Episode overview It’s a bank holiday weekend here in the UK so I thought I’d make the most of having an empty house during the morning and film a little YouTube podcast. In it I discuss my latest work in progress – the Campside Cardigan by Alicia Plummer. I share my latest yarny purchase – … More Jean The Creative Pixie Podcast – Episode 5
My daughters wanted to do some baking this afternoon and I knew that I had the ingredients to make some plain scones already in my store cupboard. I’m enjoying teaching them to cook the foods that they love to eat but sometimes I do forget that they are learning these skills for the first time. … More Scones recipe
It’s the end of the Easter holidays with us and I thought that I’d do a little ‘baking’ with my girls. This recipe is for a tray bake called a Fifteen which doesn’t need to be baked in an oven and is simple enough for children to make. Ingredients 15 digestive biscuits 15 marshmallows (or … More Fifteens Recipe
Mother’s Day – This is past week saw Mother’s Day happen in the UK. My girls were very kind, made me cards and potted up some little teacup primroses. I also hinted to my husband that I would like a dress pattern after seeing a gorgeous jersey dress online . It’s the Zadie dress by … More Midweek waffle – 14th March 2018
Well what a week of weather! It has been freezing – literally. In fact we had a snow day off work/school on Friday 1st. We woke up to a cold house as the boiler had stopped working during the night but thankfully I knew how to get it working again. We had 3 full days … More Midweek waffle – 7th March 2018
This past week the weather in the UK has been quite bad due to snow and storms. Temperatures have been in the minus all week and on Friday we had a snow day off work/school because of the amber alert conditions (for ice and snow). To make the most of this bonus day off work … More Bicycle book sleeve
Here we are, another week has passed and here’s a round up of what I’ve been up to. Shopping : I needed to get some new jeans as my old ones were getting a bit thread bare. I picked up some jeggings and some new tops. I didn’t set out to buy all the navy … More Midweek waffle
I meant to publish this yesterday but I’ve been feeling a bit tired this past couple of days and totally forgot to share this. Watching: Last week was half term and on Friday I took my daughters to see The Greatest Showman at the cinema. I knew it was a period musical but was totally … More Mid(ish)week waffle
This is my first blog post of the new year and I have a finished object to show with you. I received lots of lovely crafty stuff and several skeins of beautiful yarn from my family for Christmas. I chose this self striping yarn by NicoleCMendez on Etsy. It’s in the Brr… It’s Cold! colourway … More My New Year’s Day cast on socks
I’m a day late which is down to me doing a bit of Christmas shopping last night. How are your Christmas plans coming on? Here’s a little round up of my week. Watching: The Strictly Come Dancing final was on Saturday night and my girls were quite excited about it this year. Every Saturday night … More Midweek waffle
