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. …

This little handbag is my latest upcycle project. It was the box for a present I received for Christmas containing beauty products, one of those that opens up into a flat piece of cardboard. I …

  I am very proud of this little elephant made entirely out of magazine pages. All you need is lots of glossy paper (though newspaper works just fine, but it is less colourful), vinyl …

Last weekend I went to a crafts fair in Barcelona, Creativa Spain an event that brings together crafters from all trades. There are various events all over Europe, in Spain alone, as well as …

Last week I was inspired by the lovely Christmas Tin Can Lanterns I saw on Thinly Spread blog to make some of my own. I have been collecting tins for sometime so all I …

I am very proud of our advent calendar this year, which I made with my favourite recycling material: the hugely versatile magazine pages. I made 24 cones using the magazine pages, I printed some …

I love old corks to make things. Yesterday I made a peacock with a cork, wire, paper pins and card. In fact the paper pins idea isn’t mine but it came in very useful …

After my curtains, which I am very proud of, I thought I’d take on a project which required a little more skill and I must say I didn’t think it would come out so …

To celebrate Earth Day today I decorated one of the many glass jars waiting to be turned into something useful. This vase is very simple, just a touch of glue and a few flowers …

This year I would like to do more crafty projects that require sewing skills. Unfortunately I am not very good at it, so if you see things under a positive light like I do it …

As usual this Christmas we have made our own Christmas cards. My cards are simple, just white card and some amazing glitter liners I bought recently to make decorations on fabric and that work brilliantly …

I am very proud to present these festive gnomes that in a previous life used to be Yakult bottles. They are not just gnomes without a cause, they are festive bowling pins dressed up as …