WOYWW 547

I was in the Lake District last week so couldn’t participate but I’m back now, and raring to go! This week’s desk shows me in the midst of die-cutting a lantern. On Monday, Margaret Wright (Glitter and Glue) and I, along with another lady from church, started making lanterns and gift boxes for Step Inside. […]

WOYWW 545

This week I’ve carried on with my bottle decorating by covering clear bottles in lovely Mulberry paper gifted to me by the lovely Shaz. I found some of those lights with a bottle stopper to put inside. They look lovely lit up. You can’t really tell from this picture, but the bottle on the left […]

WOYWW 544

Groundhog Day! “Hang on a minute!” I hear you say. “She’s just recycling old posts!!” Honestly, I’m not. I’ve had to decorate some more bottles for our drop-in cafe as one of the volunteers managed to break 10 of them after only their first outing. The idea of putting the food order paddles in the […]

WOYWW 541

Hooray! Not only have I been able to get back to doing some crafting, but I’ve remembered that it’s Wednesday!! I’ve been busy over the summer with my little B&B but bookings have dropped off now (thank goodness!) so I have a bit more time to myself. I have a neighbour who owns a restaurant, […]

WOYWW 521

Now I’ve finished the bulk of the decorating I can get on with stuff! There’s still decorating to do but it’s a case of doing it when I feel like it (mostly doors). Today I’m working on something that I’m honoured to do, but also sad. It’s the Order of Service for my friend, Amira, […]

If I never see another paintbrush again…..

I am coming to the end of an intense period of decorating. We’ve had all our original 1920’s windows replaced with double glazing; no more rattly, draughty windows. But the dust and dirt gets everywhere! So I’ve been cleaning like mad and then decorating. I did my craft room back in February, before the windows […]