Have I ever shared how I love to read? I am a massive fan of my local library service, visiting almost weekly to pick up fiction books. I am almost addicted to reading at bedtime. Escaping into fiction helps me switch off and wind down for a good nights sleep. I still have a small …
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Have I ever told you I’m a last minute person? Today is the closing date for an upcycling competition being held by Korbond, with a prize of a sewing machine its got to be worth an entry! This week I read a great article “It can take an incredible 2700 liters of water to produce …
Who doesn’t love a new pencil case? As a child I used to love the ritual of shopping for stationary as part of the back to school routine. Today I am going to share this gorgeous heart pencil case tutorial – combining shibori, upcycling denim and my love of stationary! I confess to spending far …
My husband surprised me with a gift of a rather large collection of old keys. My kind of present… It has led to contemplation about crafts with keys. We’ve had fun playing with and coming up with ideas to repurpose old keys. If you don’t happen to have a bunch of old keys great places …
Today I finished all Christmas makes.. a bit overdue. A friend asked me to make her a sweater hot water bottle cover for her friend Rick. She created me a template out of paper with the promise of a cover to come. I have used a cotton rib jumper, having failed to find a wool …
Today I am sharing with you a tutorial for making fabric pompoms – strung together they make beautiful garlands, they can be placed together to form a wreath or hang as baubles from a Christmas tree. I don’t know about you but time fly’s by and it’s almost Christmas!! I love this season but I’m …
This is my annual gift tag plea… there’s nothing worse than trying to remember who gave you which gift in which paper, or attempting to find a name scrawled in biro!! Trust me!! This year I am enjoying wrapping gifts in the discarded paper from delivered parcels. A press with the iron and the paper …
Today we finished trimming up, adding lights to the pallet Christmas tree I created last year. I love the addition of lights, they add the missing sparkle:) If you would like to make a pallet Christmas tree the tutorial is here. However I neglected to share how to make the fabric handsewn Christmas decorations. So …
Lining a picnic hamper adds a splash of personality, modernising the hamper. I picked up this old picnic hamper in a charity shop, but let’s be honest it’s seen better days. It is transformed by relining. I found licensed Volkswagen fabric with a quick google search, I love it 🙂 If you would like to …
I’ve finally hit upon an idea for recycling cotton reels… upcycled Christmas decorations. I hate throwing cotton reels away, but generate quite a few over the course of the year. I have to admit I love this idea! You will need: cotton reels double-sided tape scraps of wool embroidery floss beads spray paint To make: …
Do you remember my small toilet update? It wasn’t quite finished, needing a hand towel and mirror to finish the look. I picked up this mirror in a charity shop. I have been planning on trying my hand at chalk painting some fabric for some time. This was an ideal project to have a go. …
The last couple of years the kids have been truly spoilt with expensive toy advent calendars, creating an entire Christmas scene with playmobile. This year feels the time to go for a handmade alternative. I have made a DIY advent calendar out of old toilet rolls:) I have gone for simple is the best approach. …