Well it’s a bit later than I hoped but it is still Friday so I made it (1.5 hours to spare!) I have lots of parties over the next three days so have been getting ready and then, all of a sudden it was 3pm and I hadn’t event flipped open a craft book […]
I have a very large collection of art & craft books in my home. Some I purchased after being inspired by certain collections at museums, some I was given as presents and some came from my university days and the times when I had dissertations to research and designs to conjure up. However the […]
I took my girls to a birthday party at the end of March. All the kids sat round a large picnic table in the garden eating their jelly and ice-cream, and wearing t-shirts and shorts. They played hide and seek in amongst the hedges and bushes, they even had the paddling pool out. I […]
I am very excited to introduce our guest blogger Elsie Button, who will be sharing her stories of family life on EllieKelly.co every month. I knew I was going to call my company Buttons around a year before I started it, so when I came across Flower Fairies and Fairy Cakes and Elsie, it […]
I heard about Decopatch around a year ago while I was researching new craft parties. You can decorate almost anything with Decopatch (wood, metal, glass, papier mache and ceramic) and it can get a little addictive when you see the amazing results. I spent hours in front of the TV and gave myself a […]
I came across Decopatch last year while researching new craft party ideas for Buttons. At first I was not sure what the difference was between this and Decoupage. After some web surfing and reading up of my craft books I am pleased to say I now have the answer and it wasn’t what I […]
Hello and welcome to my blog. Firstly thank you for stopping by and, secondly, just in case you are all wondering I can tell you now that Ellie Kelly is my real name. Well, actually, the name my parents gave me is Eleanor but, as my mum tells it, I explained to her aged three […]
