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Cushioney Things 4 Sep 2012 | 04:50 pm
For a while now I have been fed up with our sofa cushions, I am tired of looking at them. We bought them years and years ago in Woolworths, that gives you an idea of how old they are and that was befo...
:: Quick Update :: 14 Apr 2012 | 11:53 pm
Just thought I would do a quick Babette update. I have now finished panel nine and working on panel ten. I love the way the blanket is built up in panels but it does mean that each subsequent panel i...
:: Hello And Zingy! :: 14 Apr 2012 | 01:05 am
The other night our current favourite advert came on the TV (is is bad to have a favourite advert?) it is the EDF Feel Good energy advert, it is our favourite because it stars no other than Zingy! He ...
:: Outdoorsy :: 29 Feb 2012 | 07:16 am
There always come a time in the new year when I remember I have a garden. I am not a very faithful gardener, I spend a lot of time in the garden and enjoying it in the summer but as winter descends, ...
:: WIP's :: 16 Feb 2012 | 06:21 am
A while ago I was feeling overwhelmed by my crochet WIP (work in progress) which is silly really as I only had myself to blame! So I decided to just work through them and not add to them. At all. Ea...
:: New To Me Fun :: 1 Feb 2012 | 07:07 am
Isn't is great when you get new-to-me stuff? I am a massive fan of Ebay, charity shops, car boot sales, you name it, if it's second hand I'm there! This last week I had some time to kill and decided....
::The Art Of Crochet Third Quarter:: 26 Jan 2012 | 04:33 am
I have recently finished sewing together the third quarter of the Art Of Crochet partwork. I have surprised my self that I have been able to keep up with all this crochet lark. Although the crochet ...
::Welcome 2012:: 3 Jan 2012 | 07:43 am
Welcome to the New Year! Hope it is going well for you so far. I am trying to take advantage of the quieter times and shorter days, spending time on the computer redoing my banners. I am also looking...
Cheeeese! 19 Nov 2011 | 03:52 am
I love cheese, so imagine my excitement when I was buying some mini babybels for my son and it came with a mini 'meltpot' Before: During: After: Basically you place a babybel in the little tray, z...
Percival 16 Nov 2011 | 12:52 am
I have been wanting to make a pin cushion for ages so I finally got around to making this wee guy: He was supposed to be stuffed with only polyfill but as he was to be a pin cushion I put a cardboar....
