It’s been a busy time in Blossom Cottage… Kitchen… Rhys made the most delightful little plug (and a spare!) for the basin. There is also a butchers rack in complete with frying pan and baskets (I didn’t make the baskets). Even a shopping list black board is up. Attic Every…
I decided on sash windows for Blossom Cottage and that they must slide up and down properly. Rhys and I went off to our local reclamation yard and I examined a genuine sash window complete with ropes and pulleys. There is NO WAY I was going to get all that…
A butler’s basin in a simple counter with two shelves. A simple enough project with the basin made from chipboard. I have decided that I like this product for model building because it is strong but it cuts, glues and paints easily. You can buy it cheaply in sheets…
Every kitchen needs a centre island for food prep and pretty wall tiles. The counter was made simply from 4 pieces of wooden dowel and 2 piece of wood. The top is slightly larger than the shelf. I shaped the legs on the grinder in the garage using it something…
The decorative stone pieces that are staggered on the corners of buildings are called quoins. I think they had great character to a building and of course then Blossom Cottage had to have. Yep, its got a name now complete with detailing above the door frame too but you are…
I wanted a hardwood flooring look for my house but short of spending far too much money on real veneer, I had to find an alternative…… Now, it just so happens that Rhys is building a scale model of the tallship named “Bounty”. It has the perfect decking but of…
Happy Birthday! The Craft Emporium turns 2 We are having a Birthday Sale. Dala 30% Decoupage blanks 30% Frames 30% Everything else 20% Paper DMC Single sided paper R 6.50 Stranded R 5.65 Double sided…
It is with a very heavy heart that we have decided to close the shop at the end of November 2008.
One thing that would really love to have in my own home is an old fashioned range. You know, one of those huge kitchen ovens that heat the whole house and make all foods taste just so yummy! Well I now have, but I had to make it myself, and,…
An attic is a must for a cottage and so to work making roof trusses in miniature! Help is always at hand in our house, even if it is just sanding bits of wood! Cleo sits and watches while her purr fills the room. She was installed with a V8…
