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Hooked: Learning to Machine-Knit!
Recently I've fallen into a rabbit hole of machine knitting videos on my social media. I think it started with this artist I follow on...
Mar 1


Learning to Crochet a Multipurpose Flower Basket
I made crochet coasters that also transformed into a decorative basket of flowers!
Jul 22, 2024

Making a Punch Needle Coaster!
In one of my earlier posts I mentioned attending a workshop to learn to tufted a rug, which was a recently popularised technique where...
Jun 16, 2024


DIY ✨ Bookmarks!
In the beginning of the year I set out I read 12 books within a year as my 2023 New Year's resolution. And as it is now almost December,...
Nov 28, 2023

Postcrossing - One Year Review
Around this time last year was when I received my first postcard from a stranger. 12 months later, I am sending my 33th postcard to a...
Oct 30, 2023


Devonately Would Recommend!
I have just returned from my first-ever camping trip with my family-in-laws in Devon! I had been to Devon a number of times in the past...
Jul 3, 2023


Easter Egg-speriments!
With Easter just around the corner, I've decided to celebrate than by making my own decorative Easter eggs. In this blog post, I will...
Mar 25, 2023


A New 'Fount' Interest
I have received postcards written in elegant cursive handwritings, and seen artists on Instagram (such as @paulheaston and @harryfrost ...
Feb 19, 2023


A Chanced Encounter in Cardiff
In my previous blog post I alluded to a 'hidden' gem of a place that my husband and I stumbled across in Cardiff - it was a boardgame...
Jan 16, 2023


Visiting Cardiff for New Year 2023
Happy New Year! Or, as people say in Wales - Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! My husband and I wanted to celebrate 2023's New Year's Eve and the New...
Jan 4, 2023


Visiting Warner Brothers Studio Tour London
I have recently started a new position as Junior Artist at Fumb Games, and luckily for me, I joined just in time for the company's annual...
Dec 9, 2022


Hand-Crafted Organisers for Quacks of Quedlinburg!
Recently I've discovered a new interest - in board games. Just before returning to the UK I went to a local boardgame club in Fuzhou,...
Oct 5, 2022


Learning to Make Mooncakes!
It's one day until Mid-Autumn Festival. As I had my custom mooncake moulds ready, I booked myself a 'Mooncake Making Experience' at a...
Sep 9, 2022


Designing a Custom Mooncake Mould!
With the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival being only a week away, one cannot help but to think of the iconic 'mooncake', or 'Yuebing' in...
Sep 3, 2022

Comic Strips for Game of Sultans
When I worked at Mechanist Games in Xiamen, China, I briefly had the opportunity to draw a weekly-release comic strip series for Game of...
Aug 25, 2022


Visiting Tengwang Pavilion in Nanchang, China
Last weekend I took an impromptu trip with my older sister to Nanchang, the capital city of Jiangxi province in China. After a 3.5-hour...
Aug 17, 2022

Tufting Ain't 'Tuf': making a custom rug!
Earlier this year, tufting became a trend across China. Before I noticed it, all of the handcrafting workshops have jumped onboard and...
Aug 10, 2022

Making a custom Chinese-calligraphy font!
Following my previous blog post Making my own custom font! I have decided to challenge myself to make another font on Calligraphr.com -...
Jul 22, 2022

Making my own custom font!
When I worked as a Community Operator at Mechanist Games in China I had the opportunity to draw official comics for Game Of Sultans (a...
Jul 12, 2022
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