handmade by Mary Emmens

Saturday night is Auction Night

10 Nov

This coming Saturday (13th November) is Auction night at St Matthews Hall (Near Clifton Hill, centre of town, map here). Starting at 7:30 pm there will be live music by Richard James,a bar and auction including a signed Exeter Chief’s Rugby shirt...
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A year older and taller?

7 Nov

My gorgeous eldest daughter is 6 tomorrow, (I can’t quite believe it and then realise that I’m getting old and sound it) so yesterday we celebrated with a party at home with friends from school. Seven 5-6 yr olds and...
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Hello Kitty: pencil roll and purse

31 Oct

My eldest daughter had an invitation to a Hello Kitty pyjama party this weekend. We are not fans of Hello Kitty in this house and certainly don’t have any pyjamas with it on. However I thought I’d do a search...
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New header image!

24 Oct

I thought it was about time we refreshed the header image and Tobi got on the case! I love this brooch, it’s made from some vintage fabric that has been lurking in our loft for a number of years and...
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This week I have made…

17 Oct

I feel like I’ve had a productive week, I’ve finished 5 travel car wallets, one is already on it’s way to Germany as a present for my nephew; I been using the lovely fabrics from Riley Blake that I bought...
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Look at this…

10 Oct

I am so excited my ‘Big Butt Baby Pants’ feature here and Rae has written some tips to solve the issue I had with the puckering. Time to make another pair, I knew I had some black corduroy in the...
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and to go with those big butt baby pants…

8 Oct

We had a first birthday in our house this week and I was very much of the opinion that we have plenty of toys and didn’t need to add to the collection but felt we ought to give him something! ...
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Advent Calendar

3 Oct

I’d wanted to make an advent calendar for my children for a number of years and always thought about it far too late. But last year in November I got organised despite having a tiny baby! It’s made of felt...
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Big Butt Baby Pants (trousers)

2 Oct

For any of you who have gone the washable/cloth/reuseable nappy route with your babies you probably know that standard trouser/dungarees don’t always fit, so hurrah for Rae over at Made by Rae who has spent a number of months designing...
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Jennifer Moore’s Monaco collection for Monaluna

30 Sep

I bought this beautiful bundle back in the summer and never got round to showing it. It’s 100% organic cotton which makes it slightly more expensive than the usual designer fat quarters but it is lovely and I bought it...
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