A birthday party for the small person – now 4 years old – occupied most adults in the family for nearly the whole weekend, even though the burdens of party giving were shared with the families of  2 other 4 year olds. And goodness knows how we’d have managed on our own, though. of course, […]

  I’ve often wanted to embroider circus initials and thought they’d make fun cushions for children. Emily Peacock designs very jolly needlepoint kits using such initials but the design has lots of plain canvas to wield a needle through before you get to the fun of the decorative letter. So, for me, embroidered appliqué is […]