Friday, November 26th, 2010
Hello, happy Friday everyone! This is a post that I have been saying I will do for a Very. Long. Time. Last Spring I wrote a post on putting together a guest bag for when loved ones come and stay with you. You can find it here. I made the bag myself but never added [...]
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
I’m crazy for tables right now. Ever since the table of my dreams was built by my Dad I’ve been obsessed by dressing it with different settings, colour schemes, cloths etc. I can often be found nipping out in to the paddock with various items from the kitchen or dining room in my hands in [...]
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
The how-to for the patchwork top The table we made our tablecloth for measures 120cm by 270cm and I wanted to make a tablecloth that would have an approximate drop of 30cm each side. This would make the tablecloth’s measurements approximately 180cm by 330cm in total, therefore, this how-to does not give exact measurements as [...]
Friday, July 9th, 2010
Hello! Welcome to Friday. I’m sitting here with Anaïs by my side and Ned asleep in the other room. The babies and I are really looking forward to this weekend. Robert will be home this evening to start his weekend and we have a barbecue planned for later with Jodie, her husband and their twins. [...]
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Hello and welcome to ‘The Classics’ at Cherry Menlove. If you want to know the basics about cooking, gardening, decorating and crafts then we are here to help. For a full introduction to this section please click here. This very simple how-to for making a cushion cover with a zip will have you using up [...]
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
How To Make a Fabric Union Jack The nursery, strangely enough, has been a hard room to decorate. There is something about getting a space ready for two people you haven’t met that leaves me a bit bewildered and wanting to stall. Robert and I have set up the basics, the cot beds, drawers, clothing, [...]
Monday, April 26th, 2010
There’s definitely some brightening up happening in my house at the moment. Mirrors are being painted, flowers are being picked and brought in to the house and various corners are being made-over to reveal brighter spots and vibrant fabrics. Part of this new ‘Springtime’ look are these cushions. When I spotted the fabric I was [...]
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Welcome to Tuesday! Today is the day that I’m going to take you through how to make the patchwork quilt that you can see in the picture above. It’s a light and cosy quilt that will last you for many years, withstand the washing machine and I’m sure it will also be more than happy [...]
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
Click here for full instructions on how to make this quilt. Today I’d like to introduce you to my Springtime Quilt for 2010. Inspired by some of the early Spring colours but beautifully bright and light. This quilt was made to sit on a Kingsize (UK) bed very nicely and measures approximately 210 cm square [...]
Friday, February 26th, 2010
I’d love to have an art collection. I mean, who wouldn’t? I’d search out new artists that I rated and fill my home with collections that would one day become priceless and force me to have a security system that was tougher than Alcatraz to penetrate. But seeing as that isn’t going to be happening [...]
