It’s officially party season! Mr X Stitch has unveiled the bauble tree at Standen House and I’m having my first Christmas party on Friday night. My sewing buddies are coming to visit. Christmas crackers with their bad jokes, paper hats, fortune fish – it makes the festive season fun, but…
Craft Rocks: Health and Safety with a funky Finnish twist
One of my favourite places to visit is Helsinki, a beautiful city, full of lovely people. Everyone seems to have a glint in their eye and a passion for fun. On top of that, they love a bit of craft. We went one Christmas and squeezed in a huge design…
Craft Rocks – Is it paper? Is it fabric? Crikey, it’s both – with my sarnie inside!
Okay, hands up, who has a fabric stash? Thought so. I think most of us do. I try to be quite controlled with mine. I have a wooden trunk I keep it in, and once the trunk is full I don’t buy any more fabric until I have used some…