Two reasons for blogging today, that come together in some snowflakes. I was contacted last week by the HomeStart UK charity, asking if I’d give a mention to their Snowflake Appeal and make some crocheted snowflakes for their campaign.
4 Websites I couldn’t live without
I know a lot of you are also small business owners, and I thought you might be interested in some of the websites that enable me to keep my sanity. In this case, I’m not talking about the obvious sites that we all use as the foundations of our businesses – Hootsuite, Facebook, Pinterest, andRead more ⟶
1000th Etsy Sale Giveaway
 I can’t quite believe it, but I’m about to hit 1000 sales on Etsy! So as a thank you to all my wonderful customers, the person who places the order which includes the 1000th sale will receive a little something extra.
Little Conkers Craft Coffers
Doesn’t everyone love getting a surprise in the post? Here is the Little Conkers Eco-Friendly Pre-Christmas Surprise Craft Coffer! (I may need to work on the name) Surprise craft kits, delivered to your door, or to someone you love, for a sustainable, creative, crochet treat in the run-up to the festive season.
Greetings Cards with Gingerbread Brooches
Newly re-listed in my Etsy shop today, are my better-than-even gingerbread brooches which come with a personalisable recycled greetings card. This year the super-cute gingerbread brooches are made in 100% British wool that has been specially hand-dyed for me by Caroline of The Occasional Purl.
An Escargoterie of Crochet Snails
I’m delighted to announce the arrival of the Little Conkers crocheted snails! They’ve been a bit slow getting here, but then they are snails… Did you know the collective noun for snails (crocheted or otherwise) can be a walk, rout or escargotoire? The collective noun for slugs is a cornucopia.
Lego Week 2
A few more thoughts and pictures from our Lego Week. (See my Lego Week 1 post). It turned a bit incoherent towards the end, to be honest, due to all the other clubs and visits we had on. I wish we could have done it outside term time as originally planned. But hey ho, theRead more ⟶
Lego Week 1
We’ve been doing ‘Lego Week’ this week so I thought I’d share some of my Lego home education ideas. Lego Week has been a long time in the planning, and perhaps not as spectacular as it ought to have been given that, but it’s going well so far. Mainly, designating a day or week forRead more ⟶
Taxonomy Day
Today was Taxonomy Day at Conker Corner! Okay you’re thinking that doesn’t sound quite as thrilling as Lego Week (that’s next week if I get all my ducks in a row), but it has turned out to be one of our more successful days, and I think I’ve got as much out of it as theRead more ⟶
Making Nightdresses
A couple of weeks ago, I was getting very, very annoyed at not being able to find a nightdress for my 5-year-old daughter. A nightdress that she would be comfortable in, and like, and that I thought was age-appropriate and practical. I didn’t think my requirements were that exacting –