Handmade Pretty Things
“Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.” (Proverbs 16:24) Today i received so many kind words of encouragement as Church family looked through, and bought the Faith Journal and the Church Notebook. Emmanuel Church Northwood invited me to talk about them – and how God had laid the…
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The Church Notebook with its guided Scripture/Verse, Observation, Application, Prayer (SOAP) pages.
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There are some amazing unsung heroes out there. Being a teacher is a selfless vocation; they invest in our kids with so much patience and empathy. My little one has a virtual team: Head, Class and the TA. And they’re all so supportive. So, in anticipation of the end of term and the great big…
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Each week my eight-year-old has a list of 10 new words to learn. The school uses an app called Dojo, it’s like WhatsApp, for school. Hubby and I would end up using Post-It notes and the back of a coffee stained envelope to jot the words down for H to copy…NOT organised. So, I’ve selfishly…
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I’ve been (trying at) crochet for a little while now. And if you flip back on these posts, I’m sure you’ll find a couple of my creations. My favourite so far is a little phone bag I’ve made from sunflower granny squares. Well, if the phone bag is my favourite, then this pretty bookmark is…
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I stepped into a huge and curious wardrobe…
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If you follow me on Instagram you will already know about the new Faith Journal for 2025 I’ve been working on. The previous journals were so well received. However, they were definitely a practice run for this year. I released them both really late in the year, and once using them, thought of ways to…
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Adding another fun design arm to All The Things I love to make – I’m adding sweatshirts. As I’m developing designs I’m discovering a whole new world of apparel! Oh, and don’t get me started on the phone cases! There’s a huge amount of work that goes on to build out social media and web…
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New year, new features on Pretty FlowerUK! If you look at the top right toolbar you’ll see a new link i’ll begin using in my social media posts, to my favourite resources. Anything i’m mentioning or particularly love using, i’ll pop on this page, so do bookmark! Just so you know, a few of the…
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I’ve done it again! I looked up and it’s December! You? This year I’ve realised something really important about myself: stress and uncertainty makes me do. What i’ve noticed is that I’m clinging to God and in return he’s helped me focus my inconsolable energy on Him, and the gifts He’s blessed me with. What…
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