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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Some mornings, breakfast needs to involve slightly less thinking. Preferably something warm and savoury that doesn’t leave a frying pan in the sink before the first cup of coffee.
This easy egg bites recipe turns eggs, cottage cheese, cheddar and … Read More...
If you love crochet jewelry projects that feel a little bit pretty and a little bit unexpected, this Crochet Pretty Scallop Pattern Necklace is such a fun one to try. It uses simple supplies like crochet thread, a hook, 24-gauge … Read More...
There is always one cardigan that gets more love than the rest. It lives on the back of a chair, comes on every trip, and gets thrown on for chilly mornings, late-night tea, and “I’m just nipping outside for a … Read More...
As we get into the part of the year with a lot of food-forward holidays, it might be time to start thinking about knitting some new things for your table. While a few of these are more fall/Thanksgiving focused, just … Read More...
There’s something about a marshmallow with a tiny ghost face that makes me ridiculously happy. Two eyes, one surprised mouth, and suddenly an ordinary packet of marshmallows becomes a whole gathering of little Halloween characters.
These ghost s’mores favour bags … Read More...
