Summer Makes Pt 1
Well autumn is well and truly here. I love the colours of autumn and the falling leaves, but am finding the heavy rain this year rather depressing. The Summer went …
Holiday Rhymes
We’re off to sunny Wales, We’ll maybe see a dragon. With a long spiky tail Breathing fire by the flagon I’m dying for a pee, The price is 20p …
Winner Takes It All
Having watched Mamma Mia countless times with my daughter and being lucky enough to go to the show for my birthday, the song Winner Takes It All blows me away every time …
Tears and Salad pt2
My last post ended as we boarded the Eurostar for Disneyland Paris. The assistance was great and we had seats at a table, so far so good. Food always causes …
May makes
Due to space limitations on my web hosting I am now using smaller images in posts, but if you hover over image and click it will enlarge. Blanket made from …
Meet Olivia
What is your craft? My craft is currently centred on memorial textile work. I make sweetheart pincushions using traditional methods for war commemoration, personal memorials and even weddings and births. …
So many ways to present
I was asked if I could make a 16th birthday card for a girl who was into vampires and zombies and not a girly girl. After discussion we decided on …
Tears and Salad Pt 1
What do you do when you have a special holiday booked and just 4 hours before you set off you get a phone call with the worst news? Well this …
April Makes
April has been a difficult month. My Dad died unexpectedly on April 2nd so my creativeness has used been in other areas, planning a funeral; creating and service sheet and …
Life by Social Media
In the last 10 years our lives seem to have been totally taken over by social media. There are hundreds of networking sites and blogs, most of which I have …