My grandparents are coming up on their 60th wedding Anniversary in a few months’ time and I have been thinking about making them some “his and hers” diamond themed scarves as a gift (since we can’t afford to give them actual diamonds)! I came across this diamond infinity scarf, and I think it could work…
I mentioned in one of my recent posts that there is a reason for my lack of posts in October. I have been working on making items for my new shop on etsy. It is called Bunty’s Cottage and you can check it out here. I have also set up another blog to go with…
Baking is currently being made difficult by my lack of a functioning oven. So here’s a recipe I can cook just on the hob; I make this recipe (and variations on it) fairly frequently. We aren’t vegetarians but we try to keep meat consumption down, partly because it is cheaper and partly because veggie food…
Yes, I do know it is too early to be thinking about Christmas. But, in my defence, I actually made these decorations last year. I just didn’t get round to finishing them in time for last Christmas! We have been having a big clear out in the last few weeks and I unearthed these and…
It seems I have been slipping a bit when it comes to getting round to writing blog posts. The good news is that I have been busy making quite a few different things, so the reason I haven’t posted in a while is that the making has taken priority over blogging about it for a…
Granny square detail bag Last winter I spotted a cool granny square scarf in a magazine. It had a designer price tag so of course there was no way I could afford it. At the time I was just getting into crocheting and so I decided to make my own! It turned out pretty good…
I mentioned it was my husband’s birthday last week; well I think it’s a tradition in most offices to take in cakes on your birthday. He asked if I would mind baking him some to take in and of course I said I would! There were about 30 to feed so I made a batch…
Both my parents are musical. Unfortunately I didn’t inherit the musical genes- although my singing voice could be described as “creative” if you were being kind about my ability to hold a tune! The good news is that I have a brother, who is musical, and creative in the right way. He writes his own…
One thing that is good about making my own cards is the chance to make a card which has something which fits the other person. I think it is often quite hard to get good cards for guys, and trying to find one which doesn’t have a picture of beer or a football on it is…
Looking back over my food blogs I realise I never write about savoury dishes. I think the main reason is I tend to be quite free with most of my ingredients (thus making it hard to write down how much I have used) and also whatever I make gets eaten right away, which doesn’t allow…
I’ve got several projects on the go at the moment, and I really should be getting on with finishing some of them. But the trouble with blogging is it can be easy to get distracted seeing what everyone else is up to! This flower corsage by Veldagia looked cool but easy and I thought I’d give…
If you have been following my blog you will have realised that I like to crochet. I learned to knit before I learned crocheting but I have never been very good- I think the main problem with knitting is it takes longer (ok, I should probably practise more!) and I’m not very patient person. So…
I like a quick project to make me feel productive. I often find that in between big projects I want to keep busy but I don’t always want a challenging pattern. Making hats (particularly child-sized ones) is pretty quick and also useful for when I need a baby gift. The girl hats are based on…
A few years ago my father-in law gave me about 2kgs of plums. I like plums but am not a fan of them cooked, so I had to look at a way of using them up other than stewing and freezing them! I heard about this book on jams and chutneys on Women’s Hour (which…
I love projects which use things I already have. This is a cool way of using up those left over bits of wool when you have finished a larger project. I saw a necklace that used this construction method (which is knitted rather than crocheted) and wondered if I could make something similar using crochet.…
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