Recycled T-Shirt Crochet Rug – Spring Cleaning Idea How to turn old t-shirts into beautiful crochet rugs – crochet pattern.
DIY Truffula Fluffy Pom-Pom Trees from The Lorax After watching very much loved “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” movie last weekend, we could not resist making some themed crafts. And with the pot of grass already on hand (leftover from Easter) we had no other choice but to make truffula trees :) MATERIALS wooden skewers fluffy pom-poms in candy pinks and yellows flower pot […]
Handmade Mulberry Paper Stamped Party Invitations / Cards MATERIALS square pieces of handmade Mulberry paper pieces of ribbon tied into bows square blank cards with envelopes glitter glues, we used orange and pink colourful ink (we used purple bingo dabber instead) marker – same colour as the ink craft glue EQUIPMENT large stamp for the front of the card little stamp for the back […]
Crochet Lining for Easter Basket Quick and easy crochet Easter basket lining tutorial, also great for picnics.
Tissue Paper Gift Wrapping Ideas Gift wrapped in tissue paper, topped with tissue lotus flower, paper leaves and chocolate lady bugs – all connected with double side tape. Another gift topped with tissue lotus flowers and skeleton leaf. Step by step tutorial how to make those lotus flower in upcoming post. And monochromatic golden tissue paper used to wrap […]
DIY Mulberry Tissue Paper Moody Bedroom Lampshade – Ikea Hack DIY moody lampshade for adults bedroom – easy and low cost décor idea.
Granny Square Pyjamas Case or Cushion Cover MATERIALS two colours of yarn two buttons EQUIPMENT crochet hook (I used 4.00 mm one) huge needle / wool needle METHOD First make two large granny squares like this. Using wool needle sew them together on 3 sides to create the case. On the fourth side sew on the buttons making chain loops on the […]
My First Granny Square – Drops MATERIALS yarn EQUIPMENT crochet hook (I used 3.00 mm one) METHOD stitches used: chain (ch), double crochet (dc), slip stitch (sl) FOUNDATION CHAIN Start with 7 ch, connect ends of the chain with sl to create a circle. ROUND 1 (FOUNDATION ROUND) Work 3 ch as 1 dc and then work 2 more dc into […]
Home-made Play Dough INGREDIENTS (for each colour) 2 cups flour ¼ cup fine salt about 1 tsp food colouring 1 tbs baby oil (I used lavender one) about 1 cup warm water METHOD Combine water and food colouring. In a mixing bowl combine flour, salt, baby oil and stir. Gradually add coloured water and knead the dough until well […]
Kid’s Gloves on a String Both of my daughters, 1 years old and 6 year old, lose gloves constantly. The little one is throwing them out of the pushchair and the bigger one comes back from school with one or both missing all the time. That is why I decided to make for them “gloves on a string” like I […]
DIY Christmas Hampers MATERIALS cardboard box wrapping paper multi-purpose glue ribbon shredded paper themed items to put inside breakfast hamper cereal bowls oats honey or some syrup (i used agave syrup) dried fruits and nuts tea etc. regional hamper Caribbean groceries Polish groceries Italian groceries etc. Some more Christmas gift ideas can be found here.
