Lacy Candle Holders

When I was rooting around looking for jars to refill the other day (see my Teacup Candles post) I discovered I had saved a few more than I had wax to fill.  I had recently been given a whole bag of old lace curtains so wondered if there was a crafty way to make these…

Teacup Candles

I inherited these teacups from a great aunt a few years ago.  I love teacups but of course using mugs is much more convenient (plus, it gives you a chance to warm your hands up by wrapping them around the mug- which just isn’t done when drinking out of a teacup)!  So, what to do…

Crochet Clutch Bag

I saw this blue metallic wool in Hobbycraft and couldn’t resist buying a ball.  One ball of wool isn’t really enough to make much but I saw an idea for an easy purse and scaled it up to make a clutch bag.  This was quite a good project for me as making the lining gave me a…

Speedy Chocolate & Ginger Biscuits

Yesterday afternoon I had a couple of jobs to do around the house and as well as a cake to bake for the evening.  It should have been easy to get everything done in time but the trouble is I’m a bit of a Wimbledon addict, so of course I got sucked in to watching…

Wallpaper Cards

I was in B&Q the other day and somehow ended up in the wallpaper aisle.  We are planning on redecorating our living room but don’t have the funds for it yet so it was probably a bit soon to be picking out wallpaper!  However I couldn’t resist tearing off a few samples.  Needless to say…

Cheeky Cheesecakes

Ever have the urge to make something but don’t have quite the right ingredients?  I had a sudden need for cheesecake this week, but knew it wasn’t going to happen given my lack of digestive biscuits and double cream.  However, I decided to improvise with what I had and the result was a lot less…