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Sea Glass and St Ives

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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Cornwall jewellery sea glass St Ives

April 7, 2014

Making our Easter Bonnet

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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easter bonnet Easter crafts paper mache

September 23, 2013

Christmas Coastal Style

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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August 10, 2013

Lady Godiva returns to Coventry for Godiva Awakes – The Homecoming

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...

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Godiva Awakes Lady Godiva

June 16, 2013

Sunshine, sea and sand

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…

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beach Cornwall St Ives sunshine

June 16, 2013

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Beach combing in St Ives, Cornwall

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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beach combing sea glass sea pottery St Ives

June 2, 2013

My little driftwood houses and sail boat

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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January 20, 2013

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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coventry snow

January 13, 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...