Mini-hoop tips and inspiration
So, I’m really excited about the mini-hoop swap! There are heaps of people signed up (the biggest swap I have ever run, I think) and there feels like there’s a real mini-hoop buzz going around! If I...
View ArticleThe perils of perfection
Back at the beginning of the year, as part of my Creativity and Well-being Reading Project, I read Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. It’s a fun read, and although I rolled my eyes a bit at the quirky...
View ArticleReview: Good Clean Food by Lily Kunin
I’m not a huge fan of the concept of ‘clean food’. I’m not gluten-free or dairy-free, and I am sceptical about claims made for the latest trendy ingredients and new diets. I eat meat, fish AND...
View ArticleTiny Tabletop Gardens – giveaway
Here’s a rather daft blog to send you away from my blog! But I wanted all you lovely readers to know that I have a review of the gardening book Tiny Tabletop Gardens over on UK Handmade today. It’s a...
View ArticleWhat does sewing mean to you?
Naomi has asked me to share her study into sewing and what it means to people (under 40s only), so I’m reblogging this here for you to read and participate in, if you’d’ like to. startingstitch...
View ArticlePeach and raspberry tray-bake cake
Here’s a quick and delicious fresh fruit cake for you to try. I think of it as rather a traditional recipe – I’ve retrieved it from the notebook of recipes my mum collected together, and I remember it...
View Article100 Days of Curated Colour – Week 11
Back in April I started the #the100dayproject – an Instagram art project that’s being undertaken by 1000s of people. Of course, when you start one of these longish-term projects (I am curating 100...
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