The tale of two craft fairs.

If you have read my blog before you would know that I was busy working working for Hobbycraft at the Kirstie’s Handmade made fair at Hampton Court back in the summer, an experience that I would never forgot. Well back on November 19th I find myself back on another train but this time its not London by […]

The Great British Sewing Bee – The Results

As you know from my previous post I had my money  on Neil and I wasn’t the only one. Everyone I talked at work it was the same story, Neil got it in the bag! The only person I heard say anything different was my husband who predicted the Matt would steal it from Neil […]

Where has the time gone?

I know they say as you get older that time flies well it certainly true this year one moment it was Christmas then I blinked its March what happened there. Perhaps I just hibernated the winter away, not that there is many signs of spring here yet but I hopeful? Many apologies for the lack […]

Upcycling the Good Bad and the Ugly.

A quick internet search of the word upcycling will give you a world of sites and images of how to convert your old stuff into something beautiful. To some extent we have we have all been doing it whether it was turning an old wellie boot into a garden planter. Or turning a pile of […]

Gypsy Tramps and Thieves as the Song Goes.

Times has just flown by since our Scarborough holiday, as has the sunshine. We seem to have returned to the standard British weather of rain. Perhaps as a result of having a decent summer for once there has certainly started to have a feel of autumn in the air already. Which makes me think of […]

I Wasn’t Worried Until I looked at YouTube….

Process of the dress so far. All seams now done, so it was time do the zip. I was feeling okay about it till I went on YouTube to find people saying how difficult it is,  sometimes ignorance is bliss.   It might not be perfect but for my first attempt i am quite please […]