Meet Michelle
The Blog
Consultancy
Shop
Contact

Nav Social Menu

Michelle Made This

DIY & Homemaking

STAY CONNECTED AND GET ALL THE LATEST

kate winslet

New Year New Me

Big sigh as I type this because I’ve written and re-written this blog post a few times! I’m also salivating…
Read More

Footer

Meet Michelle

Michelle is a compulsive home maker and DIYer. She designs and makes adorable handmade gifts, accessories, homewares, dolls and lots more from her charming cottage in the West of Ireland. When she’s not making she loves sharing her creative and business skills through workshops, both at the cottage and online. Read More…

the cottage

let’s connect

looking for something

get all the latest

follow me on instagram

Another day, another jar of sweet peas off to a ne

Another day, another jar of sweet peas off to a new home 💜
Taking a mini break.
See you soon 🌸

No filters … just sun beams during golden hour.

No filters … just sun beams during golden hour.
Took these a few days ago, although it feels like a lifetime ago now. This dress is definitely one of my favs €7 from @ncbi_retail with original tags on. It’s rare I find lovely long dresses at 5ft 8 but this is perfect. That’s what I love about charity shops, there’s quite often gems hidden in there that are so worth the rummaging. Not only are they pretty, they are good value, you’re helping charities and being part of the circular economy. I buy from the high street too. I’m not perfect. I try to keep a balance. Do you consider the environment when shopping for clothes? Did you know that textile waste is a bigger issue than plastic pollution? Not here to lecture. But it’s something we all need to be thinking about. These hot summers, storms and flooding are all part of global warming and WE CAN do something. If we all made small changes we can eventually make big differences x

Freshly picked from my garden 🍓🍓🍓#itsthel

Freshly picked from my garden 🍓🍓🍓#itsthelittlethingsthatmakemehappy

Simple pleasures. Waking at dawn, Walking barefoo

Simple pleasures. Waking at dawn, Walking barefoot in the garden and picking pretty pink sweet pea bouquets for the cottage 💐
#theseareafewofmyfavoritethings what are yours?

Lazing on a sunny afternoon 🛀🥂☀️👙🛀

Lazing on a sunny afternoon 🛀🥂☀️👙🛀🥂👙
And that is how I spent my weekend.
How about you? Wasn’t it just amazing ☀️

Happy Sunny Sunday from the cottage 🛀👙🥂☀️🛀👙🥂☀️

#irishcottage #countrycottage #cottagegarden #outdoortub #bathtime #sunnysunday #widn #michellemadethis #outdoorbath #lockdownproject

It was the day for it 🛀 ☀️ Alfresco baths a

It was the day for it 🛀 ☀️
Alfresco baths are exactly what you need on days like these.

A painting of pretty roses that I’m working on.

A painting of pretty roses that I’m working on. Outside my little cottage with it’s pretty pink door.
🌸
Dare I sway from my usual content and have an opinion on anything. #seelastpost
🌸
Happy Hump Day. Thankfully feeling better today 🙏🌸

No 2 💉 Recording this here for my own records

No 2 💉

Recording this here for my own records. I would encourage everyone to do the same. Not necessarily publicly but for your own records. Write everything down about how you feel since getting the vaccine. Swipe to see sites in Irl and UK where you can log any side effects also.

This was me at 3.26 am. I had the hippy hippy shakes (can laugh now but I assure you I wasn’t then) for about two hours. The joint pains and headache all night, and still. Taking panadol every 6 hours and drinking lots of water, as advised.

Stay safe everyone.

I had to stop watching The Handmaids Tale because I’m starting to think anything is possible in this crazy world we live in at the minute 🙈

I’ll get back to posting pretty pics soon. I know yesterday and today aren’t my usual content but I have things to say. If you don’t like them you can just ignore them or unfollow. Don’t feel uncomfortable. I don’t mind at all. Unfollowing accounts is quite cathartic if truth be told. Stay safe and speak up. We all have voices. But if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all.

In a world where you can be anything , be kind …

In a world where you can be anything , be kind ….
#metoo
#bekind
#blacklivesmatter

Most people making awful, sarcastic, racist, hateful comments probably have at one time or another shared something about “being kind” or stood outside their doors clapping in the last 18 months … but today, the day after a game that brought so much joy to so many people they are pathetic hypocrites!

Deeply disappointed in all the hate that social media generates in our world. It’s not just football, there’s so much bullshit that goes on behind these squares. People need to realise action speaks louder than words. Sharing a post on social media or using a hashtag isn’t enough. Just be fucking nice people!!

Nothing to see here. Just my CS duck filled with

Nothing to see here. Just my CS duck filled with roses from my garden. Honestly I’m seriously questioning why I didn’t plant roses in the front!? Is it too late now? I need more roses in my life. Beautiful blushing pink roses. And maybe a few more ceramic ducks? Have I officially lost it? Don’t answer that. Have a terrific Tuesday 🌸🌸
Seriously though I need more roses don’t I? These ones are #gertrudejekyll They smell divine!
As for the insta announcement, oh please!? Why does everything change? I don’t know about you but I’m holding out for the new thing … that’s basically going to be like the old insta. If I wanted all video I’d have moved to tik tok 🙈🙈🙈

Happy Monday from the cottage 🌸 I shared this

Happy Monday from the cottage 🌸

I shared this charity shop upcycle last night and had such a great reaction to it. I was all happy with my magazine rack (see previous post) but you guys are all bowled over (see what I did there) by this one. Swipe ⏭⏭⏭ to see how this started out.
🌸
I’ve got a few other dupes lined up so watch this space. Would you like to see more like this?

Loving this little charity shop upcycle 🥰 I got

Loving this little charity shop upcycle 🥰
I got the magazine rack a couple of weeks ago for €4. Painted it …. White, of course, and finally today I sanded it and styled it up into a little portable art studio for my niece 😍 I’ll need to keep an eye out for another one for my nephew now. And maybe one for me because I love how it came out 😍 What do you think? Is it likey or no likey?
I’ve had the most lovely weekend with my niece and nephew creating and making. So much fun 😍 What have you been up to? Hope you’ve had some sunshine! We have had non stop rain in Roscommon 🙈🙈

Super fun day with my niece. She had her first ri

Super fun day with my niece. She had her first riding lesson this morning and is totally smitten. We’ve drawn horses, talked about horses, stopped on the side of the road to watch horses and this afternoon we made this one, Rosie. I’m not gonna lie I kind of wanted to keep her. She turned out very cute. That’s the last of that gorgeous rosey fabric too, from a much lived brushed cotton pillow case 😂 So many projects planned for her but I’ve learned my lesson, the hard way, not to tell her until it’s 💯 going to happen. They remember EVERYTHING! The forlorn “but you said” is not want I want to see it hear 😂😂 Currently on the hunt for the first Harry Potter book to read to her, she’s a big HP fan. Also looking for a tent because I may have promised camping. Oh my God 🙈🙈🙈 only for her!! What was I thinking. It will be fun won’t it!?

It’s
F R I D A Y !
And it feels
SO G O O D 🌸
The little people are coming on their hollybobs and I can’t wait to enter into the best Auntie olympics 😂 ❤️

Looking forward to the weekend as I have lots of sewing to catch up on, another dress being made from a duvet, some old clothes to be altered and refashioned and I need to finish the table linen I started 🙈 So looking forward to my live chat with Wendy tonight at 7pm @thatwendyward

If you have any questions on sustainable sewing please comment below and I’ll include them in our live. I’ve had lots from my story posts a few days ago. So lovely to see such an interest in this are again. 🧵 🪡 ♻️

What a beautiful day that was ☀️☀️☀️

What a beautiful day that was ☀️☀️☀️
Just had the most lovely cycle along pretty country roads with the sun beaming down.
Hope you had a lovely day too 🌸

Ice Lolly at lunch time. Don’t mind if I do. L

Ice Lolly at lunch time. Don’t mind if I do. Loving these retro ices I found in @aldi_ireland today. Probably very late to the party. But better late than never right? Now pass the sun cream, it’s heating up nicely this afternoon 😃☀️ What’s your favourite ice lolly from your childhood? I loved a chilly Willy … that was an actual ice lolly!! I kid you not. Although I’m going to go straight to google to double check now 🙈🙈🙈

Good morning from the cottage and Happy Monday ☀

Good morning from the cottage and Happy Monday ☀️
I’m Loving the sunrises and sunsets we’ve been getting lately.
Have you seen the sky this morning? Wow! Swipe to the end to see what I woke up to. Stunning! Looks like it’s going to be another lovely day ☀️☀️ Enjoy.

And that my friends was what I call a Sunday well

And that my friends was what I call a Sunday well spent. I slept in until 10, ate breakfast in the garden, read a book, swang in my swing chair and didn’t do a scrap of housework or work work. Just home from a fabulous swim in the Shannon and himself has the vino chilled and dinner made. 😂😂😂 lol last bit obvs not true. I put the wine in the fridge before I left and I made curry yesterday so I’ve got leftovers tonight. 😂😂🍽🍷
How was your day? What did you get up to?

Follow on Instagram

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Accept Read More

Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.

Necessary

Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

Non-necessary

Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.

SAVE & ACCEPT