vignette [vɪˈnjɛt] n any small endearing scene, view, picture, etc
Archives for January 2013
{I love} Penguin classics
I have had a love affair with the Penguin classic tri-band design for years – so much so that we chose them as the theme for the twins’ nursery design. These are pictures of the nursery in our old house,…
{I love} The writing’s on the wall
I’m a huge fan of the American Typewriter font, so when these amazing neon tubular lights by Seletti dropped into my inbox today I was immediately smitten. Taking American Typewriter as the inspiration, the designers developed their own font for…
{Vignettes} Kitchen wall
vignette [vɪˈnjɛt] n any small endearing scene, view, picture, etc Welcome to Vignettes, a new series on Growing Spaces. It will focus on the smaller details from around our home – still lives, glimpses of rooms, display ideas – the…
Head space
Never underestimate the healing power of a good dose of decluttering. Last week I tackled my craft cupboard and our kitchen dresser which has been bugging me for months. We even sorted the nightmare Drawer of Mordor in the dresser….
{Review} Vertbaudet coat stand
Back in August (!) I blogged about customising the interior of the twins’ wardrobe to do away with the hanging rail and make way for more shelves. What I wanted to create was a separate area for hanging the few…
{Granny blanket} Week 1 progress
At the end of my first week of hooking, I’ve done a grand total of nine squares. I’m so pleased with them, and in the last couple of days have really noticed my stitches getting much neater. After a couple…
{How to} Make a pom pom garland
My yarn-buying mishap has left me with a redundant stock of acrylic yarn in colours that were chosen to match the living room rug. As I have an eternal love of bobble trim, I’ve been wanting to make my own…
{Granny blanket} The first square x 2
For those of you well-practiced in the art of crochet, I apologise for blogging about something that would be blindingly obvious to you. My first crochet mistake was a big one. As I set out last week to excitedly purchase…
{Granny blanket} My 2013 project begins
In around 144 days time, if I stick to my one-a-day rule, I should have 144 granny squares ready to assemble into a blanket. I’ve wanted to get to grips with crochet for ages, mainly inspired by my clever friend…
Fingerprint thank you cards
I’ve got the fingerprinting bug and I’ve got it bad. We had great fun as a family making our fingerprint reindeer Christmas cards and the twins enjoyed it so much that I created a Pinterest board full of fingerprinting ideas for…
I ♥ You Because…
Our advent calendar is down (though not the rest of the decorations yet) because I saw a great idea on Pinterest and couldn’t wait to do my own version on our blackboard wall. My lovely husband cooked us an amazing…