Category Archives: Crafting

Neil’s Maw and Paw were coming for cake and tea last Friday pm so I baked a sponge cake with our hen’s eggs and layered it with our gooseberry jelly and fresh cream, then sprinkled with icing sugar. It went down … Continue reading →

So I’ve taken up watercolours again after several years absence – why did I ever give this up? On a cold winters day to be working with such pure colour is incredible and at this time of year when the … Continue reading →

These were made with foils and translucent clay which I made up into  necklaces using brass spacer beads and findings. The last image is of beads threaded with leather cord and gorgeous silvered glass rondelle spacer beads. I love trying … Continue reading →

I made some buttons earlier, here is a small sample all packed and ready for selling!              

 Geraldine’s fleece has been soaking in a large bucket of soft water for a few days, which was changed daily to loosen dirt etc – this process is very suited to ancient breeds like the Shetland, something to do with … Continue reading →

      This is my lovely little studio where I can lose myself for a couple of hours – looks messy doesn’t it, but I like to think of it as ‘creative chaos’ which is sometimes how my muses … Continue reading →

I’m just about to continue working in my little BeadBod making jewellery, yarn and felt after its ‘re-arrangement’. Previously I sat by a beautiful sunny window overlooking the voe and fields but found the sunlight too strong a light. Direct … Continue reading →