I blogged before about my first foray into the wonderful world of marbling. It's such a magical craft which requires a lot of preparation but once you're ready you produce beautiful papers very quickly. The question was, what to do with the papers once I'd made them. A lot of people use them for making … Continue reading Making Air Dry Clay Stars
Make Your Own Marquee Letters
When we got married in 2016 I wanted to make as many of the decorations as possible myself. One of those things was a pair of marquee letters in our initials. To buy in the size I wanted them was just too expensive and logistically too difficult to hire so we decided to have a … Continue reading Make Your Own Marquee Letters
Sheona dress by AK Patterns
How to make a simple jersey dress
How to make a beanbag lap tray
It seems ridiculous but we don't have room for a dining table at home even though we live in a three-bed flat. So we eat on our knees, endangering our expensive brand-new velvet sofa every evening. For ages I've been looking for a beanbag lap tray but all the ones I've found have been hideous, … Continue reading How to make a beanbag lap tray
Our Kitchen Renovation
When we moved in the kitchen was useable (after a good scrub) but very badly laid out. The sink and cooker were immediately adjacent with just one small square of work surface on the left hand side. There was nowhere to stack washing up (and no dishwasher). At the end of the room this large … Continue reading Our Kitchen Renovation