
Sewing with Craft Club Box
Above: The results of my first Craft Club Box Sewing is my big craft focus this year. So when Courtney of Craft Club Box offered me a trial of her craft box subscription, I couldn’t resist. Each box has a surprise…

Why I Love Sewing
Back in 2012 – the year The Hobbit was finally in theatres, and everyone joked that the world would end – I realised I hadn’t made anything for over a year. That’s how this blog started. Like an echo, 2015 ended a…

Reading | Edward’s Menagerie: Birds by Kerry Lord
A crafter can never have too many patterns. And Kerry Lord’s second book Edward’s Menagerie: Birds is enough to satisfy any pattern junkie. We’re treated to a selection of over 40 new patterns in her most colourful designs yet. I jumped at…

Simple Flower Arranging
My first summer job as a teenager was working at a florist. As the assistant I just washed plastic vases, trimmed stems, and dusted the shelves. But one quiet morning my boss showed me how to arrange flowers, and I…