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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.
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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...
For potters who also happen to be coffee lovers, this video is pure joy. The artist takes us through the full process of making a hand-thrown ceramic pour over on the wheel, showing just how beautiful and functional pottery can … Read More...
There’s always that moment when you look at the front door and realise the Halloween decorations haven’t made it outside yet. The craft supplies are there, the ideas are there, but somehow the afternoon you were going to spend making … Read More...
There’s something comforting about a stack of old wool scarves — the kind that live at the back of your winter drawer, full of memories but not quite wearable anymore. Maybe they’ve gone fuzzy, shrunk a little, or just don’t … Read More...
Traci used the BOO to You collection from Bella Blvd. to created this fang-tastic Halloween mini scrapbook album project. I love the cover, it’s shaped like the large BOO die cut letters she used, cut from fun pattern papers with … Read More...
If you’ve ever looked at a pile of junk and thought, “This is just trash,” Thomas Deininger might have something to say about that. Based in Rhode Island, this incredibly clever artist has a knack for turning what most of … Read More...
After sharing some witch themed math activities, I found a bunch more fun printable worksheets with a Halloween theme for kids to try, so let’s take a look at some more low-prep Halloween learning fun.
Give kids practice measuring … Read More...
