I’ve been reading up about sourdough bread again recently, which is bread made with naturally occurring yeast rather than the stuff you get in a packet from the supermarket. I’ve been wanting to succeed with this for a long time and have followed a few recipes in books and from friends but nothing has worked […]
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Jun
Jun
We hate the concrete garden we have at the front of the house and want to do something about it this summer. It’s going to mean trying to hack away at it with a pick axe ourselves, or if that fails, hiring someone with a pneumatic drill. A previous owner decided to embed a load […]
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Apr
Apr
I’ve been eyeing up the work of Lucy Player ever since I selected her as a Featured Seller on Folksy and I was just looking through her Folksy shop tonight and decided to purchase two of her prints. These will be lovely hung as a set somewhere in the house. I love the simplicity of […]
26
Feb
Feb
Why is it when you’ve got something mundane/difficult to do, something really lovely and exciting lands in your lap and you then have the dilemma of finishing the mundane/difficult task off before getting on with the lovely/exciting stuff and battling with the constant distraction that the lovely/exciting stuff causes.
23
Feb
Feb
I re-organised my room the other day so that I’ve got more of a workspace for milomade as before I just had a tiny cabinet against the wall that just ended up a mess everytime I worked on anything. It was also a genral dumping ground as it was just by the door. So I’ve […]
21
Feb
Feb
…and my gingerbread cake came out perfect!
20
Feb
Feb
I’ve just been looking on eBay for a few things and noticed this pin cushion… .
05
Feb
Feb
I’ve just sewn a new bed cover for Abee’s bed, so now she has two. So when I take the dirty one off and bung it in the wash she doesn’t have to wait for it to dry before she can enjoy her comfy bed again. Now she can get straight back in and snooze […]
31
Jan
Jan
We’ll soon be holding regular film nights in our mini cinema and so I’ve taken on the task of making some bean bags. I’ve been collecting vintage fabric and thinking up patterns and tonight have made my first prototype to test out my pattern. I love it!
29
Jan
Jan
I have an old letterpress drawer that Rachel gave me years and years ago and I love it to bits. In the old flat it hung in our bathroom and displayed all my beach finds and little nik-naks. Now in the new house it still hasn’t found a home. Mostly as I would love to […]