Blog

31 Weeks ::

Posted by vicki brown on

Whoa...down to single figures now!

So I think I may have jinxed myself last week with all that talk of how wonderful I was feeling. This week has not been so great. I've really really struggled with back pain, it started on Sunday and it seems to have got progressively worse as the week has gone on. It's an odd pain about halfway up my back. It's fairly constant, though much worse if I'm walking,...

Read more →

Finding Inspiration :: Dressing Up for the Circus ::

Posted by vicki brown on

Two weeks today we'll heading down to Lulworth Castle for this years Camp Bestival.  We're so excited.  I cannot wait.  We've never been before, but everything I've read about it so far just makes me more and more eager to go.

The dressing up theme this year is 'Circus'. After sending Milo off to school this morning dressed as a spider for his 'Ugly Bug Ball', I got to thinking about his costume...

Read more →

Crochet Lego Head :: A Pattern ::

Posted by vicki brown on

I originally made this Lego head about 18 months ago now, after taking Stacey Trock's fabulous Monster Making class on Craftsy.  I only ever really intended to make one for Milo and leave it at that, but I've had so many requests for the pattern for this I thought I'd write it up for you.



It's really very simple and if you've tried your hand at amigurumi before I'm sure you'll have no problems with...

Read more →

This Week ::

Posted by vicki brown on

A round up of some of my favourite moments from my Instagram this week ::


Read more →

30 Weeks ::

Posted by vicki brown on

Oh my how exactly did it all go by so quickly! 10 weeks to go, though I'm thinking I'd quite like for her to arrive a couple of weeks early and therefore get in to the earlier school year!  Not too early mind.

All has been pretty quiet in terms of pregnancy this week, no appointments, no worries or problems and an unexpected upturn in energy levels. All in all it's been a good week. In fact there...

Read more →