As a longstanding maker of Christmas decorations to sell to other people, Christmas typically starts in our house around May!  Perhaps this explains why poor Stu detests Christmas music so much…? Making your own Christmas decorations is a great way to get into the...

I have always had an interest in creating things and in sewing, even from a young age when I would hand stitch felt Christmas decorations (something I still do now, although the quality has improved somewhat!)  I moved on to making larger projects such as baby quilts...

As parents, we’ve all been there; it’s about 1 hour into the school holidays that the kids have been desperately waiting for, the lego sets have lost their appeal, the toys you fought tooth and nail to acquire them last Christmas or birthday have been discarded on the...