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Musical Mayhem

Musical Mayhem

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 crafterthoughtblogLeave a comment

Now we’re back to unrestricted kids’ parties (the rules were followed at all times…), William requested a party at home with a music theme. As usual the plans and preparations evolved in the run up to the party last weekend. The time-table was as follows: 1. Games in the garden (with tenuous music links) We… Continue reading Musical Mayhem

Scrap book

Scrap book

March 5, 2022March 6, 2022 crafterthoughtblog1 Comment

Sometimes when World Book Day comes around, I have been known to buy, borrow or reuse whatever the boys are happy to go as (I haven’t quite had to resort to that scene from Motherland where she improvises ‘where’s Wally’ and ‘the umbrella’ at the school gates). But this year actually involved a bit of… Continue reading Scrap book

Shake your junk!

Shake your junk!

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 crafterthoughtblogLeave a comment

It’s a quote from our fabulous Delta Nus (as a Greek Chorus) in Legally Blonde, which we’ve just finished performing at MAST Mayflower Studios: You bring the noise if we bring the funk It’s positively time to shake your junk We finally brought our show to the stage after an absence of 2 years. Part… Continue reading Shake your junk!

Bright Idea

Bright Idea

December 22, 2021 crafterthoughtblogLeave a comment

We had a bright idea to paint some bright eyed deer (on our wrapping paper this year). They were bright nosed too of course! Time to bring out the potatoes again (see Wrappin’ Robin)! This time, the boys potato-printed reindeer heads, then added antlers, eyes and shiny noses. We made snowflake tags from scrap cardboard.… Continue reading Bright Idea

Christmas Treet

Christmas Treet

November 30, 2021 crafterthoughtblogLeave a comment

The sight of some Lindor chocolates got me thinking about a Christmas tree advent calendar with the spherical sweets as baubles. I found a template for a cardboard tree comprised of 2 pieces slotted together at right angles. I realised ours would need 24 ‘branches’ to hang the baubles from so we’d need some extra… Continue reading Christmas Treet

School of Minecraft and Wizardry

School of Minecraft and Wizardry

November 1, 2021 crafterthoughtblogLeave a comment

Edward is midway through the Harry Potter books, and we’re watching each film after he’s finished the book, so I proposed a Harry Potter theme for our pumpkins this year. We found some stencils online. I chose Hogwarts and Edward chose Hedwig the owl. William is still obsessed with all things Minecraft (he’s reading a… Continue reading School of Minecraft and Wizardry

Dying to Share

Dying to Share

September 4, 2021September 4, 2021 crafterthoughtblogLeave a comment

Edward got a tie dye kit for his birthday and there was enough dye to do several items. We finally got round to putting it to use at the end of the school holidays. I bought white tops for Edward and William and they tie dyed them with their choice of colours and techniques. William’s… Continue reading Dying to Share

Sew Comfy

Sew Comfy

June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 crafterthoughtblog2 Comments

My trusty sewing machine has enabled me to bring new life to a number of old garments and curtains recently so that they can be re-loved! I’m not a brilliant seamstress in the same league as my Nan and my Mum, but I’ve gained a bit more confidence for making things up as I’ve gone… Continue reading Sew Comfy

Minecrafty Birthday

Minecrafty Birthday

April 26, 2021 crafterthoughtblog2 Comments

William had a lockdown Zoom birthday party last April and, as his 8th birthday approached, he was happy to discover that we would be allowed to have up to 6 people in our garden this year (of which one would have to be me)! He definitely wanted a Minecraft party! We threw ourselves into this… Continue reading Minecrafty Birthday

Tall Story

Tall Story

March 28, 2021March 28, 2021 crafterthoughtblog2 Comments

In years gone by we’ve been lucky enough to have several summer holidays in beautiful Guernsey. In 2018 I went to look at the Millennium Tapestry which depicts 1000 years of Guernsey history in 10 panels made by Guernsey residents. I bought a set of postcards of the tapestry panels. I later bought some small… Continue reading Tall Story

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