I have to admit, my favourite type of craft project is one that involves little more than putting a few things together. Okay, as I’ve written that, I realise that “putting a few things together” is a distillation of every craft project there ever has been, as well as any food recipes too. But, when … Continue reading How to make your own soap
Homemade Christmas
10 gift ideas for cooks
This is going to be my last post about my partner's birthday, I promise... But, I realised that, though I've already posted about the things I made, I haven't yet said anything about the other 25 presents that made up the box of his 30 presents for his 30th birthday. Some of these were a … Continue reading 10 gift ideas for cooks
Knitted Christmas ornaments
Those of you on the knitting website Ravelry, have you discovered the "neighbours" page? This brilliant widget is one of my favourite things on the site. It pulls up a list of other users who have made the same projects as you, or queued the same patterns. As soon as I add another project, one … Continue reading Knitted Christmas ornaments
Top 20 tutorials for homemade Christmas presents
Like these ideas? I've got more! Take a look at 17 homemade Christmas presents too... Last year, I was in Hong Kong for six months over Christmas so I had to buy presents online for my family back in the UK. Despite the fact I was on what I cheerfully referred to as a “sabbatical” … Continue reading Top 20 tutorials for homemade Christmas presents
All I want for Christmas
Somewhere around the time I hit 30, I started to become a bit mercenary with presents. No longer for me the joy of surprises, waiting to see what someone would get you, hoping that one of the things on your secret wish list might be wrapped up in that shiny paper and ribbon. Nope. I … Continue reading All I want for Christmas
Wolves in London 