by Tina | Apr 18, 2016 | Book Reviews
Retro Craft Books in my Library Over the past number of years I have been collecting books about various types of sewing and crafting, with a large focus on how to sew dolls and softies, so I thought I would pull out a few that I really liked, for one reason or...
by Tina | Apr 5, 2016 | Book Reviews
The Belle & Boo Book of Crafts is an absolute must have book for your craft library. As it says itself it has twenty five enchanting projects to make for children, the projects span from aprons to headdresses, softies to mobiles and they are all just wonderful The...
by Tina | Mar 29, 2016 | Book Reviews
Now spring has arrived, my thoughts turn to hopefully warm summers and definitely longer days. At this time of the year I start on our garden, even if the showery days make summer seem very far away. One of my favourite books I love to look up for cute craft projects...
by Tina | Jan 20, 2016 | Book Reviews
Book Review If you are at all into making dolls and soft creatures then Ruth Sleigh-Johnson’s book is well worth spending some time looking through. It is a perfect beginners introduction into handmade softies, with oodles of projects for every level to try your...
by Tina | Nov 20, 2015 | Book Reviews
Three years ago, at a local craft fair, someone happened to mention to me, “oh you like Tilda dolls too”, I had no idea, who or what the Tilda doll was, but apparently one of my handmade dolls looked a bit like one of them. So off I went to find out about Tilda, and...
by Tina | Nov 13, 2015 | Book Reviews
Chloe Tells You How To Sew is the second book by author Chloe Owens. A self professed modern day hippie, Chloe has combined her love of vintage fabrics and 1960s children’s comics to bring us a jam packed sewing and craft annual. Featuring over 30 projects to...