I've finally launched a facebook page linking the blog and etsy shop.   For more informal updates, the lastest news and the occasi...

Feeling the love today for local crafting. I discovered 'Sparkle Dreams' paper crafting shop and workshop at Studley Grange. Having...

Well it's all go in our family at the moment; birthdays, house moving, BBQs, painting & decorating, and nursery starting ... not to...

What a lovely bank holiday weekend. We took the kids to Longleat Safari Park - where the kids hand fed the deer, roared at the Lions and cl...

Just got back from my local sewing shop with this wonderful pile of goodies, and I couldn't resist posting. Such possibilities and pote...

Yesterday was a lovely day at home with the kids. They'd asked to make some cakes, and who am I to refuse? I let them pick their own ca...

Well, April is certainly living up to its reputation around here, we've had showers everyday for weeks. I've been making the most o...

Oops, no blog entries since Monday, which is odd as I've spend a good part of this week on sewing projects: I finally found time to sta...

I'm in the process of giving the blog a total make-over, so please bear with me while things are up in the air, backwards, upside down ...

It's been a dull rainy day in Wiltshire today, but that didn't stop us going for a little family walk in the morning. Mr S is now b...

Our 'Good Friday' family tradition is to visit the beach - come rain, or shine or snow or hail... OK, so its quite a new tradition,...

Thought we were all recovering from flu just in time for my birthday, but it turns out we were just coming down with a new bug. But had eno...

I was setting the kids places out for dinner and thought I'd blog about about an old craft: their cool individual placemats - a quick c...

We've all been feeling rather under the weather lately. In fact, I think the whole family has had some form of illness or another for t...

Another trial run, this time on Easter themed 'bunny bait' recipe from Bake at 350 . The kids and I used smarties instead of m&...

Decided to have a quick trial run on making cake-pops this weekend. It's against my baking nature to buy a packet mix' but for this...

As we're almost at the 100 days mark towards the wedding, I thought I'd post a preview of one of the many bridal projects I have on...

Today I've been sewing in the garden, while watching the kids make mud piles, and 'carpetting' their tent with grass. These cut...

I'm at home today with 2 under-the-weather toddlers... well, considering the scene of devastation that is my living room I think they a...

Welcome to the new Blog section of Handmadebyrianna.com I aim to use this to share cards I'm working on for friends and family, tutor...