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diy rainbow sunshine plushie

I made this sweet plushie this afternoon. He is for a friend’s new baby, but I like him so much I have started another for the bump. I kind of love simple projects like this that can be completed in...

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patchwork baby quilt: progress

Very slowly it is starting to look like a baby quilt. At least a third of the triangles are now joined together into blocks and I am so happy with the colour combinations. The baby due date is in just...

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lovely Liberty

Beautiful sunburst Liberty fabric. It arrived in the post yesterday, and was a lovely parcel to open on such a grey and rainy morning.Filed under: autumn, colour, craft, crafting, fabric, happiness,...

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bits & pieces: weekend

An ‘at-home day’ today (apart from a quick trip out to the ice cream cafe!) It’s good just to enjoy all of us being at home sometimes; when there is time for painting and crafting and silly games that...

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autumn on pinterest

Being a total Pinterest addict, I have been creating a board of all my favourite things autumn. Just click on any of the images to view the whole board. There are a few of my own photos mixed with...

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crafts for valentines

I have been creating a Pinterest board of some crafting (and baking) ideas for St Valentines. Even though the day itself has become a bit cheesy and commercialised I do like some aspects of the...

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eight / fifty two

A portrait of my children  once a week, every week, in 2014 Mia: recovering with some quiet crafting time after a nasty virus. It still amazes me how children can go from well to really sick and back...

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a weekend of birthday cake

image As I have a birthday coming up on Monday, the plan this weekend is to eat lots of cake! It’s quite a big birthday too, so I am sure that must mean more cake than other birthdays. I love this idea...

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spring is here

  Today was springtime-overload, in a very good way! There was warm sunshine, coffee in the garden, bare feet, trampolining, a farm visit, baby lambs & piglets, and daffodils everywhere! There was...

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A first little birthday party

A few photos from the lovely day that was Joe’s first birthday party. We invited family over for a barbeque in our garden, grilled up burgers and chilled all the drinks in a wheelbarrow full of ice!...

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A festival of autumn

Last Sunday we visited the Earth Trust for a festival celebrating autumn, water, and all things pumpkiny. I have mentioned my love for the Earth Trust many times, including our trips to the lambing...

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Catching up with the 52 project

A portrait of my children once a week, every week, in 2014 A few weeks missed, and caught up with in some way by these recent portraits. The technology has not been going my way over the last few...

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Winter is coming…Etsy wishlist

one, two, three four, five, six seven, eight, nine  As it feels that we are welcoming the start of winter this week, I have created a collection of lovely items inspired by the long, dark evenings, and...

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Christmas Wreath Making Workshop

I was lucky enough to be invited to a Christmas wreath making workshop at the Oxford Business Park on Tuesday. I have always enjoyed a bit of Christmas crafting,  but had never made a wreath before and...

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Making Christmas Tree Decorations

This year I am making the majority of Christmas gifts for family and friends (if you are one of them…spoiler alert, look away now!) The first completed gift project is some simple Christmas tree...

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A natural Christmas at the Earth Trust

Last weekend I took my two little ones over to Little Wittenham for the Natural Christmas at the Earth Trust event. The day was themed around making beautiful decorations from natural materials;...

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Last minute Mother’s Day craft ideas

Mother’s Day is only a few days away now, and if you’ve not got around to making or buying a gift yet, here are some great ideas and diys. As always I have left it to the very last minute, but did get...

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Christmas wrapping paper DIYs

I have been gathering ideas for wrapping paper DIYs for Christmas and birthday season in our family. I often use brown craft paper for wrapping, and like quite a natural looking decorating style, with...

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Helicopters And Hot Chocolate

The Christmas holidays have begun and I am enjoying some time at home with the little ones. Just to have time to putter around the house making mince pies and wrap the last few presents is lovely. Joe...

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Crafting For Easter: Make A Papier Mache Chicken

With Easter only a couple of weeks ago, I have been thinking of some fun seasonal craft activities for my little ones! At two and seven Mia and Joe enjoy different sorts of craft activities, and of...

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