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Bits ‘n’ bobs.

Here’s a little of what life’s been serving us up lately. Recently in need of a little nostalgia I dug out my grandmother’s enamel pie dish and baked a Jamie Oliver Apple pie, which has seriously the...

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The square where I lived.

I think it’s a widely known fact amongst people who know us that Belsize Square the store is named after Belsize Square the place. As I come to the end of the store, I find myself thinking about the...

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I remember summer.

As we are now in the thick of the shortest days and the coldest and wettest, I am now reminiscing over warmer memories of longer days. Of a weekend spent on the mornington peninsula and a late lunch...

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Happy Belated 4th of July.

The intention was there- to do this post yesterday as a July 4th salute, but, dear customers, your parcels came first. I hope you are excited to have your delectable sale goodies winging their way to...

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How to make a Wizard Cape.

This is a very basic tutorial- almost embarrassingly easy. But if you have (as I did) two small boys who had to get to a Harry Potter party first thing Saturday morning and you hadn’t thought about it...

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Nigella’s number biscuits.

Today we had a playdate at a little friend’s house. There was one 6yo, three 5yo, a 4yo and a 3yo. 5 boys and one girl. It was loud, rough and a bit boisterous. It was a perfect morning to take along a...

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Thanks for shopping.

Thank you to everyone who shopped at the square over the past two years- I had a ball. I sold some beautiful things made by talented people and met some fantastic customers in the process. Not a...

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Party invitations and last parcels.

Just a quick note to say that all last orders will be sent out by the end of the week. There was a fantastic response to the sale, and there’s just a small backlog that’s taking longer than usual to...

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Four.

Last week was the week of Four. Four years old and there are no more babies in my house. On Wednesday we had kinder duty. Chocolate cupcakes with yellow flowers and the Happy Birthday hat. Thursday was...

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Homemade Lampshade.

What with closing the store and my role as chief events organiser for the week of Four there hasn’t been much crafting going on lately. And I am aware that there are three babies I have promised to...

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E man, we love you.

This is a picture I’ve had sitting on the desktop for a while and been meaning to blog it. Our funny old cat Elliot who decided that the handbasin was a good place for a nap. I had the fright of my...

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Jo’s birdie mobiles.

I do believe these are my best birdie mobiles yet. A girl and a boy set for Jo. Soon to be available back in my etsy shop. But for now, email me if I can make you a special order. *Please note that I...

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European Vacation.

Six countries in four fun, stressful, exhausting weeks with two small children. The big highlight for the big one was seeing the first home he ever lived in. For the small one, it was noticing how...

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Merry Christmas.

It’s a funny old thing, Christmas. I’m not little anymore so it’s not quite so magical. There’s been some tricky stuff going on in the past 12 or 18 months too. The kind of stuff that takes the shine...

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Twilight Marketing.

In November I took part in the twilight craft market held at the little guy’s kindergarten. This is the only market I did this year and it’s the first one with my handmade things. It was great to be...

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Elba.

There’s this little speck of an island off the coast of Italy… …with the prettiest port, fancy stores… …seriously fancy yachts, brightly coloured bunting strung up everywhere. Where the beaches are...

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One last Christmas post.

Our lovely tree which I wanted to document as we have to take it down soon. Christmas seemed to fly past super fast this year- the fake tree was a bit of a bummer as I love the thrill of going out and...

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Greek food and bike rides.

Another lovely Christmas gift from my husband was the latest Tessa Kiros instalment. I wonder if he’s trying to teach me how to be a good Greek wife? Not so bad if I get to dress like the super cool...

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Creative Lull.

You think you haven’t done anything much. Nothing worth writing about (literally!) And then you think, oh well I’m gonna write anyway, it’s been a while, something will come to me. And then you realise...

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Renovation inspiration.

With a house sold and a house bought it’s time to start thinking about new interiors. The new house currently doesn’t have much of an interior, it’s mostly a shell of an outside with some interior...

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