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 immediately [...]
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Sometimes, all we need is something simple to make or do. We don’t need complicated or tricky but quick and colourful. That is what these Easter Treat Favor bags are, quick and colourful. They are also one of the best ways to use up your fabric stash and as I’m wanting to clear a lot [...]
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 to [...]
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 (82 inches [...]
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Today is an exciting day as it’s the first time I get to introduce ‘Cherry Baby’ at Cherry Menlove to you all. I know that so many of you out there have children, nieces, nephews, grandchildren and kiddos that you see on a regular basis so this is the launch of my children’s collection.
I’m excited [...]
Monday, March 8th, 2010
Hello!
Welcome to the week here at Cherry Menlove.com We have so much to tell you, show you and give you this week that I’m bursting to get going. So I shall…….
Mothering Sunday is this coming Sunday here in the UK so we’re getting ahead of ourselves and uploading the how-to for this darling cushion at [...]
Friday, February 12th, 2010
For this project you will need four different types of fabric, a different type for the front, a different type for the back and two further types of fabric for the contrasting decorative hearts.
Start by measuring and cutting the material for the front and back pieces of your placemats. Our placemats measured 12 x 17 [...]
Friday, January 22nd, 2010
If you have made a promise to yourself this year to get a little bit more organised while at the same time surround yourself with all the things you find inspirational and lovely then this SUPER SIMPLE inspiration board project may be just for you. You can customize yours to suit your colour scheme and [...]
Friday, May 1st, 2009
Happy Friday folks!!! It’s a long weekend here in the U.K. so I’m leaving you with something crafty in case you want to get out in to the garden and have a wee potter!
Hand Painted Flower Pots.
I had a windowsill at the front of the house that I wanted to make look a touch more [...]
Friday, April 17th, 2009
It’s Friday so we’re getting crafty!
A Super Simple Way to Fashion Some Place Mats!
I can often remember being so pleased to find new craft projects to get my teeth into on a Friday. If I didn’t already have plans for the upcoming weekend then I would be able to head off to the craft store [...]