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176 Days: Since my nerves felt calm, my nights weren’t restless, my house was quiet, my mind was clear, my routine was steady… since my babies were in school! Today is the day my children returned to school and we have spent weeks buying, washing and sorting uniforms, new shoes, coats and lunchboxes. We have also had the reassuring chat about returning to school during the ongoing Covid-19 saga and how school will be slightly different than before but we are all working together to return safely. We have talked about how exciting it will be to see friends and...

Get Your Kit On! During lockdown I have seen a surge in people reaching out for mindful activities to work on during these uncertain and worrying times. Workshops were cancelled and the social side of my work was stripped away. We were thrown into a new way of life that included social isolation. People needed people and our, ‘new normal’ to be eased and balanced with calming and mindful activities. * You've Got This - Hand Embroidery Hoop Art *Image - This Too Shall Pass - Hoop Art   Lockdown, during a global pandemic,  made me pivot my business to...

So many memories have been made and missed by grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends and cousins but we have found calm through recording our memories with the art of drawing.

Minikin Makery   I just wanted to share a write up on my Create Your Own Hand Embroidery Workshop that took place this weekend  at Minikin Paint a Pot in Sale, Manchester and the work of 8 amazing women who attended. My Create Your Own Hand Embroidery Workshop is a firm favourite with myself and my attendees. With a range of templates and colour options available, everyone can be sure to leave with a design that is unique to them.     We had a beautiful sunny day on Saturday and the sun streamed in through the windows that have...

So this blog is for you... the parent who is trying, the parent who is struggling, the parent having a good day, the parent  having a bad day, the parent who has managed to drink that luke warm brew, the parent who has retreated to the bathroom for a 5 minute break (though I guarantee it was interrupted by a knock on the door and a 'Mummmyyyy or Dadddyyyyy) and to the parent who is winning because they have accepted that they are enough today, just as they are.