I have already been showered with so much love as a mum-to-be and feel extraordinarily lucky to have so many friends and colleagues who have shared in my joy of becoming a mum. One thing I am conscious of is making sure I am always thankful and showing my thanks in a unique and meaningful way. 

Happy Friday!

One of my goals for this year and next is to learn how to sew my own clothes. I have this dream of having a closet full of clothes I completely made myself. This may be a dream too big for reality but I can hope!

I've seen some beginner patterns and tutorials on Pinterest but even they seemed out of my reach. Until I saw the pillow case dress (for kids!) but I thought I could easily adapt it to an adult top. After a few days of thinking how to make one I thought I had enough of an idea to give it a try.

I went out, got some gorgeous fabric and gave it a go and I turned out with this...

I love making these flowers and I am trying to find new ways to use them, last week was a card design. But I've recently got back into trying new things with my hair; making a new hair clip was the obvious next step.

If you haven't guessed already, I love crafting using string. It is so simple, yet can make something lovely.

My friend Siobhan has just got back from Glastonbury and I got to thinking about festival style. I love how every summer festival fashion comes back around and it's okay to wear flowers in your hair and dungarees.

This is such a cheap and easy craft and looks beautiful, especially when hanging in a garland. Will and I have some up in our little flat, you can see a post with them here.

This week is turning out to be quite hectic! Will's daily blogs are going really well,but there seems to be a lot less time in the day. You can read Will's blog here.

Back to the earrings, these are so easy to make and inexpensive too. I got three pairs of studs in Dunelm Mill for 99p. I have made some earrings before from the same lace, you can see them here. (Can you tell I've just worked out how to add a link?!)

One of my favourite things to do is browse fabric stores; lingering over the lace and ribbons. I have an unhealthy obsession with lace. I personally believe the world would be a lot better place with a lot more lace in it.

Today's craft is a beautiful folded heart garland. I first saw these in a shop, took a sneaky picture; folded and stapled till I worked out how they were made. There were a few failed attempts! This is often the way I work, I like seeing something then trying to find out a way to make it my own.

To make your own you will need

• A3 coloured card
• Scissors
• Ruler
• String
• Single hole punch
• Stapler
• Permanent pen the same colour as your card