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Christmas crafts with the kids

With a house move looming, messy making is off-limits — but that hasn’t stopped our festive creativity entirely. From simple paper chains and toilet roll reindeer to driftwood trees and branch-made reindeer, Christmas crafting with the kids has been all about small, meaningful projects. Working with wood remains my favourite, even when things have to…

A Labour of Love: Our Dining Room Floor

Our dining room floor was truly a labour of love. It was a bit of an odd project. Technically part of the same space as the kitchen, yet completely different in character. The kitchen had a beautifully polished, hundred-year-old wooden floor, while the dining area featured raw, untreated, and stained boards that were loose and…

Oak Child’s chair

When my son was born, I crafted an oak chair for him—a solid piece of furniture to last a lifetime. However, he was a robust and energetic boy, and the chair bore the marks of his enthusiasm. For my daughter’s first birthday, I decided to make another chair, this time from the same piece of…

Wood Christmas tree

I love making things with old wood. I drilled a hole through so small twigs and branches found on beaches (driftwood) with my toddler and ran a wire coat-hanger down the centre. With some even smaller twigs and yarn I bound together in the shape of a star. Super simple.

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