Today, I'm sharing this amazing DIY embroidered cushion, which was inspired by a rather more expensive version from The Conran Shop. I'm loving abstract and naive style art at the moment so I fell in love with this cushion, but knew we couldn't possibly spend £85 on it!

Over the years, I’ve amassed quite the collection of clothes in need of mending. In a box under our bed, there are broken zips, worn out elbows and holes galore. I’d always hoped that I would have time to mend the things that we loved, but finding the time has been so hard. Well, this year I decided I would commit to fixing some of those clothes, as part of our effort to buy less and live more sustainably.