If you’ve ever tried to squeeze the very last smear of toothpaste from a tube, rolled it from the bottom, folded it in half and then attacked it with the handle of your toothbrush, you’ll understand why toothpaste tablets have … Read More...
Pattern Review: Granny Dots Crochet Bucket Hat Pattern
There is something wonderfully cheerful about a crochet bucket hat, especially when it has that granny-style texture that makes us all say, “Oh yes, I could make that in five colours from my stash.” And let’s be honest, any pattern … Read More...
Free Printable Grungy Halloween Gift Tags
There is something wonderfully satisfying about finishing a handmade Halloween gift with a tag that looks as though it has been pulled from an old witch’s cupboard.
These free printable grungy Halloween gift tags are designed for anyone who loves … Read More...
10 Halloween Table Centrepieces You Can Make Yourself
A Halloween table doesn’t need to disappear beneath a mountain of plastic spiders to feel festive. Sometimes a little haunted house, a pumpkin filled with flowers or a few softly glowing lanterns are enough to make an ordinary dinner feel … Read More...
Kent Rollins Cowboy Chili: A Hearty Dinner With Our 6 Easy Side Dishes
Some dinners need three pans, a carefully timed oven schedule and someone willing to wash up afterwards. A big pot of chili feels much more forgiving. Put it in the middle of the table, bring out a few toppings and … Read More...
Ina Garten Egg Salad Recipe: Creamy Tartines and Easy Lunch Ideas
Egg salad is one of those lunches we sometimes forget about until we have a few boiled eggs sitting in the fridge. Then suddenly it sounds like exactly what we want. Creamy filling, decent bread, perhaps a little greenery on … Read More...
Free Vintage Halloween Digital Stamps for Card Making and Paper Crafts
There’s something about vintage Halloween that just feels right. Not the overly gory stuff — I mean the charming kind. Smiling pumpkins, old-fashioned witches, classic ghosts, and those nostalgic typography sentiments that look like they came straight from a 1920s … Read More...
Free GO! Diamonds in the Rough Wall Hanging Pattern
The GO! Diamonds in the Rough Wall Hanging Pattern shows just how dramatically clever colour placement can transform a traditional quilt block.
Designed by Lissa LaGreca of Lovingly Lissa, this 30-inch square wall hanging uses the GO! Double Star 10-inch … Read More...
Book Review Christmas And Winter Embroidery Patterns by De-ann Black
If you enjoy seasonal stitching books that give you lots of smaller motifs to play with, Christmas & Winter Embroidery Patterns by De-ann Black looks like a fun one to keep nearby once the weather starts turning and the festive … Read More...
Frozen Aperol Spritz Ninja Slushie Recipe
A bright, bubbly grown-up slushie that tastes like an Italian holiday in a glass
There’s something about an Aperol spritz that just lifts your spirits. Maybe it’s the colour, maybe it’s the fizz, maybe it’s the reminder that it’s okay … Read More...
Easy Pico de Gallo Recipe: Fresh Tomato Salsa Without the Watery Mess
A bowl of fresh pico de gallo can make a very ordinary dinner feel a little more exciting. Tomatoes, onion, coriander, chilli and lime come together into a colourful salsa that is lovely piled onto tacos, spooned over nachos or … Read More...
How To Stamp Your Nails – Nail Stamping Review
Nail stamping is one of those clever beauty craft ideas that looks far more complicated than it really is. At first glance, patterned nails can seem like something you would only get from a salon, but this CraftBits tutorial shows … Read More...
DIY Hanging Witch Hat Lights With a Magical Waterfall Glow
There is something wonderfully witchy about a hat floating in midair, especially when a shower of tiny golden lights hangs beneath it. It is Halloween decorating with a little less fright and a little more enchanted cottage.
These DIY hanging … Read More...
DIY Halloween Sock Candy Favours: A Sweet Gift With Cosy Socks
Halloween treats are lovely, but Halloween treats tucked inside a pair of cosy socks? That’s a little gift with something to enjoy after the chocolate has disappeared.
These easy Halloween sock candy favours turn new fuzzy socks into colourful gift … Read More...
15 Easy DIY Halloween Treat Bag Ideas for Candy and Non-Candy Gifts
There is something rather lovely about a Halloween treat bag with a wonky little monster face. It doesn’t need expensive supplies or a cutting machine. Sometimes a paper lunch bag, a black marker and a few scraps of cardstock do … Read More...
How to Price Handmade Christmas Items (Without Underselling During the Holidays)
Christmas selling brings out a very specific kind of panic — even in confident sewists.
Suddenly, there’s pressure to be festive, affordable, competitive, and profitable all at the same time. You start second-guessing prices, comparing yourself to everyone else, and … Read More...
10 DIY Elegant Halloween Jewellery Ideas For Adults
Halloween jewellery does not have to mean plastic pumpkin earrings, oversized orange beads, or novelty pieces that only come out for one night and then disappear into the back of a drawer until next October. Sometimes the prettiest Halloween accessories … Read More...
4 Ingredient Easy Mac and Cheese: My Go-To Comfort Dinner for Sharing
Sometimes the nicest thing you can do for someone is make them dinner. Nothing fancy, nothing that needs instructions longer than the meal itself. Just something warm, comforting and ready to eat when cooking is the last thing on their … Read More...
DIY Ghost Wreath Using a Wire Coat Hanger: Easy Light-Up Halloween Decor
If your Halloween decorating style is more friendly ghost than full haunted house, this little door decoration should fit right in. With a floaty white tulle body, a flower-trimmed witch hat and a gentle glow from fairy lights, it is … Read More...
DIY Clay Flower Frog Tutorial – A Handmade Tool for Arranging Blooms
If you’ve ever struggled to get your flowers to stand just right in a vase, let me introduce you to one of the most charming old-fashioned tools around: the flower frog. Traditionally made from metal or glass, a flower … Read More...