I’ve learnt how to crochet!
With my baby bump growing, I wanted to make something special for Jelly Bean’s arrival and decided to learn how to crochet to make him a blanket for his Stokke.
Arts and crafts are a huge part of our family life, I am a big crafter myself. I love to draw, knit, crochet, make jewellery and more. It pleases me greatly that the Beans also enjoy crafting, even if many of their preferences are of the ‘messy’ variety at the moment.
With my baby bump growing, I wanted to make something special for Jelly Bean’s arrival and decided to learn how to crochet to make him a blanket for his Stokke.
I love making things; my Grandad used to say that from the moment I had control of my hands, I was always making and creating something, be it a drawing, a model or my latest crafting fad. There’s something about making something yourself which really fills you with pride, you only need to take one … Read more
Last week when I was feeling brave I made my way down to London with Little Bean and Beanie Boy alone. We had been invited to attend a blog event for Stampin’ Up where we took part in a workshop. A bit about Stampin’ Up! Shelli Gardner is the Co-founder and CEO of Stampin Up, … Read more
The first time I heard of Yellow Moon was when I picked up one of their catalogues at Little Bean’s preschool. I have always been big on doing crafts myself and so I’m keen to let my children do as much (or as little as they would like too). Luckily they all seem to really … Read more
I never used to like messy play, it was the mess part that got me but actually kids love it and they learn so much from it too. It’s a firm favourite here.