• crafting with Mollie Makes magazine
    Crafts for adults - Mollie Makes crafts

    Pom Pom watermelon craft

    May 4, 2019 - By 

    Regular readers will know that every month I challenge myself to make the Mollie Makes magazine cover gift. I’ve subscribed since it first came out and have had a drawer full of unopened kits – but no more! I’ve been making more time for grown up crafting and I love to make the kits and hopefully try something new. It’s been ages since I made one of the craft kits which came with my magazine. Issue 103 came with a cute tiger keyring and Issue 104 came with some clothes patterns I didn’t want to make. Pom Pom watermelon craft Mollie Makes…

  • 35 DIY Cricut Maker Crafts
    Crafts for adults - Cricut Maker

    35 DIY Cricut Maker Crafts

    April 25, 2019 - By 

    We’ve been having so much fun with our Cricut Maker recently. It’s permanently out and has even been given a home on it’s own crafting table. It’s really lovely having it out and I’m constantly thinking of things to make with it. I’ve already shared a couple of posts, including our review of the Cricut Maker, the Cricut EasyPress 2 and my Cricut-made rainbow wall art. There seem to be endless possibilities and I’ve been enjoying Pinning Cricut crafts to my Cricut Pinterest board. I thought it would be fun to share a Cricut Maker round up so here are…

  • Stitching by the sea and a Shipping Forecast Quilt update
    Crafts for adults

    Stitching by the sea and a Shipping Forecast Quilt update

    April 20, 2019 - By 

    This Easter we managed to get away for a week to Teignmouth. Fo the past few years we’ve stayed at a wonderful little cottage on the back beach. The location is perfect – beach outside the front door, pub and Fish & Chip shop 2 minutes away. Teignmouth is blessed with a good climate and there’s also an arcade, children’s playground, tennis courts and crazy golf 2 minutes in the opposite direction. The children have loved playing on the back beach and found quite a few treasures. I had to limit them to a little container, otherwise they would bring…

  • Make and Mend by Jessica Marquez
    Crafts for adults - What I'm reading

    Make and Mend by Jessica Marquez

    April 18, 2019 - By 

    Last year I tried and fell in love with Sashiko stitching. This is a  type of decorative Japanese embroidery which I had loads of fun trying. So I was excited to be #gifted a copy of Make and Mend: The Japanese Art of Sashiko Embroidery by Jessica Marquez. It is packed full of Sashiko-inspired embroidery projects to customise and repair textiles and decorate your home. Make and Mend by Jessica Marquez Make and Mend is an exquisite, full-colour guide to sashiko, a simple Japanese stitching technique that uses stunning patterns to decorate or repair clothing, accessories and home textiles –…

  • How to make rainbow wall art with your Cricut Maker
    Crafts for adults - Cricut Maker

    How to make rainbow wall art with your Cricut Maker

    April 10, 2019 - By 

    This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. Over the last few weeks I’ve shared a few projects made with my Cricut Maker. These include the personalised vinyl name sticker I decorated my Cricut Maker with, as well as the tea towel I made – which I can confirm has washed beautifully. Today I wanted to share another tutorial with you. My daughter loves rainbows so I used my Cricut Maker to make some rainbow wall art for her bedroom. Supplies needed: Heavy Chipboard 2.0mm Standard Grip mat Masking…

  • trying punch needle
    Crafts for adults

    Craft fail: Punch Needle

    April 7, 2019 - By 

    You know how I love to try new crafts. I usually stick to my favourites of sewing and paper cutting, but a few months ago I signed up to a craft subscription box and received a punch needle kit. I hadn’t heard of punch needle before but the kit contained fabric, an embroidery hoop, embroidery threads and a punch needle. What is punch needle? If you haven’t heard the term punch needle before then I would explain it as something maybe your grandmother did. You use a punch needle (which looks a little like a pen) to literally punch a…

  • Sweet Bunny Ear cupcakes for an Easter treat
    Crafts for adults - Easter

    Sweet Bunny Ear cupcakes for an Easter treat

    April 2, 2019 - By 

    I’m so happy that we are on our final week of school before the Easter holidays. My children are desperate for a break from school and I am looking forward to all those after school clubs finishing for a couple of weeks. As well as the 2 week holiday we will also be celebrating Easter! I’ve been super organised this year and have already bought all our Easter eggs. Which means I can concentrate on some fun Easter crafts with my kids. First up are these gorgeous Bunny Ear cupcakes which make for a super Easter treat. They are really…

  • Moda Matchbox Mini quilt hanging on a washing line
    Crafts for adults

    Moda Matchbox Quilt No. 3

    March 29, 2019 - By 

    Last year I boldly stated that I wasn’t going to buy any new craft supplies until I had used up my overflowing stash. I’m afraid I broke my promise. Not only did I fail to plough through my stash and make everything, I also bought some new items. I’m beginning to think that I should give away the unopened craft kits I have. I think that if I didn’t want to open them and make them when I got them, then I probably shouldn’t waste any more time on them (and feel guilty about storing them!). Moda Matchbox Quilt No.…

  • review of the Cricut EasyPress 2
    Crafts for adults - Cricut Maker

    A Mother’s Day craft {Cricut EasyPress 2 review}

    March 27, 2019 - By 

    This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. A few weeks ago I shared a post about my brand new Cricut Maker machine. It’s a lovely machine for people who love to craft their own items at home. You can cut all kinds of different materials so it’s great if you like making cards, quilts or pretty much anything. Alongside the Cricut Maker I also received the Cricut EasyPress 2. This is essentially a heat press which make it super easy to apply the vinyl you cut with your…