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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Christmas crafts: hanging snowman made of newspaper pages and cotton wool
November 15, 2010 – 3:53 am | 3 Comments
Christmas crafts: hanging snowman made of newspaper pages and cotton wool

We have been very busy at the weekend working on ideas for our Christmas crafts and setting a few of them in motion. We will make our own nativity using a variety of materials, from …

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Christmas Crafts: easy Christmas cards
December 14, 2009 – 3:09 am | 3 Comments
Christmas Crafts: easy Christmas cards

The last post in the Christmas craft series focuses on Christmas cards. We made a few different types out of thick red paper, which we decorated with a mix of materials including magazine paper, glitter …

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Photo Friday: Christmas lights in Sardinia
December 11, 2009 – 11:47 am | 3 Comments
Photo Friday: Christmas lights in Sardinia

These pictures were taken by my 6 year old son during an early evening stroll in Alghero were we live. He gets bored wandering around the shops so we let him take …

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Monday Crafts: Christmas branch with pine cones, felt and recycled ribbons
December 7, 2009 – 8:18 am | 4 Comments
Monday Crafts: Christmas branch with pine cones, felt and recycled ribbons

Today’s craft is made completely out of recycled ribbon from presents, left over felt (from our advent calendar and Christmas stocking) and from things that we found in the pinewoods. Our Christmas branch is …

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Free Christmas workshop at the Contemporary Applied Arts
December 1, 2009 – 1:54 am | No Comment
Free Christmas workshop at the Contemporary Applied Arts

What I love about London is that if you look well enough you find plenty of free activities to do with kids like the fabulous workshop for children aged between 6 and 12 offered by …

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Christmas Crafts: Personalised Stocking
November 30, 2009 – 4:29 am | 11 Comments
Christmas Crafts: Personalised Stocking

This weekend we have been busy making a personalized Xmas stocking. Although a little stitching was involved to make the stocking itself, the fun part was all done with glue and glitter so my son …

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Modern & eco friendly Christmas trees
November 25, 2009 – 6:26 am | One Comment
Modern & eco friendly Christmas trees

The best part of Christmas celebrations  is the build up to it and particularly the effort that goes into decorating your home and the Christmas tree. With that in mind I have had a good …

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Christmas Crafts: Advent Calendar part 2
November 23, 2009 – 4:37 am | One Comment
Christmas Crafts: Advent Calendar part 2

For the second part of the advent calendar crafts edition we have been very laborious and I am very proud to present our very own hanging advent calendar with 24 pockets to …

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Original Advent Calendars
November 18, 2009 – 3:40 am | 2 Comments
Original Advent Calendars

I have had a good look around for advent calendars, not to buy one as this year I will make my own but for original ideas and I was amazed at how many options are …

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Christmas crafts: hanging paper mobile
November 9, 2009 – 2:39 am | 5 Comments
Christmas crafts: hanging paper mobile

Christmas decorations are everywhere in the outside world, although it might be a little early to put up a tree in your lounge it doesn’t mean you cannot get things started. If in the past …

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Art material for perfect Christmas crafts
November 4, 2009 – 8:17 am | No Comment
Art material for perfect Christmas crafts

With Halloween over and dusted, Christmas lights are popping up everywhere with shop owners dying to get us into Christmas mood, the sooner we do the sooner we start spending right? It won’t be long …

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