Hi all, and happy Easter! I hope this finds you all safe and well after a choccie-fuelled family weekend! We've just returned from a lovely weekend with the in-laws. I made decoupaged eggs with my little niece and nephew - and they did enjoyed it, but not nearly as much as my hubby and his mum did! It's been a busy month here but there so much I've been wanting to share with you .. I still haven't gotten around to showing you my new craft room! but I shall, once it's tidy and once hubby stops using my new craft table as his 'floordrobe' (floordrobe is hubby's new word for the pile of clothes he leaves in one corner of the bedroom, he thinks that giving it a name, legitimises it's  existence - his inventiveness did make me laugh ... until 'floordrobe' reared it's messy head on my craft table!) Anyway, here's our month in pictures ... 

March began with a long weekend in Barcelona! It's such a beautiful city and we stayed in a wonderfully quirky boutique hotel, that was actually much cheaper than most chain hotels, and so much nicer. I won't tell you to much though as I'll be featuring it on 'A Handmade Holiday' soon. 

I made some lovely little decoupage eggs for easter, and I was so happy with how they turned out ... this method would be ideal for making xmas tree decorations too! This took me just two hours to decorate six eggs, and I didn't break one!

Spring is in the air isn't it?? I keep looking out at the jumbled mess that is my garden ... I'm not quite ready to tackle it just yet, this weekend perhaps? (weather permitting). However I've enjoyed making the house feel 'springy' ... I'm aware that's not a real word, but I like it nonetheless :-)

My niece turned sweet sixteen this month so I wanted to make her something special, so I dug out my lovely Noolibird stamp and made her a wall hanging to mark the occasion. She loved it. Once I stamped the fabric, sewing on the beads only took one hour to do (whilst watching 'The night manager' ... isn't it gripping? I think he'll be the new Bond ... hubby's not so sure.)

I had to show you this - it's just so cute. One of my craft ladies knitted this lovely 'cottage tea cosy' for me ... there's even smoke coming out the chimney!

Lastly Ralphy wouldn't let me sign off without saying hello, he wanted to show you his 'beg' and insisted I take a photo. He's such a clever pup ;-)

Have a lovely month all!

JM x