My love affair with ironing pictures onto T-shirts continued apace this week. We’re off to Ireland at the weekend, to stay with some friends and celebrate their baby’s first birthday. (We may also be tempted to betroth our sproglets to each other, ready to be wed as soon as they hit 16, if we could … Continue reading Birthday T-shirts
Daily life
Please excuse my appearance
Just a quick message to everyone arriving at my blog today: please excuse its squiffy appearance! As far as I know, my blog hasn't been out drinking late last night and isn't suffering from a hangover. No, I think instead there is some problem with WordPress, which is causing my footers to show on the … Continue reading Please excuse my appearance
Box of delights: gift box template and tutorial
Waaaay back in December I told you about some homemade soaps I made for Christmas presents. I said I had great plans for the packaging, which I was planning on sharing if they came off. Well, I’m sure you’ve hardly been able to concentrate in 2013 for wondering, nay, worrying if it all came together … Continue reading Box of delights: gift box template and tutorial
Homemade deodorant
Or, Knitting your own yoghurt I try and live a relatively "green" life, but I could hardly claim to be an early adopter. Back in my carefree, childless days (otherwise known as my early 20s) I used to flit around the capital doing fun things and, I have to admit, rather scoff at people who … Continue reading Homemade deodorant
My lovely new header
You've probably noticed my lovely new header, sitting there looking gorgeous right up above this blog post. The illustration is by an amazing artist called Paola Zakimi. Here's a bigger look at it, so you can really admire the full glory: I mentioned a few weeks ago that I'd been looking for vintage wolf images … Continue reading My lovely new header
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Don't keep me on the fence, darlings, just say the word... Hope you're all having a lovely Valentine's Day, wherever and however you're celebrating. And if you've just gone "Shoot, it's Valentine's Day, I completely forgot!" then take a look at my article on the top ten homemade Valentine's presents, there are definitely a few … Continue reading Happy Valentine’s Day!
Knitting in Vogue
When I moved south of the river last September (I mention this move a lot, don’t I? I clearly haven’t quite come to terms with being a South Londoner yet), I was somewhat disappointed to discover that there was not a single second hand bookshop in walking distance from my house. Yes, I have two … Continue reading Knitting in Vogue
Happy National Carrot Day!
My Abel and Cole calendar* tells me it’s National Carrot Day today. It would surely be a crime to let such a prestigious occasion pass uncelebrated... I was just going to share a nice vintage carroty image with you in celebration of this momentous event, but on my search round my favourite vintage image sites … Continue reading Happy National Carrot Day!
Top 10 homemade Valentine’s presents
I’m not the biggest fan of Valentine’s Day. Whether it’s the memory of all those agonising February 14ths at primary school, hoping that someone would leave a card on your desk, and the crushing disappointment when nobody did. (The only year worse than the barren years was the time someone did leave me a card … Continue reading Top 10 homemade Valentine’s presents
Stamp your own gift tags
I realised when I sat down to write this post that I’ve been playing rather fast and loose with the word “vintage” these past few years. You see, I was going to call the article, “Create your own vintage gift tags” – which is clearly an utter nonsense. That’s the whole point of vintage: you … Continue reading Stamp your own gift tags
Wolves in London 