Make Do & Mend...

Sewing Box - Cath Kidston

I recently bought my mam this cute little sewing box, filled with a few sewing essentials, from Cath Kidston...

Handy for keeping your crafty bits and bobs... and light enough to carry around with you anywhere...

I think I might have to get myself one...

Spring Yarns...

Yarns - Debbie Bliss

How gorgeous are these Spring coloured yarns!..

I am in the midst of an exciting little Spring time craft project and just fell in love with these Debbie Bliss yarns in their fresh and zingy colours...

Cant wait to show you what I'm doing with them!.. 

so keep an eye on the blog :)

Which colour is your favourite?..

Lavender Attic...

So after winning my lovely prize over at Cajame Creations last week... 

I entered this gorgeous Tea Cosy Giveaway by Lavender Attic and won... Very lucky week for me!

 A few days ago I received my beautiful little prize... This kitch cherry bun tea cosy handmade by Lavender Attic...

To top it off I also received a selection of delicious Tea Pigs tea bags... Super Fruit... Tung Ting Oolong and Lemon and Ginger...

I am thrilled with my cherry bun tea cosy! It is now standing proudly in the kitchen along with my other decorative kitchen wares... 

Thank you Lavender Attic for your lovely giveaway...

Take a look at Lavender Attic's beautiful blog... lots of lovely crafty posts...

I Love...

Hand Painted Tin Cans from Peru - 'RE' in Northumberland

I love these colorful hand painted tin cans from Re-found objects ...  

Stocked in a variety of designs and colors... each one unique...

Treat yourself to one at Re-Found Objects...

Natural creations...

 Decorative door hooks - 

handmade by daffodils & snowdrops

Ceramic floral knob - Anthropologie

Wooden floral knob - Anthropologie

Ceramic circular knob - Anthropologie

Recently, whilst visiting my parents home in Northumberland, i took a trip to the beach to search for washed up driftwood on the shore... Naturally unique, driftwood is great for crafting into home accessories...

Try fixing decorative door knobs into a piece of driftwood for your own handcrafted door hooks...

Love to visit...

Cambridge Market

My husband and I love to visit Cambridge Market as often as we can... set in the historic market square, stalls offer everything from handmade craft items, country home decoration, artistic ceramics, unique vintage pieces and organic farm produce...

Take a look at some of my favourite stalls...

Citrus Home

Citrus Home... selling many gorgeous items, such as vintage furniture, cushions, blankets and decorative pieces, giving a timeless country-home feel... 

http://www.citrushome.co.uk/

All Gone Ceramics

All Gone Ceramics... a great stall offering handmade ceramic plates, mugs, coasters, even attractive ceramic buttons...

http://allgoneceramics.com/home.html

Cambridge market (farmers and arts & crafts) - every Sunday 10am until 4pm

Happy valentines day...

Love decorative blocks - The Decorated Room

My husband gave me these gorgeous letter blocks this Valentines day... A great way to give a country feel to a bare shelf...

Why not make your own... plain wooden blocks are inexpensive and can be bought from good craft stores... get creative by painting the blocks and adding your own letters!

Buttons...

 Button box - Car boot sale

Decorative jar - Handmade by daffodils & snowdrops
Home block letters - Laura Ashley

I love to collect buttons and picked up this old tin full of buttons at a very reasonable price from a local car boot. As well as being practical buttons can make quite decorative updates to simple house hold items...

Thread colourful buttons onto a piece of metal wire, attach around the neck of a glass jar and add a wire handle to make an attractive tea light or simply a decorative piece...