My Jan Constantine recipe journal arrived this afternoon! It’s so beautiful! I absolutely love it! LoveLoveLove It includes conversion charts, loads of room for your recipes, and lots of wallet space in the back for your nicks and nacks! I…
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Pruning Time!
Today I gave my bonsai tree, Chiisai, a good pruning and feed! He is currently sunning himself in the garden; life as a bonsai is so easy! He’s been doing some serious growing this week, so I really needed to…
Twenty Twelve
I’ve just come across a page on Facebook called Twenty Twelve, which is dedicated to a book being written by a mutual friend of mine. Basically, you have to choose the last 20 songs you would want to hear, if…
A Few More Hours
A couple of movies (Secret Window and Signs) later, and we’ve gone from this… To this… Obviously there will be a yellow band on each side, but I’m working each side individually, to minimise on ends to tie in. Slowly…
Finished Squares!
I finished sewing in the squares in my blanket this afternoon (and have since started on the border) and thought I would share some pictures of the, so far, finished product! Hundreds of squares! I am so pleased with the…
Flutter By, Butterfly
I am going to a wedding at the start of June, and my dress is covered in butterflies. I simply have to share a picture! Best £19.99 I’ve ever spent! The weird thing is that I’m actually really scared of…
Silky Twist
I’ve seen a blanket pattern on the Lion Brand yarn website which I absolutely adore! However, the yarn it uses is Silky Twist, which is produced by Lion Brand. As far as I’m aware, you can’t purchase this in the…
And Some More!
More squares? Yes indeed! I am so close to finishing the squares now! As you can kind of see in the picture; I still have pink to put in the top left, and then it’s simply a case of adding…
Many More Squares
I haven’t updated you on my blanket, since the 9th April! So we are long overdue a new blanket picture! Rounding off for the corners! Last time you saw it, I was just starting the second round of darker blue.…
Santa Claus
I can’t knit, and I won’t even claim to have any idea about it (funny, because apparently knitting is easier than crochet???). However, my Mum has knitted for years, and recently completed her first ever “doll”. She saw the result…