I do love having a variety of projects on the go; this one has featured heavily on my Instagram feed (did I mention that the Tots100 made me Instagrammer of the month recently?) since before Xmas. It’s been my easy, no brain required, pick up and crochet when I’m too tired to think project. I […]
Soothing Stitches: A Crochet Daffodil Garland
I wanted to make a garland that would brighten up our dining room and keep Spring alive a little longer; by combining some elements from different places and a little bit of changing things to suit my needs, I managed to make something I as really pleased with. It’s looking like becoming a permanent addition […]
New living room phase one.
I learned how to do a very speedy room decorate this week. It was fun, fast, furious and the effect is fantastic 🙂 Being our living room it couldn’t be allowed to drag on, plus I had just a day and a half with daylight hours where Bene could be absent (paint and toddlers mix […]
Time to start finishing this blanket.
Last night I finished the 180th square of this blanket. If I even mention another blanket any time soon, shoot me. I love this one but two plain granny square blankets in a year is too much. This one has half the squares already in rolls, so hopefully a few evenings will see it finished. […]
Tiny Changes to the Living Room
I’ve probably moaned a lot that my living room doesn’t please me. It has the nicest furniture in the house and is the biggest, lightest room. But somehow it gets covered in rubbish too often. Now the girls aren’t HE it is a little better and now Bene’s room is decorated there are less toys, […]
Soothing Stitches: Crochet Curtain Tie.
Since my room is one of the closest to being finished (and it also happens to be a sort of living space for us as it is opposite our middle floor living room) I thought I would do a bit of prettying up. The blanket I’m making for the bed should be finished by Xmas […]
The Garden of Dreams.
In my dreams, I stroll gently to the French windows each morning, steaming herb tea in my hand, white dressing gown wafting around my shapely, perfectly smooth legs and look out at a garden that looks a bit like this. Unfortunately, along with the legs, dressing gown, tea and occasionally opening French doors, this particular […]
Home Improvements; in the words of the monkey, "It is time."
You may have heard that there is a new blog index on the block, the HIBS100. I’m remarkably grumpy about not being eligible to join this one (it has to be mostly about pretty home type-y things) and it’s given me quite a kick up the bum. With the absence of any home ed to […]
Bene's Bedroom (includes Photowall review)
Seven years ago, we moved into our house with me stinging badly from the knowledge that the fourth bedroom was not, in fact, going to become a bedroom. It’s been many things since, the proper birthplace of BeadMerrily and all the associated businesses and nearly, so nearly, Freddie’s bedroom, even though I never prepared for […]
A little light crafting.
Ah. back on form with some easy pun titles. I just wrote this post once and it failed to save and left no draft. I’m totally cheesed off now. Here is my pretty little button lampshade. I’m trying a new tack to help keep my 40 day cluttering working long term. Not surprisingly clutter has […]
