Mum's Come to Visit

Mum has come down to sunny Somerset to visit for the week.  Now in her 80s, our Mum Jean started teaching us crafts almost before we could walk.  First showing us how to sew - we made all our own dollies' clothes when we were about 3, followed by knitting before we went to school, then crochet at 6. 

Each year she bought us novel crafts for Christmas - from Plasticraft, enamel craft, stone polishing to clay.  As we were a large family, my Mum's idea behind these gifts was to keep us busy so she could get on with the Christmas dinner. Older family members were enlisted into helping us decipher the instructions.  All completed items (or often uncompleted items in my case) were proudly displayed.

                                                                        We're baking!

Mum gave us our love of making and learning, this handing down of crafts is going to to be the basis of our business.  Mum is sat beside me at the moment - suggesting items for our blog, she will always be at the heart of all we do.