On a recent holiday to Lanzarote, I spotted a few handmade creations around the resort. My favourite was a tree made out of wine bottles and lights. Its looked amazing but not really something I could realistically recreate (although a smaller scale one using beer bottles is an idea). But one thing I could do […]Read More
As a surprise for my mum we decided to make her plain pine ottoman into a bench. She was away for a week which gave us the perfect opportunity to work on it. We had managed to get hold of 2 ends of a pub bench which were perfect for this project. (Typical of me […]Read More
I thought it was about time to learn to sew. I think it’s a very useful skill to have in life. I was given my Nana’s sewing machine and a very old sewing box that belonged to her Aunt (I think that would make her my great great Aunt!). My mum has an up to […]Read More
For so long now I have been wanting to learn to crochet but with a lot of things I never got round to it. So to make sure I actually follow through with it this time, I have decided to document my journey in learning this new craft. I’m not going to a class to […]Read More