santa sack and pillowcase in one

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I forgot to share this great little project with you all on the blog! I had to come up with something fun and easy for Brother this Christmas and decided that a santa sack that doubled as a pillowcase was a great one. Full details of the project are here  and if you’re in the crafty […]

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if it’s not in the diary…..

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I have a saying that if it’s not in the diary then it’s not going to happen. Because I forget things. It’s like emails and text messages, if I don’t reply straight away then I need a reminder. Because I forget. When I had the crazy busy week around the fete I got a letter […]

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how to fund therapies for your young child

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I was actually going to write about the busy-ness of this time of year but keep seeing this question pop up online and wanted to write so many things so decided to write a blog post and share it. If there’s one thing you hear when a mum has a child in therapies such as […]

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rainbow ripple baby blanket all finished

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It was a bit of a late night marathon to get this one over the line……………………2.30am bed time this morning…..on the day of my cousin’s baby shower! There were a few episodes of breaking bad and ladies of london to keep me entertained but I made it! Well that’s the short story – the long […]

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peppermint bark

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I was flicking through a catalogue and saw the price of peppermint bark in a tin and realised that I need to keep making the stuff. At a fraction of the price from the store. You could make these with just red candy canes or a colour combination. They are super easy to make. If […]

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what I’m working on

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Well now that BH&G Live and my craft stall are over things have definitely quietened down. Yes we have all the end of year things filling up our school calender but it’s a huge relief to have those big projects out of the way. I’ve been taking any chance I can get to sit down […]

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Christmas drawstring bag tutorial

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After a busy but fun 3 days at Better Homes & Gardens Live it’s nice to be home and resting. I thought I’d share the fun bags we made in the class at the show. It was a bit of fun the first day because I thought we’d have irons and instructions so we winged it, […]

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running the craft stall for your school, church or charity fete

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And breathe! The craft stall is done and dusted. That was my first time running a school craft stall and while I might have said a couple of times that I won’t do it again, I probably will. It was lots of fun despite being a big job but is one of those things where […]

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time to crochet a baby blanket

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I’m off to a baby shower at the end of the month and for some crazy reason have decided that I have enough time to crochet a baby blanket before then. I could be kidding myself but with stress levels running high with so many things on the go at our house, it’s just the […]

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