A Giant Custard Cream

Look what I got...


... the biggest custard cream I've ever seen!

It's actually a biscuit tin (full of custard creams, of course), from Marks & Spencer. I saw it a while ago and didn't buy it and totally regretted it, so when I saw them back in stock this afternoon I couldn't resist.


When we've worked our way through all those custard creams I'll be putting the tin to good use storing my sewing supplies or felty works in progress.

Giveaway: Flower Headband

This month I'm giving away one of the felt flower headbands I made for Cloth Magazine (buy a copy of the autumn issue for instructions on how to make your own!).

The flower is made from gorgeous 100% wool felt in lovely autumnal colours, sewn onto an elastic headband.


Keep it for yourself, or give it as a gift to a flower-loving friend :)

As always, I'm happy to ship internationally, so anyone can enter. Just leave a comment on this blog post before 10pm on Sunday 17th October and I'll pick a winner at random on Monday (18th October).

Please make sure you leave a name or pseudonym (no anonymous comments please!) and be sure to come back to see if you got picked. If I'm unable to contact the winner within two weeks another will be chosen.

EDIT: this giveaway is now closed!

UPDATE: This flower design is now available as part of my Romantic Flowers sewing pattern! Visit my shop to see all my printable PDF patterns

A Mountain of Hats

Last week our knitting club parcelled up all the little hats we've been knitting for The Big Knit, but we had to count them first...


Amazingly our little group has managed to knit 300 little hats from our leftover bits of yarn. I was a bit lazy this year and only knitted about 10 hats but one of our members knitted at least 150 all by herself!

It was lovely seeing them all together, all the colour combinations and cute patterns.


The youngest members of the knitting club definitely approved.


We're currently looking for more charity knitting projects we can get involved with... if you know of any (especially ones based in the UK) please do leave a comment.

Biscuits and Buttons...

... what a great combination!


I had lots of fun sorting through buttons this afternoon while having my tea break - I'm working on a small button-themed project this weekend.

All that colour is such wonderful food for the soul, especially on a dark rainy day like today.