With lots of scrap timber around the place I decided I'd set about making a few chalkboards for the house. We currently have one I made in our fireplace but I decided to make a few more to put around the house. Most surf[...]
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Simple Makes
I have always been a huge fan of books and even more so of beautiful illustrations. I grew up loving Cicely Mary Barker's 'Flower Fairies' and the detailed illustrations she created, so many other artists caught my eye such as Wi[...]
I have been looking around for some craft storage for all the little bits and pieces my daughter uses on her craft table and have seen lots of things on the market, however I discovered this set of drawers in our village antique[...]
Inspired by the treehouse in 'Belle and Boo' Birthday Surprise, for our daughters second birthday we decided to make her a playhouse for her play area. Full post and how we built the playhouse to follow soon...
Family birthdays are always such a lovely occasion so for my father's birthday I decided to make a cake that he wouldn't forget. Full post and how I created this cake to follow soon...
For an owl enthusiast there was only one design I could think of to create on the top of this birthday cake. Full post and how I created this cake to follow soon...
The childrens outdoor and indoor play market is full of products, however with materials lying around we decided to design and build something special for our little crafter. Full post and how we made this play table to follow[...]
Furnishing our home with lots of items I've found in shops is something I have always enjoyed however when we decided we needed a dresser for our kitchen I called on my parents who still had the Welsh dresser that had once belong[...]
As a child my parents would take my sisters and I to a little village in Cornwall called Gweek. Every year we would stay in an old family friends' cottage and during our stay we would drop into a tea room in the village. Thi[...]