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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
Handmade White Clay Leaf Plate For a longer while I was looking for leaf shaped plate at reasonable price (for food photos of course) but I could not find it so I made my own… MATERIALS white clay transparent glaze clay paints (I used dark green and yellow) EQUIPMENT clay tools rolling pin pottery kiln (Unfortunately I don’t own one, […]
DIY White Clay Baby Shoe Couple of months ago I started making this clay baby shoe that is replica of white sandal both of my daughters used to wear when they were very little. Today I have finally collected it from the school and I can share it with you. MATERIALS white clay transparent glaze EQUIPMENT clay tools rolling pin […]
DIY Felt Brooches for Moms, Aunties & Grannies – Christmas Gift Ideas MATERIALS few varied size felt circles pieces of craft yarn thread & needle buttons or beads brooch fastenings METHOD 1. First make flowers out yarn: wrap it around your fingers, tighten the loops on one side and then spread to shape the flower. 2. Place first flower on the biggest felt circle and sew it […]
Easy Wooden Sticks Shopping List MATERIALS about 150-200 wooden craft sticks or ice lolly sticks dark colour ballpoint pen (markers may smudge on the wood) 2 small cups or glasses blank sticker METHOD Using a ball point pen write down usual shopping list items on both sides of the sticks, on one end. Mark one of the glasses with a […]
DIY & Low Cost Hamster Accessories Bunches of twigs tighten with natural jute or cotton twine, I used Tilia tree but there is more hamster safe wood you could use, just make sure they are from safe, clean place… best directly from the tree, washed in hot water and dried. Corn silk is comfy nesting material while tangled corn husk are […]
DIY Apple Seed Choker Necklace I made this necklace ages ago… when I was still at school. During my last trip to Poland I found it in my parents house and when I brought it to UK my 7 year old daughter liked it so much that she took it away from me ;) MATERIALS apple seeds (while still fresh) […]
DIY Garden for Syrian Hamster MATERIALS cat’s litter tray or other large and not to shallow container gravel – for the drainage, as the container will have to holes on the bottom soil for edible plants – free from fertilizers, not the one for flowers that is packed with all kinds of growth chemicals wood shavings hamster safe plant’s seeds […]
Marissa’s Clay Pony I don’t think I got a chance yet to share with you image for the clay horse my daughter made at school last year, when she was still 5 years old (!) I was quite amazed with the details she created. It has been later painted, glazed and fired by the teacher – thank you […]
Scented Drawer Socks & Other Spare Sock Ideas MATERIALS couple of spare socks (baby ones are the best) favourite soap bars pieces of ribbon METHOD Put soap bars inside the socks. Tighten them up with the ribbon pieces. Place in your drawers and enjoy nice scent. NOTES Thanks to those drawer socks you will never run out of the soap in the bathroom […]
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 […]
Girl’s Room Butterfly Paper Lamp Shade – Ikea Hack Paper lampshade decorated with butterflies – quick and easy DIY décor idea for girls’ room.
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 […]
