I so enjoyed making the yellow needlebooks last week that I decided to do another set: this time inspired by some delicate little violets I discovered whilst weeding the vegetable garden. And so these four needle cases are all embroidered free-form-style in shades of purple and depict things that are growing in our…

      We had a blissfully un-busy weekend, so I took the children for a play and walk at a nearby river. Truth be told, I had an ulterior motive because I've been dreaming about making some wreaths for Christmas and I saw my chance: some spare time, a forest, a pair of scissors…

    When I opened up my package of wool felt the other day (I often buy from here), I'd forgotten about that lovely golden yellow colour I'd ordered. The first thing that came to my mind was a small collection of needlebooks, with this yellow felt as the inside pages. Of course, I can't…

    When I first started making things to sell a few years ago, these apple t-shirts were my favourites. I had a custom order for one last week, and enjoyed doing the hand-applique so much I couldn't stop at one. 🙂 So I made a few in baby-sizes for my shop update tomorrow, using…