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  • gnome with red hat and blue coat
    children's books

    More book images

    July 28, 2020 / Comments Off on More book images

    Some more images from my book “The girl who lost her listening ears” in an applique style. I’m torn between a sideways or top down view of the bed so I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.

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    Rainbow cover for book

    Coronavirus in the words of children

    October 21, 2020
    blue cover with girl who has lost her ears

    The Girl Who Lost Her Listening Ears

    August 10, 2020
    Book Covers

    Children’s Books

    February 23, 2021
  • upcycled lampshade with teal wool and pink pom pom braid
    crafting,  upcycling

    Upcycled lampshade

    July 21, 2020 / Comments Off on Upcycled lampshade

    This make was a quick upcycled lampshade after I managed to get a great lamp base from a freecycle group but wasn’t happy with my plain lampshade. I wanted a quirky lamp for my craft room and cream wasn’t going to cut it! So I took a small existing lampshade I already had, some wool from my craft stash, some pom pom trim in a gorgeous hot pink and my trusty glue gun to transform from drab to fab. First I glued some wool from my stash (similar to this in teal) to the inside of the lampshade. Then, I wound it round and round the shade until it was…

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    fabric christmas tree wall hanging

    Upcycled fabric Christmas tree wall hanging

    December 2, 2020
    mosaic splashback in white and blue

    Mosaic Splashback

    August 4, 2020
    meeple curtains with yellow, red, green and blue meeples

    Fabric Paint Meeple Curtains

    January 30, 2021
  • upcycling

    Sewing Cabinet

    July 7, 2020 / Comments Off on Sewing Cabinet

    I was super excited when I found this sewing cabinet on ebay for £60. After checking with the seller that it worked, I clicked “buy it now” and it arrived just in time for lock down to start. I knew that I’d have to do something to cover the mid-century laminate styling and decided to use chalk paint and replace the handles. Not having primer and not wanting to buy anything new, I sanded it down and then used 3 coats of white chalk paint similar to this one. Then I took off the old handles, used wood filler and replaced with these cute button handles I had found on…

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    white upcycled bedside table with branches on handles

    Bedside table upcycle

    March 13, 2021
    stripy facemask

    Easy upcycled face mask using a pair of leggings

    November 18, 2020
    meeple curtains with yellow, red, green and blue meeples

    Fabric Paint Meeple Curtains

    January 30, 2021

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