For every one person buying gifts, probably on behalf of children, there is probably another five who will only remember at the eleventh hour when the shops have closed. Fear not, just because you have forgotten someone’s birthday or that it is Mother or Father’s Day, doesn’t mean the recipient will be left empty handed….
As a crafter myself-albeit an unsuccessful one (nothing ever works out for me) I always enjoy seeing gorgeous things made with love and imagination. I came across Athaid on social media because she is also a farmer’s wife and mum of two. Made in Scotland by Sarah, the beautiful things in Sarah’s Etsy shop range…
With Halloween just around the corner, it can be quite difficult to find things for small children to do. I wrote a piece a few years ago about me not being wholly comfortable with Halloween-probably stemming from my own childhood when my parents wouldn’t let me go trick or treating because of the begging aspect….
There are many times I put off activities like painting and play dough because of the mess. I do feel a bit mean about it though so I came up with a painting craft activity which will help on the future. Boo and I spend an afternoon making a craft table cloth. I picked up…
Last week I attended a crochet workshop at Black Sheep Wools in Warrington. I am a frequent visitor there already as it is a stones throw away from the farm and, unfortunately for me (not them), it is on my way home from school so I quite often nip in with a baby on my…
The blog has been a bit quiet the last week or two. As regular readers know, I like to post five times a week-sometimes more but I haven’t recently. There is a reason. You see I have a small amount of free time and, what time I have, I write. Recently though, my hands have…
