Baking This Year’s Christmas Cake Posted on December 5, 2014 By Becky Every year I make a Christmas cake, using my family’s traditional recipe. Once the cake has had a few weeks to be soaked in booze, it’s retrieved from its tin, and decorating it completes this much-loved culinary ritual! I’d decided to decorate it earlier than usual this year, as we’d… Read more
Make The Crafty Insider – Ragged Life Posted on November 15, 2014May 2, 2025 By Becky The other day I wrote about my trip to ‘Tea and Crafting’ in Camden, and the fab ‘Rag-Rugging’ session we all had with Elsie Jackson, from ‘Ragged Life’. Well I was so smitten with the craft, that I asked Elsie if she had any other examples of her work to… Read more
Make Getting my craft on at ‘Tea and Crafting’! Posted on November 11, 2014May 2, 2025 By Becky The other Sunday I hotfooted it over to my old stomping ground of Camden in the pouring rain, to visit the craft HEAVEN that is Jane Gois’ ‘Tea and Crafting’ studio. I first met Jane nearly 4 years ago, when I went on Maternity leave and she took over my role, which… Read more
Make DIY Wooden Train Track Station Signs Posted on January 6, 2014 By Becky Happy Monday evening all! If like Freddie, your child is totally train-mad, then these DIY station signs would make a welcome addition to any train set. We gave them to F as one of his Christmas presents, and he absolutely LOVES them! Over the last few months, he’s been really… Read more
Crafts & Activities for Kids DIY Wooden Train Station Signs Posted on January 6, 2014September 23, 2025 By Becky Happy Monday evening all! If like Freddie, your child is totally train-mad, then these DIY wooden train station signs would make a welcome addition to any train set. We gave them to F as one of his Christmas presents, and he absolutely LOVES them! Over the last few months, he’s… Read more
Crafts & Activities for Kids How to make homemade reindeer food Posted on December 19, 2013March 3, 2022 By Becky This morning I hosted a little Christmas party for a small group of friends and their toddlers. We all usually exchange token gifts at this time of year, but it’s often hard to find something for little cost, that isn’t just plastic tat or a panic buy. Crafty bits and… Read more
Make Easy ‘Reindeer Food’ Gift Idea Posted on December 19, 2013 By Becky This morning I hosted a little Christmas party for a small group of friends and their toddlers. We all usually exchange token gifts at this time of year, but it’s often hard to find something for little cost, that isn’t just plastic tat or a panic buy. Crafty bits and… Read more
Make Make Your Own Toy Kitchen Posted on October 21, 2013 By Becky Make your own toy kitchen One thing I always wanted to make for my children was a toy kitchen, something that they could get years of play out of, and I wanted to make something that was built to last. I had a look at several shop-bought kitchens online, but the… Read more