Fabric upcycle: make a chicken door stop
September 11, 2014 – 5:55 am | No Comment

To make this chicken door stop I used the template kindly offered by Bake and Sew. I adjusted the sizes in mine to make it a little larger by adding 4 cm on each …

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Recycled crafts: comics storage pot
May 5, 2011 – 1:52 am | No Comment
Recycled crafts: comics storage pot

Lately we have developed an addiction for Morello cherry ice cream that comes in particularly sturdy tabs.  As you all know I love to turn junk into useful and pretty things so I started collecting …

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Printable craft projects by Fantastic Toys
May 3, 2011 – 2:07 am | One Comment
Printable craft projects by Fantastic Toys

For a paper craft addict like me the recent Etsy find was a breath of fresh air. The most adorable paper craft projects from Fantastic Toys turn cardstock into the cutest toys. All you need …

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How to make an owl out of recycled objects
April 26, 2011 – 4:10 am | 2 Comments
How to make an owl out of recycled objects

Each holiday is always font of inspiration for our crafts, before and after. We made a lot of things on the lead to Easter and now that the day has passed we are left with …

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From cereal box to Easter bunny bag
April 14, 2011 – 1:32 am | One Comment
From cereal box to Easter bunny bag

It’s been a while since I transformed a cereal box into something useful and pretty to look at. Yesterday morning while I was tidying up after breakfast I suddenly got an idea for an Easter …

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Monday crafts: lotus flower origami
April 11, 2011 – 3:13 am | One Comment
Monday crafts: lotus flower origami

Today I bring you another very simple spring craft that requires no glue or paint, but only paper. Yes, I am talking about origami and more specifically lotus flower origami. To make these lotus …

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Easter crafts: how to turn a plain box into a cute bunny gift box
April 5, 2011 – 1:25 am | No Comment
Easter crafts: how to turn a plain box into a cute bunny gift box

Last week I said I will be making all my Easter gift boxes this year so I started with my first one by turning a normal face cream box into a cute Easter bunny box. …

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Monday crafts: marbling
April 4, 2011 – 2:48 am | 3 Comments
Monday crafts: marbling

At the weekend we had so much fun printing paper with water, paint and oil. This type of effect is called marbling and is as messy as you want it to be. I have …

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Monday crafts: how to make a paper kite
March 28, 2011 – 7:03 am | 2 Comments
Monday crafts: how to make a paper kite

Spring is definitely in the air so at the weekend we made a kite that we hope to fly soon. We live on an island so we won’t have to wait too long for the …

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Family fun: assembling bolster wood kits
March 24, 2011 – 5:15 am | No Comment
Family fun: assembling bolster wood kits

Model building with bolster wood kits turned out to be more complicated than I had originally expected, but it was a lot of fun. I got two kits, an airplane and a windmill. I thought …

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Monday Crafts: cardboard farm animals
March 21, 2011 – 3:37 am | 2 Comments
Monday Crafts: cardboard farm animals

Empty cereal boxes are great to get creative at so many levels. They can be used for storage, as desk organizers or simply to make things to play with. This weekend, we made some cute …

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Three leaf clover napkin holder
March 17, 2011 – 9:06 am | No Comment
Three leaf clover napkin holder

To celebrate St Patrick’s Day we made two napkin rings with a three leaf clover decoration, which is one of the symbols of this day celebrated all over the world by all Irish people. To …

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Monday Crafts: how to make flowers with magazine pages
March 14, 2011 – 1:47 am | 2 Comments
Monday Crafts: how to make flowers with magazine pages

I like making things with old newspapers and magazine pages. They are a great material to make anything you want, so at the weekend we made some pretty flowers using glossy magazine paper, glue, straws …

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