Knitting and travel are two hobbies that are highly compatible. Travel often involves waiting or time spent on planes, trains, boats, etc., time that can easily be filled by knitting, a portable and productive craft you can do most anywhere … Read More...
Book Review: Irresistibly Cute Mini Amigurumi – 62 Tiny Crochet Projects
There is something slightly dangerous about a crochet book containing 62 tiny amigurumi projects.
You tell yourself you’ll just make the little panda.
Then perhaps the turtle.
Then suddenly you’re making a miniature donut, a bumblebee charm and an … Read More...
10 Easy Overnight Oats Recipes That Are Full of Flavour
I want breakfast to be easy, but I also want to look forward to eating it. A bowl of something beige and rather worthy doesn’t always tempt me away from my second cup of coffee. Give those oats a little … Read More...
Storage Solutions for Threads, Rulers and Quilting Notions (Without Turning Your Sewing Room Into Chaos)
If you’ve ever spent ten minutes looking for your seam ripper… only to find three of them later in the same drawer…
You are officially a quilter.
Notions multiply. Threads roll. Rulers slide behind furniture. And suddenly your “creative … Read More...
12 DIY Halloween Mantel Decor Ideas for a Spooky Handmade Display
There’s something lovely about decorating one little corner of the house for Halloween. You don’t need a front garden full of skeletons or enough cobwebs to frighten the neighbours. A few handmade decorations on the mantel can give the whole … Read More...
How to Wet Felt an Embellished Clutch Purse by Natasha Smart Textiles
If you’ve ever dreamed of carrying a handbag that’s truly one-of-a-kind, Natasha Smart’s Wet Felted Embellished Clutch Purse tutorial on YouTube will make your creative heart skip a beat. This project blends practicality with artistry, showing exactly how to turn … Read More...
Learn about Greece for Kids
Greece is officially the Hellenic Republic, and it’s made up of thousands of islands as well as a mainland on the Mediterranean Sea. It’s considered the birthplace of western civilization, so there’s a lot to learn about this ancient and … Read More...
10 Cute Halloween Scrapbook Layout Ideas
Sophie’s darling doggy design has a mix of orange, yellow and purple with fun plaids and patterns. I love the repeating “BOO” words going down, all the colorful pumpkins and the torn paper for some texture. Repeating a single word … Read More...
73 FREE Kooky Halloween Digital Stamps
They are creepy, kooky and spooky, I’m not talking about the Addams Family, it’s this collection of fun and funky Halloween images. This set of downloadable digital stamps features 73 different designs with silly witches, creepy skulls, cute black cats, … Read More...
Sewing Pattern – Simple Shift Dress
Are you looking to make your first dress or just craving a quick, stylish sewing project? The Simple Shift Dress tutorial from Sew Essential is the perfect starting point! This tutorial walks you through each step of the process, making … Read More...
Cross Stitch Keychain Patterns
One little cross stitch project that’s fun to make, use and give as a gift is a cross stitch keychain. There are lots of different styles of keychain you can make with a cross stitch element, so let’s take a … Read More...
Witch’s Brew Halloween Bath Salts Recipe
Some Halloween crafts are wonderfully decorative but, once October is over, they quietly migrate to the back of a cupboard with the plastic spiders and half-used rolls of orange ribbon.
These Witch’s Brew Halloween Bath Salts are rather more useful.… Read More...
Easy Ways to Make Your Home Feel Warmer For Winter
There is a big difference between a house that looks nice and a home that actually feels warm. I do not just mean warm in the temperature sense, though nobody enjoys sitting in a room that feels like a fridge … Read More...
8 DIY Halloween Vase Ideas for Spooky Flowers and Easy Table Decorations
A bunch of flowers can look perfectly innocent until you pop it into a vase with a ghost face. Suddenly, those supermarket blooms are joining in with Halloween, and you haven’t had to turn your entire dining room into a … Read More...
Easy Apple Crisp With Oats: Crunchy Topping and Tender Apples
Warm cinnamon apples underneath a buttery oat topping are a fairly convincing reason to switch on the oven. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream and you have the sort of dessert that makes everyone linger at the table.
This … Read More...
Handmade with a Past: Tuesday’s Top Recycled Etsy Find
Today’s pick is a charming Handmade Upcycled Vintage Tea Towel, and it’s the perfect way to incorporate a bit of nostalgia and sustainability into your home. Upcycled from vintage tea towels, this piece transforms the old into something … Read More...
DIY Pillowcase BOO Bags: A Halloween Pyjama Gift Instead of a Boo Basket
If you love the idea of a Halloween boo basket but would rather give something cosy and useful, this pillowcase BOO bag is such a sweet alternative.
A plain white or cream pillowcase becomes a friendly ghost, complete with a … Read More...
10 Halloween Paper Crafting Treat Bag Ideas
Soft pastels are super trendy this Halloween and June used them perfectly for this owl-dorable treat box! She used a die to cut the box and used stenciling to create her own pattern paper design on it. She wrapped twine … Read More...
Learning Activities with Snap Cubes
A classic manipulative in the preschool and early elementary classroom is the snap cube, also known as math cubes, unifix cubes or unit cubes. These little one inch cubes often come in a set of 100 in 10 different … Read More...
Easy and Quick Yorkshire Puddings: How to Make Yorkshire Pudding From Scratch
Golden, puffed-up Yorkshire puddings make an ordinary roast dinner feel like something worth gathering around the table for. Those crisp edges, soft centres and little hollows for catching gravy are a rather convincing reason to make an extra batch.
If … Read More...