Inspiration is all around

Inspiration is all around

 Well summer solstice is just under a week a way, and yet here we are enjoying another faltering English summer that is full of sun and showers and a healthy slice of windy weather as well. Oh, and to quote a famous song, thunderbolt and lightening very, very...
Inspiration is all around

Hello flower!

Well, the Dracunculus might not be everyone’s cup of tea for the garden – it is known for emitting a rather foul smell, after all. But this exotic plant can add great ornamental interest to a garden . . .  and we can assure you it is certainly equally...
Inspiration is all around

Timely reminder

They say that time goes faster as you get older.  OK, so there is no point in pontificating . . . let’s go for plain English. Yes it does. You can throw all the statistics and science that you like – but time does go faster. Well, OK, in deference to the...
Inspiration is all around

Order in the chaos

It’s been a busy two or three weeks and while we haven’t managed to put an update on here, we have been quietly working away in the background to get the J Needlecraft business well and truly underway. Fabric and threads were ordered and have arrived...
Inspiration is all around

FREE Daffodil Bookmark chart – Happy Easter!

Well, as promised, Jane has rapidly stitched her design for the Daffodil Bookmark – just to check the chart. All is well, and we’re delighted to be able to offer you the chance to download for FREE this lovely bookmark, which is based on an original design...