Cat Morley


Blog Posts

Sep

11

Friday
I teamed up with Sticker App to design a Crafterella sticker for my laptop and it arrived today. It looks perfect on my laptop with the Apple logo turned into a pincushion.

8

Hello Halloumi
The Big Cheese Making Kit sent us one of their halloumi making kits today and Tom loves making cheese, so he started making a batch straight away.

5

Saturday
I finally finished crocheting my bag from Wool + The Gang and to give it a bit of character, I decided to turn it into a lobster with extra claws and legs and pom poms for eyes. We took Nana &...

3

Thursday
Tom took me window shopping at Holyrood Architectural Salvage as a treat today. I'd never visited the shop before but the building felt like it had been constructed out of architectural salvage wi...

1

Tuesday
Mum & Dad gave me a bundt tin for my birthday, which I realise is a really geeky thing to get excited about, so I tested it out today by baking a lemon & poppy seed gin cake with really boo...

Aug

31

Monday
Kenny & Claire gave us this awesome hashtag marquee light for our birthday and it looks perfect on our desk. Even though I'm a few days behind, I've been continuing to bake along with the Grea...

27

Thursday
Katie & Phil invited us over to their house to try Phil's home brew and meet their kitties this evening. I never like to show up empty handed, so I baked a batch of beercaroons which were wash...

26

Zazzle Office Makeover
The aim of the week was to give the CO+K office a shiny makeover with the help of Zazzle, starting with new CO+K mousepads, a Crafterella calendar for the pegboard, a new phone case and lots of cus...

24

Yarn Crush
I got an exciting delivery in the mail this morning from Yarn Crush, a new subscription box for knitters. The box also included a stitch counter ring which has to be the handiest thing I didn't kn...

23

Sunday
Today ended up being a super busy day without us having planned very much to do. First we met up with Joe & Sarah for breakfast and Seymour snuggles at Odds & Ends. Tom invited Duncan &...

19

My Birthday
It was my birthday today and Tom treated me to breakfast pastries and a glass of bubbly when I woke up. He gave me my presents early, because some of them would be really useful during the day, in...

17

Monday
When I found out the Alison worked at George Herriot's school, which inspired Harry Potter, I couldn't resist asking her what it was like to work in Hogwarts and then she invited us for a tour.

16

Idlewild
I'd planned to make some mustardy hassleback potatoes to have with dinner last night but as we had to rush out for a picnic, I decided to make them for breakfast this morning instead. Check out Mu...

13

Thursday
Jackalopes have definitely become a trending theme in my summer crafting and I've just put the finishing touches on this new hat stand for our bedroom. It's made from a cheap rabbit mask, some wood...

12

Flavourly
Flavourly sent us one of their new craft beer boxes, much to the delight of Tom, who wanted to start cracking bottles open straight away. I cooked him a batch of honey beer nuts to have as a bar s...

11

Tuesday
It's not everyday then I get free shoes in the mail, so this morning I felt especially lucky when this gorgeous pair of Lotta From Stockholm clogs arrived for me to craft with.

7

Get Your Own Back
After not seeing Ailsa in years, we got to see her twice this week and met up for cocktails at Paradise Palms. It was the perfect place for people watching and trying to spot comedians. Katherine R...

2

Decou-Paws
Emma Munger created this amazing comic strip of Crafterella & Bobbin called Decou-Paws and I laughed so much when it first arrived in my inbox. I love all the little details and jokes hidden in...

Jul

31

Friday
I finally finished embroidering our new animal ear pillows and we couldn't wait to jump into bed and give them a shot. Check out Glow In The Dark Animal Ear Pillows on Cut Out + Keep

29

Wednesday
The latest habit I've been trying to gain for 30 days is to knit or crochet a little every day and it's going really well. I've packed a project bag and every time I leave the house, I take it with...

25

Saturday
My absolutely favourite dessert is creme brûlée but I've never been brave enough to try making it at home before. Armed with the blowtorch I'd bought especially for the occasion over 10 years ago,...

23

Thursday
I haven't had an eye test since I lived in Dundee and things were starting to look a little blurry so I had an appointment at Specsavers. Eye tests have become a lot more futuristic since my last t...

20

Monday
It felt like a "dream come true" when all these gorgeous socks arrived from Sock Dreams to craft with this morning. They already look so pretty but I have lots of great ideas for customising them!

18

Saturday
Kenny & Claire invited us to a BBQ at their house so I tried to think up a recipe that everyone would like to take along with us. I baked a batch of mini red velvet donuts with a cream cheese ...

17

Friday
After starting this blog post with "I was super excited to try cooking with radishes" I'm a little worried that I'm becoming a bit of a food geek. Anyway I pickled the radishes I was really excite...