• Winter Swan and Wreath embroidery
    Crafts for adults

    Winter Swans and pine cone gingerbread

    February 23, 2021 - By 

    One of my Christmas presents was the Winter Craftpod subscription box. This is my favourite subscription box, containing three lovely craft projects. I love a crafty project (or two!) to get my through the Christmas holidays so this was definitely the perfect present for me. The Winter Craftpod box was inspired by the graceful beauty of swans. Winter Swans and pine cone gingerbread The box contained two hand sewing projects and a recipe card. There was a trio of felt swans to stitch, an embroidery hoop featuring a swan and a recipe for Pine Cone gingerbread biscuits. Can you guess…

  • English Paper Pieced heart
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    Liberty English Paper Pieced hoop art

    February 17, 2021 - By 

    It’s been a while since I shared a sewing project but this year I’ve already finished far more projects than normal. I’ve fallen back in love with English Paper Piecing which is something I’ve always loved. I find the whole process really therapeutic – from choosing fabrics to making up my fabric hexagons and stitching them together – it’s the perfect mindful craft. I wanted to craft something seasonal for Valentines Day and decided to make an English Paper Pieced piece of hoop art. I’ve recently started displaying all my finished embroidery hoops and wanted to add some EPP shapes to…

  • Wooden Cricut place settings tutorial
    Crafts for adults - Cricut Maker

    Wooden Cricut place settings tutorial

    January 15, 2021 - By 

    Looking for a fun way to create place settings? Then I have a fun Cricut craft to share with you today. I love my Cricut Maker and find it’s so useful to make things for our home. I’ve lost count of the little items I’ve made for around the home but our wooden place settings are one thing we’ve got a lot of use from. I actually made them over a year ago and am only just getting round to sharing a tutorial for them. The wooden place settings can be used all year round but we use them a…

  • Baking a Christmas gingerbread house kit
    Crafts for adults - gingerbread - gingerbread house

    Baking a Christmas gingerbread house kit

    December 20, 2020 - By 

    I’ve nearly worked my way through the gingerbread house kits I bought for my Gingerbread Gift Guide. I loved putting it together but was also looking forward to trying out all the different kits I bought. The Waitrose gingerbread kits I bought have been a success. I loved making the Waitrose Gingerbread Box Kit and the gingerbread from the Waitrose Gingerbread & Shortbread Decorating Kit are adorning our Christmas tree. Finally it was time to try the Gingerbread House Kit from Waitrose. It cost just £4.40 from Waitrose. Christmas gingerbread house kit We love baking a gingerbread house at Christmas. Over the years…

  • Share the Festive Happy with Haribo
    Crafts for adults - Cricut Maker - Handmade gifts

    AD – Share the Festive Happy with Haribo

    December 18, 2020 - By 

    Today I’m sharing the festive cheer with our personalised baubles filled with the finest sweets. Christmas may be different this year but we’re keeping the spirit alive with  a fun post sponsored by Haribo. To protect our loved ones we’ll be staying home this Christmas. I don’t remember the last time we spent Christmas on our own as a family of four. Although we are looking forward to it we will be missing our friends and family who we normally see. Although we may not be able to get together we can still share the spirit of giving with the…

  • Easy magic reindeer food tubes
    Christmas - Crafts for adults - Cricut Maker

    Easy magic reindeer food tubes

    December 15, 2020 - By 

    I like to put together a Christmas Eve Box for my children. Each year I find some new pyjamas for them as well as some treats, like a special hot chocolate, a new film to watch and perhaps some activities or games to keep them busy. They love to sprinkle reindeer food too and this year I thought I would make our own magic reindeer food tubes and label them using my Cricut Maker. Magic reindeer food tubes supplies: Plastic test tubes with plastic stoppers Bird seed Cricut Maker black and red vinyl transfer tape How to make magic reindeer…

  • How to design your own Thank You cards
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    How to design your own Thank You cards

    December 12, 2020 - By 

    Disclosure – post in collaboration with Font Bundles I don’t know about you but if my children receive gifts for their birthday or Christmas then I always encourage them to send a Thank You card. Not only is it polite, but I’m always looking for ways to encourage mindfulness in my children. Over the years we’ve tried both shop bought and handmade cards, and I have to admit that I love the handmade touch. The last thing my children want to do after Christmas is sit down and write, so we’ve tried to compromise by designing cards for them to…

  • DIY gingerbread man bauble
    Christmas - Crafts for adults - Cricut Maker

    Cricut-made DIY gingerbread man bauble

    December 10, 2020 - By 

    I love everything gingerbread so couldn’t resist whipping up some sweet Cricut-made DIY gingerbread men baubles to decorate our Christmas tree. I love crafting with my Cricut machine and this is such a fun way to make your own decorations. Every year I try to add a few new decorations to our Christmas stash and these were super popular with my children. The gingerbread man is a timeless tale and these gingerbread men baubles are sure to delight this Christmas. There are two ways you can decorate the inside of the bauble. You can either fill with brown glitter or…

  • Simple Brass Himmeli Star decoration
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    Simple Brass Himmeli Star decoration

    December 8, 2020 - By 

    Trying new crafts is one of my favourite things. A few weeks ago I finally got round to making the Brass Himmeli star craft kit from Geo Attic. Originating from the Swedish word for sky or heaven, himmel, the Himmeli are a traditional Finnish ornament, a mobile decoration that is traditionally made out of straw, or reeds. They are typically suspended above the dinner table during the holiday season, ‘dancing’ with the drafts. It is thought that the larger the Himmeli, the larger the crop in the coming year. I couldn’t wait to try making the brass himmeli star and adding…