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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Decoupage cardboard tray
March 25, 2015 – 8:28 am | No Comment
Decoupage cardboard tray

This is a simple project to turn one of those cardboard trays often used by supermarkets to place vegetables in. This particular one is a tomato tray. The shape remains the same, but I toughened …

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Learn through play: times tables bingo
February 17, 2015 – 6:28 am | No Comment
Learn through play: times tables bingo

The times tables bingo is a fun game to play with as many children as you like. It consists of 12 boards, one for each times table with the results placed at random.  The boards …

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Chalkboard paint crafts
February 2, 2015 – 6:46 am | No Comment
Chalkboard paint crafts

I am totally addicted to chalkboard paint. It is great on many surfaces including walls and doors, but I adore it for crafting. I used it to transform an old oven tray into a …

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Denim doorstopper
January 18, 2015 – 3:58 am | No Comment
Denim doorstopper

These are my latest chicken doorstoppers, this time I made them out of denim.  I have a lot of denim skirts and jeans that I don’t wear anymore…sadly some don’t fit me anymore, though …

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How to make printed fabric lavender sachets
June 10, 2014 – 1:35 am | No Comment
How to make printed fabric lavender sachets

I have been talking about buying a sewing machine for a longtime, but my sewing limits always stopped me. Inspired by the many crafty projects that require a basic sewing skills, after spending some …

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How to turn a water jug into an office organiser
June 2, 2014 – 2:19 am | No Comment
How to turn a water jug into an office organiser

Lately I have been buying mineral water in jugs, quite large containers holding 8 litres. After wondering for a while how to turn the empty containers into something useful I came up with the …

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Homemade citronella candles in decorated mason jars
April 14, 2014 – 1:27 am | One Comment
Homemade citronella candles in decorated mason jars

We are preparing for the warm weather here in Spain, but to truly enjoy outdoor living we have to make sure we keep mosquitos away. Trying to keep it natural I have planted lots …

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How to make a flower with wire
March 24, 2014 – 6:49 am | No Comment
How to make a flower with wire

To make this flower you need wire of two different colours, green and another colour of your choice. Cut a piece of wire measuring about 35 cm, bend the wire in half and …

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Rainbow decorated bottle
March 10, 2014 – 2:34 am | 2 Comments
Rainbow decorated bottle

Lately I have been collecting glass bottles because I like to decorate them and turn them into pretty vases. This week I would like to share this rainbow bottle I made for St Patrick’s …

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Kids artwork upcycle
February 12, 2014 – 10:37 am | No Comment
Kids artwork upcycle

It seemed only yesterday that I was decorating my son’s bedroom with cars drawings, owls and all those cute things that young boys like. We already made some changes to his bedroom last year …

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Heart decorated glass jars for Valentine’s Day
February 3, 2014 – 10:04 am | 2 Comments
Heart decorated glass jars for Valentine’s Day

I love decorating jars and glass bottles. I have a lot of vases and lanterns, which I decorated with decoupage paper. For Valentine’s day I have a selection of jars and a bottle, which …

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Origami hearts
January 24, 2014 – 7:53 am | No Comment
Origami hearts

We are crazy about origami lately, though we are not experts we are starting to follow instructions correctly. These are our heart origami. To make these you need proper origami paper with different coloured sides. …

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