I was recently set a bit of a challenge – to create some personalized bunting for brother and sister twins. The challenge was in finding a design that would be girly enough and boyish enough to appeal and to use colors that would work together in a shared room. Tough but I do love a […]
I’ve just finished a big commission and I wanted to do something to clear my mind – in culinary terms ‘cleanse my palette’ – I’ve had an idea for a while that I wanted to create a mini version of a bird pattern I wrote earlier in the year. So I sat down with some […]
I have just finished a special order for a customer and I am so pleased with it! I was contacted by a lovely lady who wanted something special for her new conservatory which is decorated in cream, white and green. She had seen my cream and white heart on Notonthehighstreet.com and contacted me to see […]
I was recently asked to make some personalised bunting for two very special sisters – very proud big sister Isabel and brand new sister Jessica! Isabel loves the colour combination of pink and lilac and the brief was to create a design that would give both gorgeous girls something that would work together but also […]
I’ve been having some crochet fun and making some very useful, little, smiling monkeys – bags! Each bag has sticky out ears, shiny button eyes and a plenty of space for all the precious things a little girl may need to carry around with her 🙂 So far I’ve done two colour ways in shades of pink […]
Summer still hasn’t reached the UK so I’ve had to make do with crochet flowers. These gorgeous purpley/blue flowers are made using a pattern by the very talented Lucy at Attic 24 called ‘quince flowers’. I made them using an aran weight yarn with a high wool content that has made them quite chunky. They […]
Everything is coming up roses at R&C HQ at the moment! I spent a lovely morning at a shopping centre earlier in the week with a friend, and we spent a long time browsing in the Cath Kidston shop, and in particular looking at fabrics to be used in another project. I brought home some swatches to see […]
I love Spring – after the grey of Winter I get a real thrill from seeing the new shoots in the garden and the jolly yellow daffodils, delicate snowdrops and dainty pansies. To celebrate I have been crocheting lots of Spring flowers and creating lovely heart-shaped hanging wreaths. There are two sizes, large (26cm across and deep) and small (16cm […]
Ruby & Custard 