Author Nicola Hockett

So what better way to spend a sunny Sunday than visiting vintage fairs literally a stone throws from your home. Which is exactly what I did! I got up nice and early and wandered down to the Vintage Wedding...

Wedding Bells are ringing! So the wedding season is upon us, I can almost hear the bells and see the confetti. As well as seeing the sparkle from the beautiful engagement rings that a fair few of my very good...

So I have been thinking of what else to do with the millions of shells that I have acquired, that are inexpensive and not time consuming. The aim was to find things that would only take 5 minutes to put...

Light up those shells! So after a wonderfully relaxing bank holiday weekend, and enjoying a quick read in the sun, I decided I should probably try doing something with the scallop shells I acquired. So with...

Okay, so I have a small obsession with shells, pebbles, washed up bits of glass and sand! Which is a good thing considering I live by the beach which is covered with lots of sand, and pebbles, and shells, and...

It's a Crabby Easter in Southend! So with the Bank Holiday just around the corner and with the hope of sunshine, it's time to think of some fun things to pass the time while enjoying the sun! This Sunday...

So after spending an enjoyable few nights making pinwheels, and to follow in my previous blog about whirligigs, I thought to make sure we all embrace the whirligigs I would provide a simple tutorial. Now...

So a couple of weeks ago, I had a small whirligigs marathon where I made about 20 of them… Admittedly they didn't work very well but they looked cool. I have also started looking at centre pieces for my...

So while everyone else in Southend was enjoying a sunny Saturday down the seafront, I was at HOFS. HOFS is short for Hadleigh Old Fire Station, which I'm sure everyone who lives locally betwen Hadleigh and...