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DIY Crochet Furniture Bumpers with Felt Flowers

Easy, DIY furniture bumpers idea, made out of crochet and felt.

Couple of Patterns for Simple Crochet Appliqués & Motifs

Little crochet motif patterns that you may find useful to decorate bigger projects or simply to attach to ready made outfits and products.

DIY Play Stove Top – Half Term Kids’ Crafts

DIY alternative to large (and quite expensive to be honest) play stoves available on the market. This one is flat and lightweight so can be easily hidden away or moved around the house.

Upcycled Plastic Bottle Piggy Bank – Half Term Kid’s Crafts

This is quite easy but time consuming recycled craft idea perfect for half term, it will keep kids occupied for couple of days…

Last Minute Valentine’s Day Craft – Cupid Arrow Cake Topper

Even if you have forgotten about Valentine’s Day it is still not too late… you can make this topper in less than 5 minutes to decorate any cake, muffin or even doughnut :)

Cotton Wool Teddy Bear – Kid’s Craft Idea

Kid’s craft idea – cotton wool teddy bear.

Decorated Plastic Drawers Units – Spring Cleaning Idea

Plain, plastic drawers units decorated with cute flowery gingham paper.

New Life of Old, Broken Wax Crayons – DIY Crayon Heart Shapes

How to give life to old, broken wax crayons – DIY crayon heart shapes tutorial.

DIY Miniature Moss Garden in a Fish Bowl

DIY miniature moss garden in a fish bowl – step by step picture tutorial.

Little Crochet Apple Monster with Googly Eyes

Extremely cute and fast to make crochet apple monster.

Magical Miniature Garden in a Jar

This amazing miniature garden in a jar is my friend Sylwia (author of My Little Coffee Blog among other sites) brought as a gift for my older daughter. I don’t have to tell you that she absolutely loved it and started planning to make some more miniature clay figurines to add to it, couple of […]

DIY Birthday Parcels Card with Mulberry Paper Design

MATERIALS blank card 3 colours of handmade Mulberry paper 2 pieces of thin fabric ribbon EQUIPMENT stamp & ink pad or dark marker/pen craft glue METHOD Cut out 3 rectangular pieces from the paper, one large to cover almost the whole front of the card and two smaller ones for the parcels. Stick them to […]

How to Fix Cracked Nail Using a Teabag

A while ago I saw this video and I had to try it. Not having on hand nail glue I used clear nail polish and it worked well and lasted until the nail was long enough to cut off the broken part without pain. MATERIALS paper teabag clear nail varnish coloured nail varnish METHOD First […]

Simple Crochet Cosy for an Ugly Travel Coffee Mug

I always wanted to have one of those travel mugs but I never really liked any of them enough to pay £7-£10 for it. Couple of days ago, completely by chance, I spotted on sales this ugly mug… It was only 50p so I took it even through I did not really like the snowflake […]

Winter Nail Art – Snowflakes

Winter themed nail art with simple white snowflakes on the top of blue nail varnish.

Quick & Easy Nail Art For All Seasons

Simple, quick and easy nail art ideas.

Tried & Tested Products – The Round-up (December 2012)

This month was very busy for me, filled with lots of family time so I haven’t been reviewing as many products as usual but I still managed to try & test couple things… If you are a fan of textured cereals Flahavan’s Irish Coarse Cut Oatmeal (£4.99 / 700g) will be right for you. Unlike […]

DIY Crochet Scooter Basket Tutorial

Santa brought one of my daughters a scooter and she tried to ride it holding toys at the same time… so I decided to make her little basket to keep her stuff. It took me about an hour while we were waiting for the turkey roasting in the oven. The pattern starts the same way […]

Crochet Apple Cosy Pattern – Last Minute DIY Gift Idea

[inspired by “Simple Crochet” by Sara Sinaguglia, pattern is my own] MATERIALS about 12-15 g of yarn for 4 mm crochet – UK 8 / US 6 (2 colours if making leaves or flowers) ribbon – optional buttons – optional beads with large holes – optional EQUIPMENT 4 mm crochet hook METHOD stitches used: chain […]

DIY Girls’ Room Door Sign in Less Than 2 Hours

MATERIALS cardboard (I used black for the base, and natural one for the letters) acrylic paints (I used pink, purple, red and green) acrylic varnish in spray (I used matt finish) transparent nail polish – not necessary if you are using glossy varnish glitter all purpose clear glue (UHU, GSD or Boostic for instance) buttons, […]

DIY Felt Hamster Design for T-shirts – Christmas Stocking Filler Idea

MATERIALS light brown, yellow and pink felt plain, thin thread in the same colour as brown felt embroidery thread in dark brown and white colour 2 dark (I used brown) mini beads for eyes – optional, could be made with the thread instead EQUIPMENT thin needle thick needle for embroidery thread scissors METHOD 1. Cut […]

“Simple Crochet” by Sara Sinaguglia – Book Review

Since I was a child I loved crochet and I tried to learn it from my granny Nina but I have never had in my possession any crochet book for this simple reason that I could not find one that I liked enough to justify spending £10 or £15. “Simple Crochet” by Sara Sinaguglia is […]

DIY Personalized Pillowcases with Crochet Chain

Quick and easy personalized gift idea for any occasion.

Glittery Salt Dough Decorations – Kids’ Crafts

Kids’ Christmas craft idea – salt dough decorations.

Handmade Terracotta Clay Hamster’s Hideout

I made this hideout during art workshops I attend. It will be placed in the hamster’s playground together with other handmade clay gadgets. MATERIALS terracotta clay transparent glaze EQUIPMENT clay tools pottery kiln

DIY Clay Mermaid Statue for My Daughter

My older daughter (she is 7) adores mermaids so I decided to make one for her, out of clay during the art workshops I attend. It did not come out perfect (ugly to be honest) but she loves in anyway (!) MATERIALS white clay clay paints transparent glaze EQUIPMENT clay tools pottery kiln paint brushes […]

DIY Felt & Bead Heart Design for Kid’s T-Shirts

When you buy 3 packs of kid’s shirts there is always at least one plain, without any design. My daughters are very fussy about what they wear and all those single coloured shirts are hanging for years in the wardrobe without being used… so today I took them to the textile class I attend to […]

Stained Glass Bread Baubles – Edible Crafts

Classic stained glass baubles made out of bread and boiled sweets.

Recycled Art – Old Newspaper Coaster Tutorial

How to make newspaper coasters at home… very simple yet beautiful recycling art project.

Handmade Felt – Wet Felting Process in Step by Step Tutorial

MATERIALS craft wool fibres dish-washing liquid very hot / almost boiling water EQUIPMENT bamboo place mat / sushi mat deep tray / container with flat bottom long & round wooden rod or thin rolling pin piece of linen cloth METHOD Below you can see step by step tutorial on how to make your own piece […]

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