Gifts for Teachers
There is an expression “Apple for the Teacher” and I assume in the olden days if you wanted to ingratiate yourself to the teacher your would give him or her an apple. When I was at school we didn’t have…
Father’s Day
Earlier in the year I wrote about Mothering Sunday, so I thought that I should write about Father’s Day. My father always called it Dad’s Day, and the celebration wasn’t mentioned in church, so I assumed it was a less…
Hunt the Jumper
Hope you had a good Easter break. Did you get to participate in a Easter Egg Hunt. My grandchildren did. They had an Easter egg hunt at the holiday house we rented, then they joined in one at a National…
Blog interview
A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to be interviewed by a fellow crafter for her blog. She asked a load of questions about my business and me, which I thought you guys might be interested in too! The…
Coaster Making
I really enjoy making things, and along with some family members I had a go at making concrete coasters, using Gemma’s Make Your Own Coasters Kit. The whole process was fun. We started with a cuppa and looking through the…
Concrete and Clay Collaboration
I have something very exciting to share with you today, which I guess you might have seen if you follow me on social media: my very first collaboration. I’ve been working with the fantastic Kim from @maidinards to bring you…
Gem’s Concrete Gems goes poetic
A couple of weeks ago, I entered an instagram competition to win a business jingle and, guess what, I won! How amazing is this? Thanks so much @rhymes_to_remember
Mothering Sunday
In the UK the fourth Sunday of Lent is called Mothering Sunday. Traditionally it was the day when children who had gone into domestic service (for example working as a kitchen maid) were given the Sunday off to visit their…
Etsy, Artibus and nuMonday
For a craft seller, Etsy is the go-to platform, but there has been much debate on social media about their recent increase in fees and it appears that many sellers have decided to leave Etsy and join other platforms. I…
Baking Biscuits
This week I had chance to bake with some of the grandchildren. I thought both Mr 5 (years old) and Mr 4 would like to bake biscuits. On Wednesday – while Ms 2 had her nap – Mr 5 and…
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