Jamie’s Christmas Crackers
Okay, I know Christmas is over but how about making Jamie’s Christmas crackers for next year! Things you will need to make Jamie’s Christmas crackers Wrapping paper cut to A4 Toilet-roll tubes Sticky tape Cracker…
Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining
Like so many of you, I have used the government enforced “lockdown” period to catch up with some long overdue chores. One of those on my list that didn’t manage until last weekend was cleaning…
Sewing Bee
Sewing Bee on the TV has really inspired me so this morning I arose early, around 6am, so that I could set about some sewing before my working day began. Repurposed bedlinen Duvet covers and…
A Different Perspective
I imagine the COVID-19 pandemic has touched all of our lives in one way or another. It has forced us all to look at everything with a different perspective. Instead of going for a run…
and breathe…
7 o’clock Sunday evening and at last I can take a breath and just breathe… My epic weekend commenced yesterday at 9am when I decided it would be a really good idea to change the…
Blue Monday
Sometimes it’s the little things that make a huge difference and I was thrilled when I succeeded at dying a very tired candlewick bedspread. Sadly I did not take a “before” shot so I can…
Time For Change
When Time Began Before I commenced the reinvention of my “grandfather clock” its claim to fame was that it had been featured in one of the Sunday newspaper supplements back in the mid-nineties. I bought…
Cultural Week End
I have just enjoyed an immensely cultural end to my week. On Thursday evening I attended the opening of Haidee-Jo Summers’ one-man exhibition at The Russell Gallery in Putney. Entitled “Capturing the essence and poetry…
Pinwheels
Inspired by an article published on the Neptune website I decided to embark on a wholly new form of Christmas decoration this year; pinwheels. Having restyled our sitting room in time for Christmas I took…
Summer Food & Craft Market
On Monday 28th August, Bourne Valley garden centre will be holding its annual Summer Food & Craft Market. Flushed with success after their recent outing to the Albury Produce Fair, The Edit by Langdon Hyde…