Teaching myself to crochet a flat circle….and the yarn perfectly matches this set of vintage glasses

I am back with another review of 2015 – this time I am collecting all the various ways I decorated our home this year – often just a few wee seasonal touches, sometimes makeovers involving chalk paint and more …. read on …. Vintage sewing machine (it still works!) and twinkly lights Decorating with candles…

Some quick lessons for this week 1.  Any clothes I buy recently seem to have a green, turquoise or floral theme, or occasionally all 3!  As part of my jewelery course I had to create an item inspired by a piece of fabric – I came up with this necklace and bracelet, which seems to…

Before my news, here is the card I created today for my husband’s birthday, which is tomorrow. I used a lovely kit I discovered from a charity site called Songbird Avenue https://www.songbirdavenue.com/. The kit is called Folk Art, and a quick glance and you will soon recognise that Shabby Princess has played a part in…

My latest iPhone photo shared on Instagram

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

Continuing my Janmary Does Autumn (this is Part 3), as part of The Inspired Room’s Fall Nesting series, tonight I am sharing Fall (autumn) around the house. To be honest, here in Ireland there is now a whole lot of seasonal decorating beyond Christmas. I am probably the exception to the rule, as I have…