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Category / Family life

25 July 2015

Disney Inside Out Hama Perler Bead patterns

My daughter and I went to see the latest Disney Pixar film called Inside Out yesterday. It was only released in the UK yesterday and we have been waiting a long time to see it. We were not disappointed! It was a really excellent film – very clever and really funny but also sad and...

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Crafts Family life

24 July 2014

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Sea Glass and St Ives

by Driftwood Dreaming

Every time I come down to St Ives in Cornwall, one of my favourite things is to go hunting for sea glass! With some of the nicer pieces I make pendants which I sell in my online shop here. There’s a beach down here with an abundance of sea glass in all colours and it...

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Coastal Crafts Driftwood Family life Photography Travels

7 April 2014

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Making our Easter Bonnet

by Driftwood Dreaming

Now my daughter has started school she had really got creative and loves making things (like all the time!). Last week in her classroom they had some baby chicks which they had seen hatch out of their shells. This inspired her idea for her Easter Bonnet competition entry. So this weekend we got busy and...

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Crafts Family life

23 September 2013

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Christmas Coastal Style

by Driftwood Dreaming

For everyone who loves crafts and making things then the seasonal holidays bring about many opportunities for trying new things or just going to town on making things. I have loved making these three driftwood Christmas Trees. They are now on sale in my shop here. If you would like to commission a Driftwood Christmas...

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Christmas Coastal Crafts Driftwood Family life

10 August 2013

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Lady Godiva returns to Coventry for Godiva Awakes – The Homecoming

by Driftwood Dreaming

Today Lady Godiva returned to Coventry and we were there to see her! The event, called Godiva Awakes – The Homecoming, in Coventry City town centre, saw the return of the huge 20ft mechanical statue of Lady Godiva aboard her Cyclopedia with a cavalcade of cyclists and walkers. Last summer she set off to London’s Olympic stadium for the...

Sunshine, sea and sand

by Driftwood Dreaming

Yesterday was really sunny and warm in St Ives. Today it is raining so here are a couple of the photos I took yesterday to show you just how awesome St Ives is, especially when it’s sunny…

Coastal Family life Photography

16 June 2013

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Beach combing in St Ives, Cornwall

by Driftwood Dreaming

Yesterday we arrived in sunny St Ives in Cornwall. Once we had settled into our lovely apartment overlooking St Ives Harbour, we headed down to the beach to paddle and play. However, we hadn’t been on the beach for even 30 seconds before my husband found a piece of sea glass! Turned out that there...

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Coastal Crafts Driftwood Family life

2 June 2013

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My little driftwood houses and sail boat

by Driftwood Dreaming

My husband and I are big fans of Kirsty Elson’s beautiful driftwood houses and knowing that owning one ourselves is very unlikely as her order book must be very lengthy. So over the past few months I’ve been collecting some cute little shaped pieces of driftwood with this project in mind – tonight I finally...

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Crafts Driftwood Family life

20 January 2013

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Very snowy day

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The UK is currently getting a battering of snow at the moment and here in the middle of the UK, in Coventry, we have had the most snow that has snowed for many years. It has been a lot of fun taking our daughter out on the sledge. This is the view from my craft...

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Family life Photography

13 January 2013

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Handmade earrings with Swarovski crystals and pearls

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Before Christmas 2012 I was busy making Christmas presents and here are three sets of handmade earrings that I made for my Mum, my sister and my Mother in Law. I used a combination of wire, Swarovski crystals (which I love), pearls and coloured and silver beads which I already had in my stash. All the recipients were really...

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