. If you are reading this and you are American, please be aware that I have used British ... Read the Post...
How to Make a Kindle Pillow
One of the things I love about my kindle is how I am no longer put off reading books because of their size. Some books at just to heavy to read in bed! Reading them on the kindle means that even an encyclopedia only weighs as much as a small paperback. Sometimes though I don't want to hold it at all and, having broken one by standing on it, I decided I needed a kindle pillow. Here's how to make one! And if you would like to print out a ... Read the Post...
How to Make a Quilted Mug Cosy
Last week it felt like it had been such a long time since I'd sewn anything I was desperate to dust of my sewing machine and make something. I had some smaller pieces of fabric left over from other projects and as I rarely seem to finish a cup of tea before it goes cold, I decided to make a quilted mug cosy! Simplest is often best and I didn't want to faff about with buttons and button holes on this occasion. So instead there is elastic ... Read the Post...
