Seasonal posts
February the 14th is coming around again which means that love is in the air. Although this holiday has got quite commercialised I still think it is a time to stop and make sure me and my husband show each other we love one another (and this does not have to cost money, or a … Read more
What better than to Say it with Flowers to make someone feel special. They make such great gifts – Valentine’s, Mother’s Day, Birthdays, Anniversaries,Thank you, Sorry, Or just because. What nicer way to receive the gift of flowers than if they are home-made – carefully crafted. Once you’ve made flowers you can add them to … Read more
I was pleased to hear that Esdevium Games have two board games for sale from his favourite author Terry Pratchett: Witches and Discworld Ankh Morpork. It may be down to the fact that I’m not one, but I find it particularly difficult to buy for men. There’s only so many times you can buy them chocolate, smellies, socks and a new dressing … Read more
So we come to the last day of our Christmas TRH Book Advent. Of course the obvious choice for Christmas Eve craft was always going to be the Christmas tree! I think ideally it could hold something like a Mars Bar but not sure if this would make it topple over. We added chocolate buttons … Read more
Christmas is a time of sweets. Well it is here. My children do not regularly have sweets and so Christmas is a time when they go mad with them a bit. When I saw a lovely toilet roll holder creation involving Candy Canes on Claire Justine’s Instagram it gave me the idea to make a … Read more
Children are not children for long. I mean it does not seem like five minutes ago my oldest was about to start school, now he’s over 6ft, working and about to start driving lessons, how did that happen?! For this reason I really like to make things that will hold a special treasured memory. Hands … Read more
For day twenty-one we decided to revisit the nativity, as I think a few gentle reminders about why people celebrate Christmas are important. We started to make this shepherd as Joseph but there was just something about him that did not look right. I think it was the quality of the material I used being too rich. … Read more
With all the excitement at school – the parties, the plays,seeing Father Christmas, the decorations and the dark nights, my boys are really getting tired now. So a nice simple craft was in order. This candle could not have been easier. We simply painted the toilet roll holder white, attached a short piece of silver … Read more
We still have not got our Christmas decorations up, mainly due to our youngest’s special needs. You can read more about Christmas with Special Needs over on my other blog The Sensory Seeker). So I thought a Decoration would make a really nice toilet roll holder craft – which would signify the day in which … Read more
You may be aware that it was Christmas Jumper Day and money was raised for Save the Children. Please do donate even £1 (for which 99p will go to STC) and can buy: one day’s high-nutrient food to help treat a severely malnourished child nine sachets of oral rehydration treatment for children suffering from life-threatening … Read more