Don't you just love this card? It's by Martin Wiscombe and I bought it in the V&A shop in London earlier this year. There are s...

It's time to make things with apples here - the scent of apples from the kitchen kept reminding me whenever I left the studio this we...

  Last weekend I decided I wanted to plant some tulip bulbs ready for next spring. I usually forget to do this as it's so far in advance...

Here are some details of my cosy autumn knitting - which have already been useful as there is a distinct nip in the air around here. The l...

My little shabby chic heart returned yesterday from its recent photoshoot for Sew Magazine which I design projects for sometimes. This he...

When I was at my local greengrocer's the other day I found these lovely little bellis daisy mixed plants, which was a nice surprise as ...

A few days ago I decided it was time to stitch a sampler for Daisy, so first I had to choose some nice shades of pink stranded cotton and f...

Today's post is all about flags. The Union Jack design to be exact which has been appearing on textiles in one form or another for quit...

I love vintage children's books and here are two I found in the bookshops of Hay-on-Wye last week. The first one is charming - I especi...

Everywhere there are signs of autumn - the colours, the fruits, the grasses, the berries, the changing leaves whirling around, the golden S...