Save your sofa, make one of these!…. and gain a happy cat.
When Hansel the cat started scratching the sofa that was annoying but then when he started attacking the Vinyl records enough was enough. Thank heavens for DesignSponge for the cat scratching pad idea. This is a perfect way to recycle your old card board boxes. Cut the card board into strips of equal height (I...
Chelsea Flower Show 2012 Craft Contribution
I’ve recently been looking into joining the Shoreditch Sisterhood WI, I live in the East End of London heard about this funky W I group, I found out that the Shoreditch Sisters needed some help for their latest project. Knitting squares and rectangles for this years Chelsea Flowers Show entry by Diarmuid Gavin. These will...
Handmade soft toy trolls
I’ve started to make these trolls now for friends and family who have young children. I wanted to make something that wasn’t typically “cutsie”, taking inspiration from illustrations I collect, modern crafts magazines, Danish artwork and Scandinavian trolls. First Troll for Jens, he loves it! This one is my fav – for baby...
Wrap me up
Tis the season so feel skint. I wanted to show how you can wrap gifts using little money and a lot of creativity. This personal touch will make giving those gifts just that little bit more special. 1. Old newspapers and tired old books that are heading for the bin. These have a great vintage...
Christmas Pop-up shop
Want to buy your loved ones something handmade and creative this Christmas? Well on Sunday 27th November The Create Place in Bethnal Green are hosting a Christmas pop-up shop featuring some of my own craft for sale!! The great thing about this pop up shop is that everything in the shop will be £20 or...
Ceramics is a hoot
I’m no Grayson Perry, Peter Hayes or Agalis Manessi however working with ceramics makes me the happiest girl in the world. If I could have my own studio I’d work in it all day everyday. Hopefully one day I’ll get lucky and get a house with a garden and very my own Hannah in the...
Breaking the rules of the patchwork quilt
I’m not one to follow patterns, as hard as I try, I just get distracted and want to do my own thing. Patchwork quilts are intricate but also can be a little too twee and unfashionable for my tastes. I do however love the idea of them, using up the fabric I have collected over...
Chatsworth Road Market
My experience of working as a market street trader was just that, an experience. Something I wish to do again. Chatsworth Road in Hackney is a hidden street market held on Sundays from 11 – 4pm. Stalls include the usual bric a brac, “vintage” clothing and homewares, baked goods. My products were all hand made...
Knitted headband
These hand knitted headbands area great!!!!! Keep your head warm without the worry of getting hat hair! Oh and what’s even better is that I make them!!!!! I started to make them when I was told I had to have my third brain surgery. Knowing I was going to have a chilly patch where my...
Danish Nisse Men
In Danish tradition gnomes known as Nisse live under the floor boards, they help out farm animals and humans and protect them from misfortune. But if you annoy them, they can play tricks on you. On Christmas eve, many Danes still put out a bowl of hot porridge (Risalamande) on the doorsteps for the...
