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  • Girls allowed

    Absence makes the heart grow fonder, truly. I’ve been in Brixham this weekend with some good girlfriends (like my present from them?!) and also managed to catch up with High and Dry in Brixham’s Vicky. She’s so lovely. We’ve had a wonderful, chatty, chocolate laden time. And I’ve loved it. But I miss my boys,…

  • There a stitch in my bucket

    So, I said I’d post a tutorial type chat about what I did with the TopShop skirt I got for £2 in Sue Ryder. Here it is….I realise that the pictures may be a little rubbish. I’ll try to get some better ones when there’s natural light.  I made a little sewing bucket bag combinng…

  • Fire! Works!

    There were fireworks a couple of nights ago. Brixham does good fireworks. Here’s a few snaps and a version I made using photoshop. I’m definitely getting into the idea of creating designs. Which might be handy. Work has announced a redundancy programme. Cue 4 weeks of angst. Perfect holiday news. I choose life. I’ll ignore…

  • Oh baby it’s cowl outside

    So, amazingly I finished my holiday project. Here’s my ribbon cowl finished off with wool felt covered buttons. I’m loving it!!!!!

  • Statistics

    I don’t know about you but I react quite badly to feeling like I am part of the crowd, Ms Average, Demographic Damsel. It’s why I don’t really like ikea. I can feel my family growing to 2.4 kids as I fight to find a parking space/trolley/meatball. And that’s before Other Half and I confirm…