Today’s make is a printed wreath to hang on a cupboard or interior door. I love print making, and although I am complete novice, I think it’s possible to create a great effect without being an amazing artist. I love the simplicity of print, and the homespun effect. As with all my makes, this is… Read More »
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12 Days of Making
It’s almost December, and I’m thinking about making some simple gifts and stocking fillers for friends and family. I don’t want anything too complicated – life is stressful enough – but just some things I can enjoy putting together in a spare hour. First up are these little fragranced firelighters. The best thing about our… Read More »
Renovations underway
We’ve been in the house for just over three months now. Work is underway, but I must say, it’s a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. This will be the third house that we’ve done up in the last 28 years, and although there have been ups and downs with the… Read More »
Settling in
Here we are, six weeks into our new life in Stamford. I’m not sure where the time has gone. It has flown by in a cloud of dust, a heap of boxes and a lot of DIY. At the moment, there’s no time for watercolour painting, cooking or much gardening. I’m either working on my… Read More »
On the move
The day has finally come. We’re on the move! After talking about it for about three years, and then another 15 months patiently waiting while we tried to sell, we are relocating from a small village to a small market town. It’s not a massive change in some ways, because we’re only going to be… Read More »
Glasshouse glory at Kew Gardens
The greatest glasshouse in the world? It’s the world’s largest surviving Victorian glasshouse and I was very lucky to go along to the reopening earlier in May at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. It’s not often that I’d say I felt awe struck, but walking into this beautiful building, that’s exactly what it was like. At… Read More »