by Gina | Apr 8, 2012 | Life on the farm, News from home
Spring. My favourite time of year. The birds are eating our cereal, the neighbouring lambs are escaping into our fields, my chickens are scratching up my neatly wood chipped flowerbeds, the local deer are chewing at my poor fruit trees and the calves are in my potato...
by Gina | Apr 6, 2012 | News from home
Wiping down the kitchen windowsill this afternoon I had to lift an item off in order to wipe underneath it. Every time I look at this item it brings a smile to my face and I thought it worthy of a blog. If you happened to see the John Lewis Christmas advert this year...
by Gina | Apr 5, 2012 | News from home, Soft furnishings, Working from home
To be creative, one has to take time out and break away from normal daily routines, and yesterday was exactly that. I spent a wonderful 10 hours playing with fabrics and card making with my best friend, Liz of www.heartfeltbyliz.com. We used our Sizzix Big shot and...
by Gina | Apr 3, 2012 | News from home
Having discovered a passion for photography last year, my husband and I decided to treat ourselves to a decent camera for Christmas. I bought it at the end of November, but being a traditionalist (spoil sport) Mark put it away until Christmas. I was so excited to be...
by Gina | Apr 1, 2012 | Life on the farm, News from home, Working from home
This morning I pointed out to my Husband that for the last 10 days he’s spent 14 hours a day sitting on his butt. Did he not think he ought to get a job? This caused much amusement to the family gathered in the farm yard, as My husband has been sat in his tractor,...
by Gina | Jan 20, 2012 | News from home, Rugs, Soft furnishings, Working from home
This is my latest commission. This giant rug was made for a 9yr old dinosaur obsessed boy for his Christmas. I thoroughly enjoyed designing this. This Star rug was made for my nephew for his first Christmas, to go with his...