The quaint town of Sedbergh is known as England’s Book Town. Amongst the book shops, is the wonderful Patch and Fettle, a Vintage emporium, treasure trove of eclectic nic nacs, with…
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I have 3 euros worth of internet credit to check emails and write a quick post. We are in France, taking a break. Travelling with only a backpack certainly has…
Inspired by a lovely top in the new AW11 Great Plains collection, I decided to use Suffolk Puffs, also called YoYos, to make a scalloped patchwork effect on to a new…
Our August giveaway is this lovely Baker’s Apron with front pocket and adjustable neck strap. In a delightful dog print, it’s the perfect cooking cover up. For a chance to…
Last night, the children were baking and Best Daughter came up with the sweetest idea. Instead of cracking the eggs that they were using to bake with, they decided to…
The latest edition to our sewing machine family is purely here for her looks. Called Jennifer after my Auntie, as all our 6 machines are Auntie derived names, she is…
When we saw the idea of stamping biscuits with your favourite dies onto biscuit mix at countryliving.com, we just had to try it out as something more corperate. I get a…
The ritual of unearthing our first potatoes of the year is something to savour. The anticipation of whether it will be a good crop or blighted. Feast or famine? I…
We’ve all been there, you are in the DIY store and faced with choosing a new paint colour – and a greed comes over you because they all look so…
When we launched the CoolCrafting website, my good friend Emma got in touch to ask if she could have a peg bag tutorial. I looked online and there are plenty…