Christmas is coming, and we are back in lockdown – making it a bit challenging for a Grandma to do her Christmas shopping! I had already started buying bits and pieces when I could. I’m trying to support small independents who must be finding it hard at the moment. I do love the convenience of …
The other day Gemma asked whether people liked the abbreviation “Xmas” my natural reaction was that I didn’t, but I have no idea why – so I thought I better find out the back story of Xmas. As a child I don’t remember anyone talking about the abbreviation as good or bad but I do …
Christmas is several weeks away, and in my opinion it is too early for putting up Christmas decorations. But if you are thinking about making your own decorations/gifts or buying from a crafter now is the time to act. The tree (on the right – in case you didn’t realise it was a tree) was …
Shirley (aka Grandma’s Corner) says: When I was young one of the highlights of the year was an annual fair held in the local church hall. My parents were involved in organising the event, and for months before we would be making things to sell. Knitting egg cosies and hot water bottle covers; decorating jars …
Do you redecorate/rearrange your house to match each season? I don’t and didn’t really know that it was a thing until recently. But it seems that seasonal home decor is a thing and that maybe I should be making more effort! The reason I don’t change my home decor is purely time. In between working …
There’s a lot of debate in the crafting world around when the best time is to start advertising and selling Christmas products, and I don’t think there’s a right answer. I had a sale of a Christmas decoration in February, and that couldn’t be much further from the next one. Generally though, I don’t think …
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 an apple tree nor did it ever cross my mind to take a gift for …
All of the grandchildren like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and both Mr 1 and Ms 2 like it singing at nap time. The older boys know different versions: Mr 4 sings Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar, while Mr 3 sings Twinkle Twinkle Christmas Star. Mr 3’s mummy makes some concrete stars. Maybe I should buy and …
Last weekend I had a stall at my first ever craft fair and it was certainly a fantastic learning experience! I didn’t sell as much as I’d wanted to and only really sold to friends and family, which is definitely not the way to have a profitable business, but hey ho it is still early …
I’ve been busy preparing for my first craft fair which is on Saturday, so I haven’t had much time for the blog, however, with only 2 months to go till the big day, I really wanted to share with you my Christmas products which are available over on my Etsy shop. All of my Christmas …
