Author Archives: Lindsay
Crochet iPod Case
Now we’re in Seattle, it’s time to rest and relax. I hit up a couple of craft stores for some pretty yarn and some other bits and pieces, and decided to make something to replace my iPod case, which is unfortunately looking a bit sad and forlorn and …………….ruffled. Homemade felt suffers from pilling a […]
Mother’s Day cards
This is a little something I finished off before we went away. I decided to make our Mother’s day cards this year, starting off with just a simple stitched ‘Mum’, then embellishing with a little extra. For one, I took inspiration from an old blackwork pattern in an issue of CrossStitcher magazine: To make it […]
I’m in Portland.
That is all. As you were. I am off to go decide which awesome foodstuffs I’m going to stick in my face first. I don’t even mind that I must now wear a coat, after days of SoCal tshirt wearing mildness. Don’t wait up.
I’ve been crafting!
As a little treat to myself while I was in Hobbycraft the other week (with a 25% off voucher….. Thank you very much!) I bought a crochet kit to occupy my time on the flight over here. It uses Zpagetti: ……..a strange sort of yarn, that isn’t in fact a traditional yarn at all, but […]
The Room of Shame
So here’s the full post. I generally craft in my spare room. I’m lucky to have it, but it’s generally full of piles of stuff everywhere…. like so: It wasn’t very inspiring, and I had random bags with bits from different old projects, new bits of material, scraps of material………….. MESS! So it was definitely […]
Moustachetastic Neck Warmer
This weekend we go away on holiday. Whooooooop! I’m just a little excited. We’re spending a few days in San Diego, then flying up to Portland, spending a few days there and meeting a friend of ours, driving up to Seattle, spending some time there including a trip up to Whistler for some skiing! It’s […]
The Room of Shame: Box tags for organising and sorting.
Our spare room is a source of great shame to me. It’s full of junk and random crafting supplies. When people come to stay I have to try and clear enough room so they can get to the bed, then it just gets messy again. A messy space is just not helpful when it comes […]
For my “Tweetheart”
The first very Valentines Day that my husband and I were together, I was just about recovering after having been in bed for over a week with Glandular fever. Unpleasant. I had looked like a swamp monster with squinty puffy eyes, and couldn’t stay awake for more than 5 minutes….. and we had only been […]
Pancaketastic
Today…. it is Pancake Day. Or technically, Shrove Tuesday. A day where it is pretty much necessary to eat pancakes until you feel a bit sick. My standard recipe is Delia’s: Basic Pancake Batter Recipe – taken from Delia Smith’s Complete Cookery Course Ingredients 110g/4oz plain flour a pinch of salt 2 large eggs 200ml/7floz […]
Ginger and Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
Putting vegetables in cake makes it healthy right? Even though it has chocolate in it too? That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Much like every other time I bake… I added a little something extra when making these cakes…….. Ginger! Ginger and Chocolate Chip Cupcakes Recipe – adapted from Red Velvet Chocolate Heartache […]
Baking, Making, and Crafting 