First ever Etsy order!
Today I got my first ever Etsy order for my shop PALINDROMES! For some reason I assumed it would take ages to get an order. I have read people’s stories […]
Half-finished projects
Update: my lovely neighbour has made an amazing necklace based only very partially on a suggestion of mine! Her talent and ideas entirely, mixed with my indiscriminate love for neon […]
P A L I N D R O M E S : an etsy shop, at last
As I mentioned previously, I love to plan. Sometimes I start planning one thing, and then other plans take over and I never finish the first plan. As such, I […]
Restoring teak, failing life.
Do you remember about 10 days ago when I made all these promises about the various jobs I was going to get done that weekend? Well, in the end, this […]
Things on my To Do List
You know how when you move into a new house, you get tons of stuff done in the first few weeks, and then whatever hasn’t been finished by then doesn’t […]
Deckchairs and sunshine
This weekend has given the first glance of spring this year! Such a relief! Having seen the weather forecast for Sunday, we decided to brave ikea on a Saturday to […]
Wood finishing – dilemma!
I am completely torn with the finishing process for the table. After being used for weeks, the dining table is starting to look pretty scruffy. Although on one hand ‘patina’ […]
A Staffordshire dog from Cornwall
I’ve just been on holiday to Cornwall and have bought back a little friend. This is a Victorian Staffordshire dog, I think they are called wally dogs too sometimes? Who […]
Housewarming party
I have a Welsh mother and an English father. This makes England v Wales rugby matches quite entertaining in my house, and my parents quite often host a party for […]
Finished!
It was actually a week ago now, but we’ve finally finished building the table! Serious slog at the end, particularly as we realised that it wasn’t stable enough with the […]
