Now the excitement of the tree is over, I will share with you some of our other Make Do and Mend decorations that we have made for this Christmas! I can’t take any credit for these fabby knitted snowmen-my lovely mum made them! Made from vintage book pages. For those who missed it, you can … Continue reading
Having made and decorated The Great Make Do and Mend Egg Box Christmas Tree, we needed a suitable adornment for the top. The eagle eyed among you may have spotted the star sat proudly atop our ‘lovely’ tree. There is, as ever, a little story to go with it… My mother in law came round … Continue reading
Today, SmallSmall and I ventured out to the wilds of Devizes, to meet the lovely Becksie and Lizzie from the great blog A year without supermarkets, for our Great Gift Exchange. We had originally intended to make presents that could be posted, but following a little bit of e-mail chatter, Becksie and I decided that … Continue reading
I am sure you are all very excited. We have made our tree… And decorated it…. Just in case you have no idea what I am on about, I refer you back to this post here with all sorts of ideas for alternative and upcycled Christmas trees, given that we were unable to buy one … Continue reading
Amongst all the frantic making that has been going on for Christmas (remind me to start in June next year), I had to pause briefly last night for a few ‘running repairs’… Firstly, the buggy snuggle. SmallSmall seems to like kicking this off and the zip has ripped: So, I pinned it all back together, … Continue reading
Our Advent activity yesterday was to make clay decorations (you can read all about our Advent calendar, and some of the ‘things to do’ here). This is the post from The Woodside Kitchen, that is the inspiration, and this is what we are aiming for…. They are similar to the salt dough decorations that I’m … Continue reading
I have made this for the last year or two, and it is my favouritest fudge recipe ever. To the point that it is hard to give any away… It has the added bonus of keeping for up to 2 months-so it can be made well in advance. This is the recipe from BBC Good … Continue reading
Today was our last morning of ‘Make and Play’ at the Wiltshire Scrapstore for this half-term (you can read all about our 1st ever trip to the Scrapstore here). We donned the tinsel and the Santa hats, and set off having been promised a “big surprise” the week before. We made all sorts of ‘beautiful’ … Continue reading
The Advent activity today was to make Rocky Road. And not just any Rocky Road, Festive Rocky Road…. Here it is in all it’s glory: Can you spot what might be festive about it….? It’s not just the sprinkles, we have added a few ‘festive’ extras too. It is based on the lovely Nigella’s Rocky … Continue reading
As you will know as you have all been paying close attention (!), I am doing a Christmas Gift Exchange with the lovely people over at A year without supermarkets. These were “The Rules” that we came up with between us: We will each produce a gift for the other family – it must be … Continue reading
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