It is time to start planting Hyacinth bulbs for flowering at Christmas. The ideal time to plant Hyacinth bulbs for a Christmas display is the end of September to early October, so I am just about in time planting mine. Last year I planted a Hyacinth bulb in a pot indoors, and whilst it started well, …
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Fabric Pin Board Tutorial
This Fabric Pin Board tutorial really is very easy to follow. It took me longer to choose the fabric than it did to make the fabric pin board. I was quite pleased to have found a bargain of a cork pin board just £1.99 from B&M Bargins, although I did splash out on the fabric …
How to Store Apples
I am going to explain how I store my harvest of eating and cooking apples. Apples are usually ready for harvesting during September, some of them you will eat or bake with. Quite often though you can be left with an excess of apples. For those apples that are in good condition ie no bruises …
How to Save Cornflower Seeds
Enjoyed a display of beautiful Cornflowers? I will show you how to save your Cornflower seeds, for another display next year. Dwarf Cornflower collected seed heads Six years ago I bought myself a packet of Dwarf Cornflower seeds, which I planted and cared for resulting in a wonderful display of bright blue flowers. At the …
A Guide to Making Handmade Flower Seed Tags
Creating Handmade Garden Seed Tags, a step by stey guide. What better way to use your collected seed to create and give a planet friendly homemade gift. Back in June I blogged about my Charity Cake Sale for Scoliosis UK, one of the items other than cake I made to sell on the day were …
Poppy Cake Toppers for Remembrance Day
Last year I made Remembrance Day cakes to raise money for The Royal British Legion to mark Remembrance Day. I’ve made more Remembrance Day cakes this year, again using the poppy design. I sell the cakes to family and friends, on average I received £1 for each little cake, thanks to everyone’s generosity. I made …