Class Home < Sweet End cross-stitch
Posting about the Team Peach piece reminded me that I haven’t posted about this other quickee either. I actually started this in the summer of 2009 – while we were waiting the interminable wait to move into our new home. When we finally got the keys (two years ago last weekend), we were so busy [...]
Temporary passages, tired out, silky smooth
1. A dozen old streams are called into action for the day. Lily tastes tests each one. 2. The stove blazing, Bonnie Prince Billy playing, keyboards clacking, the dog is sleeping. 3. The papier mache mix is different this time and it flows much better. I feel like I’m sculpting soft clay into something elegant [...]
My favourite British green/simple living/craft blogs
I read A LOT of green/simple living blogs – some religiously, others only when the subject particularly appeals. There is such a wealth of knowledge out there and inspirational actions, not from proclaimed experts or media stars but from a range of people living (or trying to live) “simpler” lives. (I share my favourite posts [...]
Dragonflies on flowers
Just playing with some wire this afternoon. Fingers hurt now.
Making buttons from Fimo
(Second button related post in a row, heh.) I bought a new-to-me cord jacket at a charity shop in Portobello while visiting Edinburgh recently* and it had big feature buttons on it. I very much liked the idea of feature buttons but unfortunately I didn’t like the actual buttons used. A trip to my usual [...]
Button earrings
Following a query from a reader yesterday, I’m doing a post on buttons on Recycle This next week and wanted to post a(n admittedly not great) picture of my most favourite earrings in the whole wide world ;) I wear the dangly ones all the freakin’ time and they constantly get caught in my scarves [...]