October 25th, 2011
I recently discovered this great tutorial by Amanda Wood on how to make lovely stickers from recycled paper. The best thing about it is that the tutorial uses one of my favourite things – envelopes with funky security patterns. How could I resist!
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September 19th, 2011
Remember the gift tags I made last Christmas? The ones made from recycled Christmas Cards? Well I’ve just got into making them again this year in readiness for Christmas Craft Fairs and Sales. I know it seems bizarre as it’s only September, but this year I want to be organised and make things slowly and gradually and regularly rather than having one big mad rush of making later on in the year. I’m also hoping that I’ll be getting some wholesale orders soon, so there’s that to think about and plan for as well.
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August 26th, 2011
I stopped making Cloud Brooches a while ago as I ran out of the leather scraps I sourced from an upholsterer and not been able to find a substitute supplier since – I’ve not been looking very hard though and been concentrating on other things to be honest. Historic Scotland ordered a batch of cloud brooches as part of their last order and I panicked as I so wanted to make them again but didn’t have any leather – or so I thought!
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August 25th, 2011
It’s called a wad punch and it’s amazing. I’ve been making my little button flower brooches for years now and I’ve always cut my leather circles by hand which is OK when I’m making the odd brooch here and there, but when I have to make loads for an order or for a craft fair it’s very time consuming as well as not perfectly accurate. Here’s where a wad punch comes in.
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August 24th, 2011
I got my second wholesale order from Historic Scotland recently which is rather exciting, as my stuff must be selling well for them to re-order so soon. My work is being sold via the Craft & Clan shop at Stirling Castle – somewhere I’ve never been and must go to – and I’ve been working on the order in the front room in the afternoon sunshine.
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August 23rd, 2011
Whenever we have ‘Bangers & Mash’ for tea I chop up a few onions and caramelise them as they’re a really great accompaniment. I recently spotted a recipe for Onion Marmalade though in my River Cottage Handbook No.2 – Preserves and this has changed the way we eat ‘Bangers & Mash’ for good.
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August 17th, 2011
As you may be aware, we took on an allotment earlier this year and although we’ve not planted that mush stuff, of what we have planted, we’re getting quite a harvest from. I’ve never had success with peas before – birds have always pecked at them before they can develop and grow – but this year we’ve had an amazing bumper crop.
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August 15th, 2011
Sometimes we have beautiful sunny days, sometimes we have rainy ones. Sometimes we get to see the sunshine get shrouded by mist that rolls in from the sea and covers the land…
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August 12th, 2011
I’ve been away from my blog for a while now as I’ve had too much going on, so I’m going to be doing a bit of catching up over the next few days as there’s been so much I’ve wanted to blog about but just not been able to. So I’m going to backdate a few posts and if you’re interested you can step back in time with me and find out what’s been going on lately.
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August 8th, 2011
I nearly stepped on this today – a poor little dead mouse, strategically placed by one of the local moggy’s at our gate – I’m convinced it’s a warning message of some sort for our dog Abee.
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August 2nd, 2011
A while back I had a stab at making sourdough bread and it was quite successful at first and then the temperatures in the house plummetted and it was so hard and took so long to get any dough to rise that I gave up.
Now we have a spanking new kitchen and the house is a bit more insulated, things are on the up with regards to breadmaking.
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August 1st, 2011
We’ve been concentrating on the kitchen for most part of this year, but my studio and the downstairs loo are next on the list and I’ve been busy patching up the walls and filling in holes so that they are ready for sanding and painting.
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July 30th, 2011
I’ve got my greenhouse stuffed full of tomato plants and got my very first tomato of the year today!
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