I have finished another basket! This time for my elephant bush plant (Portulacaria afra), which seems to be thriving in this bright spot of the house. I grew this little beauty from a tiny cutting. Can’t believe how well it’s doing! Ax
Early Spring Craft Market
Hey peeps! I’ll be at Stambourne Market tomorrow (Village Hall from 10am to 2pm). Come by and see what I’ve been up to! Ax
CailÃn Arm Warmers
Just finished these arm warmers for a friend (hi Carolyn!). Hope they’ll keep her nice and toasty! Anyone interested in test knitting the pattern I’ve written for these? They’re worked in the round on DPNs (I imagine they’d work equally well done in magic loop) on 4 mm needles (or size to get gauge). One […]
Good wintry morning!
Good morning! Another wintry day in this part of the world Snow was forecast and it would have been magical waking up to the white stuff, but alas, only cold and bitter weather for us today. So, to bring a little cheer on this otherwise dark morning, look at how happy this set of reusable […]
You are my sunshine
A bit of sunshine on this dreary Monday morning Loved making this hand crocheted greeting card (220gsm stock, with envelope) from 100% soft cotton, bringing 100% happiness! £4.50 + p&p—Contact me to order yours! Ax
Beans Baskets
I may have gone a bit basket crazy lately… My fingers aren’t thanking me, but I’m loving this mini-puff stitch. Ax
Happy New Year!
Hey peeps! Have I really not posted anything since November??! I guess that’s right. Is it too late to wish you all a Happy New Year? Probably borderline acceptable, as technically we’re still in the first month of the year. Just. So, HAPPY NEW YEAR, folks! Hope 2023 has got off to a great start […]
Jute Plant Pot Cover
Hello children! I have been rather quiet on here, but lots of things have been happening behind the scenes. Somehow I have been having a bit of a hard time photographing stuff in the last few months, thus the lack of posts. I suspect because of how little daylight we seem to be having – […]
Ouch!
30 rows in and 160 stitches on the needles, and I’ve realised I have got every one of my M1 increases the wrong way around! Ouch! It’s only a tiny detail, barely noticeable, but I would know. So there are two options: either rip the whole thing and start over, or try and fix every […]
Lila Lacey Poncho
Yesterday we were blessed with a beautiful sunny autumnal day, so we went for a walk in the sunflower field near where we live. Unplanned but perfect photo opportunity for my recently completed Lila Lacey Poncho. I had had this yarn in my stash for too many years to count! I’m a little embarrassed to […]
Autumn Craft Market
Find me on Saturday, 15th October 2022 at the Stambourne Autumn Craft Market. Swing by and say hi! Come along to the Village Hall for our FIRST EVER Autumn Craft Market in Stambourne and make a start on your Christmas shopping! Ax
My first hydrangea
A quick acrylic sketch of my very first hydrangea, or an impression of it. Actually, I meant to paint some bluebells from the garden, which must have come out a couple of weeks ago, but which only today, in the beautiful sunshine, caught my eye. But, I failed. So I changed flowers, and will go […]
Theorising colour
Playing with mixing acrylics in my brief exile in the Big City. I’m definitely wasting more colour than I’m using, but it’s so relaxing and a lot of fun! Changing the intensity/chroma of the primary colours by mixing them with their complementary colours. This is basically a study on how to make mud! Ax
Drawing 101
Back to drawing school for me this week, starting with a bit of basic sketching, the ubiquitous sphere. If you squint, it doesn’t look too bad for a half-arsed first attempt. I have actually gone and bought a sketching pad and plan on following the sage advice of carrying it with me at all times. […]
In your hands
Quick and crude sketch of interlaced hands. It turns out that picking up a pencil again after 20 years is NOT just like riding a bicycle. Years of digital only doodling, and my fingers seem to have forgotten how to draw in real life. Sobering thought. But I had also forgotten how much fun drawing […]
My kind of therapy
All the sitting on my hands I have done of late has thrown me in a bit of an anxious state of mind, so before the devil made work for idle hands, I thought I’d knock up some reusable face scrubbies for the women in my life—together we can save our planet! I’m using some […]
Yesterday I fell in love
Yesterday I fell in love. It happened in one short day. In fact, in the space of a few hours, I knew I was hooked. Yes, painting stole my heart. In the beginning there were 5: blue, red, yellow, white and black, and the world looked like early days LEGO. Then, as if by magic, […]
Blank page syndrome
I don’t quite know how to kick this off, so why don’t I start from the beginning-ish? Picture it: London, 20041. After a couple of false starts caused mainly by my short attention span and an innate ability for underestimation (what? A funky scarf long enough to wrap around the Earth a couple of times? […]