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

Ready for Spring? How about some spring door decor? I create wreaths ready to hang, or why not create your own with one of my Spring wreath kits – everything included apart from a pair of scissors. Each wreath and wreath kit is unique – the flowers and foliage may differ slightly from the one…

I am rather fond of collecting (as my long-suffering husband will testify to) – books – I seem to like collecting books, although I rarely read them again, as I remember too clearly what happens in them, so don’t enjoy reading them again! I am the same with watching films again – I don’t see…

Having had great success with Annie Sloan chalk paint on a shiny pine bookcase, so now it was time to target our hall table. Since last year and our hall makeover – changing our internal doors, adding some built-in storage and putting in a new bookcase, we really liked our hall, but had yet to…

Today’s challenge (the month of daily blogging is nearing an end!) was to share an old photo, but I thought this would be an appropriate post to share a pencil sketch an artist relative (my Dad’s cousin, Elizabeth McEwen) did of me when I was about 7. Elizabeth is more known for her botanical paintings…

My latest iPhone photo shared on Instagram