Dress-up Archives - Coffee & Vanilla

Autumn Holidays Crafts for Kids

Crafty ideas for autumn season… back to school, edible crafts, beauty tips, upcycling and more.

Super Easy DIY Bleach Pattern Shirts

Try this and you will never throw away bleach stained shirt again…

DIY Hair Clips for Children

How to make super easy, cute hair pins for kids.

Summer Holidays Crafts for Kids

Craft ideas and DIY projects for long summer evenings and rainy days…

Spring Holidays Crafts for Kids

Spring half term craft ideas and DIY projects for rainy days…

Super Easy Crochet Hat with Giant PomPom

Crochet hat for beginners – for dolls, teddies, children and adults – free pattern.

Winter Holidays – Crafts for Kids

Crafty ideas for winter months… crafts, DIY projects and recipes.

Cute DIY Christmas Pudding Jumper

Really quick and easy Christmas jumper idea – made with felt and pom-poms.

DIY Hair Accessories

Making your own hair ties, hair bands and hair pins or clips – no special skills required.

Wooden Bead Doll Bracelet with a Sliding Knot

Super easy and cute wooden bead bracelet for kids that can be done in under 30 minutes.

Kids’ Arts & Crafts for Holidays

Universal arts & crafts for kids – all made by my girls with only a bit of help from me.

Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead Mask DIY & Fancy Dress Outfit for Kids

DIY Halloween outfit for kids inspired by Mexican Day of the Dead.

Reminder of Summer – DIY Strawberry Nail Art for Kids

Easy to achieve strawberry pattern for kids’ nails.

Comic Book Character – Pop Art Make-up Idea

Easy, DIY pop art / comic book make-up for parties.

Easy Triple Crochet Cape (Any Size) – Free Pattern

Easy crochet pattern that can be turned into any size cape to cover sleeveless dresses or turn into bird outfit for kids.

DIY Arabian Dancer Costume for The Aladdin School Play

Quick and easy, DIY Arabian dancer outfit for the Christmas school play.

DIY Christmas Jumper Day Woolly with Felt Reindeer

Quite easy tutorial on how to turn practically any jumper into a Christmas one.

Last Minute DIY Vampire Costume for Halloween

Last minute must have accessories for girls’ vampire costume…

Last Minute DIY Glittery Spiderweb T-Shirt for Halloween

How to make glittery pattern on a shirt – tutorial.

WWII Evacuee Outfit for Kids

WWII Evacuee Outfit for Kids / Girls – dress up for the history class trip.

Rainy Day Fun – Chin Monsters

A bit of rainy day silliness… MarissElla as chin monsters.

Another Classic Crochet Poncho Pattern – Junior Size

Classic double crochet poncho pattern – free step-by-step pattern.

DIY Summery Tie Dye T-Shirts – Step by Step Picture Tutorial

How to make your own tie dye t-shirt – tutorial with pictures on how to tie and choose colours.

DIY Crochet Snoopy Outfit and Woodstock Toy from Peanuts for the World Book Day

Crochet pattern for Snoopy’s outfit and stuffed Woodstock toy.

Boho Style Granny Square Bags – Crochet Pattern

Quite easy crochet bags made out of granny squares – boho style, perfect addition to spring and summer outfits.

Girl’s Poncho with Mega Pompoms – Crochet Pattern

Free pattern for classic crochet girl’s poncho with pom-poms.

Sunburst – Flowery Granny Square Crochet Pattern

Flowery granny square crochet pattern – step by step instructions.

Last Minute DIY Halloween Witch Costumes for Kids

Super cute Halloween witches in DIY costumes.

Halloween Nail Art – Spider Webs & Jack-O-Lanterns

Halloween nail art ideas for adults and kids – spider webs and jack-o-lanterns.