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Making a Rustic Oak Bed
Making a rustic oak bed – May ‘14 It started, as is so often the case, with a picture clipped from some designer home magazine or other. Accompanied with, of course, the inevitable ponderous question: “Couldn’t you make one of those?” This time it was a bed, with big slabs of sawn log for the headboard,…
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Brown Jute String
Just arrived and unpacked this afternoon… 500g bundles of four ply natural jute twine. Ideal for crafts and around the house and garden, these big brown balls of string have been much requested but we have struggled to find a quality we are happy with. Worth the wait we hope! We will get them loaded onto…
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It’s Rustic Santa Time
Our Rustic Santas are once again being packed ready for the Christmas markets. Every Santa is made from our own home grown timber (mainly Silver Birch) which has been fully seasoned so they will not leave a mark on the table cloth. Each one is individually made so no two Santa’s are the same. Due to…
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Ever changing seasons
Well that’s the pumpkins done for another year. It is always a bit sad removing all the unsold pumpkins but it needs to be done and it is nice to get the space back in the yard. Unlike the pumpkins, the unsold winter squashes will ‘keep’ and provide us with some welcome vegetables throughout the…
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The 2015 Song For Pumpkins
The pumpkin parody song for 2015 is ‘Milkshake’ by Kelis. With thanks to Sally & Aymon and Fish2 Photography Keep an eye on Sally’s instagram account for the results of the Saturday morning pumpkin patch photoshoot.
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Carving a wooden pumpkin
I have seen quite a few impressive wooden pumpkins on the internet and decided to have a go. Luckily I had recently rescued a large union of freshly felled Sycamore that the wood fairies had left behind as it was too big and nasty to split for firewood. The original ‘big lump’ of wood was…
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Getting to grips with a DSLR
Still trying top get to grips with my new camera. Yes, I have read the instructions but after so long with a ‘point and press’ the complexity of a DSLR seems insurmountable. Trying to remember the little bit learnt a week ago is a big enough challenge at the moment. I didn’t want to let…
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Layla and Jamie visit
Sue’s work colleague Paul and his wife Claire called with their two kids to pick their pumpkins from the field, feed the hens, collect the eggs and pose for pictures on the big pumpkin. I think it is fair to say that collecting the eggs proved to be the favourite part of the visit for…
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New wreath decorations arrived today
Two new items received and listed today on www.WreathSupplies.co.uk ; red apple picks (pack of 12 £2.99) and jingle bell hearts (£1.99 each). Available to buy now from http://wreathsupplies.co.uk/decorations.html