Hey there, I’m Beth and I’m really happy you found your way here to Those Simple Things!
I try to keep our life as simple.as possible and truly find joy in the little things, the stunning colours in a sunset, the sound of a giggle or the warmth of a hug, the excitement when something pops up in the veggie patch, the satisfaction of creating something beautiful, or the sound of something homemade being enjoyed, it’s all those small and simple moments that create the magic.
Enjoying the handmade, homemade, homegrown and reusing, recycling, repurposing something no longer useful was instilled in me at a young age by my beautiful mum and grandma. So for me, creating is heartfelt, it brings back beautiful memories of them both allowing me to keep them close to my heart every single day. I remember fondly knitting with my grandma, watching in awe as she ‘picked up’ all my dropped stitches in my very ‘holey‘ scarf, amazed as she knitted so fast her needles blurred, helping my mum make jams from fruit we’d picked off our trees, patting butter into squares after churning the milk from our cow into butter, gathering veggies for dinner from the patch, learning to sew on the old push pedal sewing machine (which I still have!) and mastering the art of baking yummy family recipes passed down through the generations. And now newer memories are being made as my son and I enjoy all these together as well.
I apologise in advance too, my demos won’t contain immaculately manicured hands with perfectly shaped and painted nails, happily I live to create, so just prior to them doing a video demo, they may have been digging in the garden, painting wildly, preparing food or hot gluing something! Our home is full with animals and my home educated son, so my videos will most likely have kittens running through the middle of them, strange or loud noises happening in the background and who knows what else!
So grab your yarn, paint brushes, glue guns, gardening tools, pots and pans and let’s get busy creating something magical together with our own hands (you may even need your feet and teeth at times too!). Don’t worry too much about where to start; choose something that resonates with you and remember, your first attempt doesn’t need to be perfect, creating is about enjoying the ride!
I hope you keep coming back to find all the new and exciting things I’ll continue to add. Leave me a message or comment if there’s something you like to