A touch of Christmas sparkle

Hi there! And happy Christmas! Hope you're all prepared for the big day tomorrow?  For once, I'm feeling relatively calm; the kids finished school 3 days after I finished work so I actually had time for a little Christmas shopping and gift wrapping that didn't need doing at the speed of light in the wee... Continue Reading →

Snuggly winter dress

The problem with winter blogging? No natural daylight! I've had this post drafted for a few weeks now and have actually worn the black dress in question so often that the fabric is starting to bobble! So what's a girl to do but make another one?...... You know those days where you need to look... Continue Reading →

Golden Givre

Hi there! How's your December going? Are you feeling festive, brimming with mulled wine and mince pies? Or do you, perchance, have primary school age children and are therefore drowning under the requirement to send party food, nativity costumes, cards, gifts, christmas jumpers and god only knows what else for each child on different days?... Continue Reading →

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…..

Disclaimer; no roasting or fires are actually involved in this blog post: I'm just feeling festive after putting the tree up yesterday! There are, however, chestnuts. Two of them, to be precise. I was contacted a while ago by the lovely Ana of Cocowawa Crafts to see whether I'd be interested in pattern testing her... Continue Reading →

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