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Getting Christmas crafty – no 1 peg doll fairies.

14th December 2016 by Jax Blunt Leave a Comment

craft materials needed to made peg doll fairies

So, last night I had plans - how did it all pan out? Well, we did some of it :) I started the day with my physio mandated exercises. Then I did a bit of crying when my shoulder went into spasm :( I'd been gentle, honest, but obviously not gentle enough. Pulled myself together and somehow … [Read more...] about Getting Christmas crafty – no 1 peg doll fairies.

Filed Under: Doodling, drawing and decoration., Making things, places we like Tagged With: 30 Christmas Ornaments, clothes pin fairies, peg doll fairies, pom pom angels, red ted art

Opening a creative circle

27th September 2015 by Jax Blunt 20 Comments

I have written stories for as long as I can remember. I've never joined a writer's group. I've started drawing and painting and general art. But I'm not sure about the local art club. And there's knitting and sewing and crochet and spinning, costume to make and felt to, well, … [Read more...] about Opening a creative circle

Filed Under: Doodling, drawing and decoration., Making things, ufos Tagged With: craft, creative circle, design, drawing, illustration, writing

Getting back to my yarny roots.

29th April 2015 by Jax Blunt 6 Comments

I learnt to crochet when I was around 9 I think. My (first) step mum's mum taught me. She had a soda stream as well - I loved visiting her, and was heartbroken when she disappeared from my life. (I assume that was the marriage fell apart. I lost my step siblings too. Not a huge heap of fun. … [Read more...] about Getting back to my yarny roots.

Filed Under: Making things, ufos Tagged With: crochet, drops designs, garnstudio, slippers, wool warehouse

Ravensburger Prehistoric Expedition Science Kit

12th March 2014 by Jax Blunt 4 Comments

Buy at Amazon When we were offered the Ravensburger Prehistoric Expedition Science Kit for review, I glanced at the covering release, thought Small would enjoy it a bit, and expected something with a fossil kit in maybe an A4 sized box. Then it arrived. And it's huge. And it has loads of … [Read more...] about Ravensburger Prehistoric Expedition Science Kit

Filed Under: Ages past, Making things, Small steps Tagged With: dinosaurs, prehistoric expedition, Ravensburger, science, triops

Growing green fingered children.

17th June 2013 by Jax Blunt 4 Comments

This post is an entry for BritMums’ #KidsGrowWild Challenge (find the linky here) with Moneysupermarket I love gardening. No, really, I do. Or at least, I love the idea of it. The reality, with two small children, tends to be rather different. I imagine popping out into the garden, doing a … [Read more...] about Growing green fingered children.

Filed Under: It's where it is, Making things, Soa, tigerboy Tagged With: BritMums, competition, Kids grow wild, money supermarket

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