handmade by mary emmens
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 … Read More »
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 … Read More »
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 … Read More »
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 … Read More »
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 … Read More »
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 … Read More »
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! … Read More »
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 … Read More »
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 … Read More »
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 … Read More »