Craft & Thrift Podcast

Craft & Thrift Podcast season 2

According to my substack, my last podcast was released on June 30th, 2025. That was almost 6 months ago, and corresponds almost exactly with when life got busy and stress

I've finally been knitting!

Life has been pretty busy recently with DIY projects - filling holes left behind by the electrician, sanding walls ready for decorating, researching & planning a new kitc

On being a beginner gardener

Andrew took this photo for me, I love how the early evening sunlight catches the chives It’s been a little minute since I published a podcast, but join me in my greenhou

Spring reads & committing to writing

A little departure from the norm today, as I chat about my current reads-in-progress. I’m trying to prioritise reading, as a way to spend less time on my phone. It’s as s

Mithering over a plum tree

I’ve been talking a lot about raised beds recently, and you’ll be pleased to learn I think that period is nearly over! I built my last raised bed, the one in the greenhou

The Hobbit Robe journey to date

Those who have been following my blog for a few years (love you!) will have heard me talk about the Hobbit Robe. I’ve mentioned it on and off in various newsletters and I

I started sowing seeds!

I have had the loveliest, most calming and soul-soothing time in my garden this afternoon. The sun shone, the birds sang, and I quietly pottered between the greenhouse an

Joy in the little things

Nothing grand of note to report in the podcast this week, other than some little updates on ongoing projects. I almost didn’t post a podcast episode, but there’s joy to b

Building a raised bed

If you follow me over on Notes, you may have seen a spoiler of my raised bed. It’s a bit of a beast, standing at 72cm high (roughly hip height on me), I’ve built it from

Mending series: part 5

Wearing the repaired sheepskin coat and Morgan jeans! I recorded a podcast last week about a sewing day I had planned with my bestie, who came to visit our new house for

Sewing day plans!

This is a bit of an unstructured ramble (‘twas ever thus) about my upcoming sewing day with my bestie, and my project plans. I was trying to find a photo of my Closet C

Bare Minimum Artist's Way

I stumbled across this idea, after reading and listening to Internet People. I recently picked up the Artist’s Way, a book by Julia Cameron about unlocking creative poten

Seasonal joy lists

Hello everybuddy! Thanks so much for listening and supporting my little podcast. And thank you so much to everyone who has contributed to my Buy me a Coffee. I got this l

Life values

This is a slightly more introspective episode, in which I talk about my life or core values. This was inspired by a podcast episode from A Beautiful Mess, where Emma and

Potting bench from scrap wood

I recently went down a YouTube rabbit hole, emerging triumphant from the other end with the confidence to attempt to build a potting bench for my greenhouse. My ‘toxic tr

Blog & podcast goals for 2025

I think this is the last of my goal related blog posts and podcasts for now! I know not everyone enjoys discussing goals and aims, it can feel like a stressful time of ye

Knitting goals in 2025

I love this time of year for goal setting, I’ve already written one blog post about my sewing goals for 2025, and here is the audio form for my knitting plans! This year,

Style values

Back in 2020, at the height of lockdown, I completed the Love to Sew Podcast ‘Create your Dream Wardrobe’ booklet. It was an illuminating process, that happened to fall a

Building a compost bin

This episode is a slight departure from my normal content, but still in the realms of handicrafts, in the sense of building things with your hands. I was lucky to grow up

Knitting works in progress

Thanks so much to everyone who listened and commented on my last podcast episode, I really appreciate all your support! This episode is slightly longer, talking about my