In England, we are about a month into Lockdown 3. This time they've shut the schools again, so as well as my 2 home educated boys, I have my teenaged Covid schoolies as well. Things were slightly in different in Lockdown 1, mainly because the schools didn't have long to get ready. Most of my older boys' school stuff was on the homework app. This time schools have been more prepared, and my boys' school are trying to keep it as much like ... Read the Post...
Pinwheel Purse Scrap Project
Those of us who are inclined to be messy often jump on the "Let's Get Organised" bandwagon in January, and in my house, this year is no exception. One of the things earmarked for sorting out is the fabric mountain behind the bedroom door. It has got so bad that there could even be a dragon living in it and I wouldn't know. The worst thing is when it collapses and then nobody can get in or out! So I've decided that most of it has to ... Read the Post...
DIY Craft Tote Tutorial
This DIY craft tote tutorial is a sponsored post in association with TNTEX, a family run textiles company based in Spain. TNTEX sell every kind of interfacing. Woven and non woven, fusible, knitted, napped, all kinds of weights, plus buckram and interfacing for millinery projects. More information about their products can be found here in their online shop. They deliver internationally as well, so it doesn't matter if you don't live in ... Read the Post...
Reflections on Making a Life, Blessed Are the Weird, Covid and 2020
Reflections on Making a Life, Blessed Are the Weird, Covid and 2020 What with all the pre Christmas busyness of Christmas, I thought Iβd write a different kind of post this week. I know lots of you have probably ended up here because of a tutorial. I love to make things and I also love to share the things Iβve made. Doing this as a tutorial means giving people ideas of things they can do themselves.Β But I want my little corner of ... Read the Post...
