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 William Nicholson who illustrated the 'Velveteen Rabbit' and Jill Barklem, who illustrated Brambly Hedge series that I simpl[...]
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 shop. Whilst nothing special and certainly not an antique I decided that it would be perfect to store craft supplies for li[...]
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...
DaisychainBaby offer a stunning range of organic baby and children’s clothes and accessories for 0-5 years old. All ethically produced and handmade. A relationship stuck up on social media, I put together an A5 double sided leaflet as well as promotional banners for the website and online adverts. When it came to a website redesign, Lins knew exac[...]
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 soon...
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 belonged to my Grandparents. The only problem was that this dresser was jet black and needed some love and attention before we had[...]
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. This tea room had the most enchanting garden which had hobbit holes dug into the borders and at the bottom of the garden was a[...]
After four months of digging in and getting to know our daughter we invited our wedding photographer and now a good friend, Lyndsey Goddard down to the woods to meet little A and to take some photos of us in the place we are happiest. Autumn in the woods is so magical and while others stay indoors we are often found stomping around in the woods or[...]