Craft & Grow

My name is Hilary Pullen aka @haptree. I am passionate about creativity and nature. I love writing, photography, hillwalking in Snowdonia and learning new skills. I use my blog to inspire me to take time to look for the interesting things in life and to build (and share) my skills and findings along the way.

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Mini Coin Purse Tutorial - step-by-step photos

How to make a little zip up purse - a really easy tutorial. This cute little fabric coin purse makes an ideal gift or stocking filler, especially for a little girl to keep pocket money, hair clips or any other little treasures inside. It's very simple to sew up too, and makes an ideal sewing project for a beginner. Scroll through the pics - the mini coin purse tutorial is at the end. The purse pattern is simple and easy to sew up (zips are really easy I promise!) and it can be made to any size. If you are after fabric head over to Minerva Crafts which has a fabulous selection of fabrics that will be suitable for this project. Mini Coin Purse Tutorial This cute little padded purse has a useful little tab for clipping inside a larger bag or attaching to a keyring. This purse is made using a cotton/linen mix fabric , lightly stiffened using lightweight interfacing. It is fully lined using co-ordinating cotton and lightly padded wi...

Growing and caring for Physalis peruviana - aka Cape Gooseberries

Update! Physalis peruviana - aka Cape Gooseberries, Ground Cherries or Inca Berries I was lucky enough to inherit a very mature Physalis peruviana in our greenhouse when we bought our house. The plant is of the nightshade family Solanaceae. The fruits look like an orange cherry tomato but the taste is quite different, it's almost like a pineapple taste, it's one of those fruits you either love or hate. I love them, they are so beautiful. Each fruit has a husk which looks like a little paper lantern casing, they're really quite magical, you may have heard them called Chinese Lanterns. The fruits of the plant I had in the first few years were prolific and the plant would grow vigorously almost all year, needing regular chopping back to stop it bursting out through broken panes in the greenhouse. Once the Physalis peruviana lanterns turn from lime green to a papery cream colour they are ripe and can be picked, or snipped. The fruits don't ripen once picked ...

Understanding Facebook Subscriptions - Are you going to be going public?

2 in 1 bag pattern - clutch What are facebook subscriptions? Facebook have introduced a way that we can see selected 'public' posts from people in our facebook streams. This will allow us all to decide which updates will be seen by everybody and which will be seen just by specified filtered lists, or just all friends - the default is 'friends' unless you have already changed this. It sounds familiar because it's exactly like google+ circles works. Also when someone subscribes, it's not reciprocal so this is a little like following on twitter too. That wont neccesarily suddenly enlighten you, so I'll go on.

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