The Parochial Hall in Kenilworth is where we held our wedding reception. Although we live in Kenilworth, before we started wedding planning we never even knew it existed. Its hard to explain but even though it’s a huge hall with a rather grand frontage it’s one of those places that just seems to be invisible unless [...]
My friend Ruth’s birthday was a few weeks back but I only just got to see her this weekend. It was the perfect excuse to finally make something with this Japanese Alice in Wonderland print fabric that I’ve had squirrelled away for too long. A kooky clutch bag for a kooky kinda girl.
Based on this (free!) [...]
I’ve been a terrible lazy blogger recently! My excuse for the lack of posts is that I’ve been far too preoccupied with buying retro furniture. It just seems like everything I’ve been on the look out for has suddenly started popping up on eBay. Well, what’s a girl to do? Wait for the extension to [...]
On a Saturday afternoon you can generally find me at the back of a charity shop looking for… well I never really know what I’m looking for to be honest but that’s half the fun. My favourite weekend hobby has been paying dividends lately. A few weeks ago I came home with armfuls of vintage tablecloths in lovely summery prints. [...]
Just lately I’ve started to feel the need for more yellow in my life. I don’t know if it’s to do with all the spring sunshine we’ve been having recently but it seems as though golden hued inspiration is everywhere at the moment.
Vintage Ercol child’s chair given a new lease of life in yellow by Winter’s Moon
This [...]
I love making bags. I’m a pragmatist at heart and I think the idea of making something that you can immediately put into use always appeals to me. One of my first ever sewing projects was a really simple grocery bag – a BurdaStyle classic called Charlie. It’s very practical but the finish is a [...]
I enjoyed making the Looby Lou garland so much that I decided to make another couple of name garlands for two very special little girls that I went to visit at Easter.
She’s got a slightly strange shaped head but I love her anyway. She’s based on this Hobbycraft tutorial but I gave her a ‘bottom’ and filled her half with rice and half with stuffing so that she stands up nicely.
Our dear friends Ruth and Larry have officially left us for the considerably greener grass of the Lake District. So a few of us girls formed an official party planning committee, got our creative juices flowing, and gave them a rather stylish send off with lots of DIY decor including this fabulous Au Revoir garland. [...]
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