• Washi tape bunting for Father's Day
    Crafts for adults - Father's Day

    Washi tape bunting for Father’s Day

    May 18, 2018 - By 

    This year is going incredibly fast for our little family. Life is so busy but my 8-year-old is getting excited for Father’s Day next month. He is a real daddy’s boy and just loves making gifts for people. I can’t tell you just yet what he’s making (as my husband reads my blog) but he asked me to help him with a gift box to hold his gift. I think that the packaging should be just an interesting as the gift inside. I found a lovely range of packaging boxes and gift accessories from SelfPackaging. I can’t resist their colourful washi…

  • Screen printing at home with Screen Sensation
    Crafts for adults

    Screen printing at home with Screen Sensation

    May 3, 2018 - By 

    You know that I love to try new crafts. Recently I tried making my own candles and now screen printing. I admit that screen printing at home always sounded scary but I loved the idea of printing my own tea towels or t-shirts, just never knew where to start. Thankfully Screen Sensation came to my rescue by providing me with their own Screen Sensation system to try screen printing at home! Screen printing at home with Screen Sensation The Screen Sensation kit consists of a base unit, frame, small and large squeegee, stir sticks, and a collapsible ink bowl. You can…

  • DIY Ghast pinata for a Minecraft birthday party
    Crafts for adults - Minecraft crafts

    DIY Ghast pinata for a Minecraft birthday party

    May 2, 2018 - By 

    A few weeks ago my son wanted a Minecraft birthday party. He helped me plan a lot of the food and activities but I knew I wanted a few surprises for him. One evening I made a simple DIY Ghast pinata for a Minecraft birthday party. It was pretty straightforward but I thought I would share it here on my blog. DIY Ghast pinata for a Minecraft birthday party If you have a child that loves Minecraft then you probably know that everything is kind of block shaped. Ghasts are hostile, Nether dwelling Mobs that float around and shoot explosive fireballs. Ghasts are cube shaped with…

  • Mollie Makes Spring Bunny Plushie Kit
    Crafts for adults - Mollie Makes crafts

    Mollie Makes Spring Bunny Plushie Kit

    April 26, 2018 - 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. Mollie Makes Spring Bunny Plushie Kit I didn’t realise how far behind I had got until yet another issue of Mollie Makes landed on my doorstep this week. Issue 90 included a cute Spring Bunny Plush Kit. Issue 91 came with fabric and…

  • How to make a DIY Nerf target
    Crafts for adults - screen-free activities - tutorial

    How to make a DIY Nerf target

    April 23, 2018 - By 

    My children love their Nerf blasters. They have so much fun with them but needed some kind of target to get more from them. With my son’s birthday party coming up, and a whole bunch of boys running around our house, I knew it was time to make a DIY Nerf target to use at home. I’m going to tell you how we made ours. There are loads of ideas out there for spinning Nerf targets but we wanted to make something a little more substantial. Most can be whipped up in 30 minutes if using cardboard but we really…

  • paper cutting workshop with Poppy Chancellor at Chanel
    Crafts for adults - Paper cut art

    The Art of Paper Cutting at CHANEL School of Makeup

    April 21, 2018 - By 

    I love paper cutting but haven’t found much time for it recently. I was so happy to find that Poppy Chancellor was running a free Art of Paper Cutting workshop at the CHANEL School of Makeup in Harrods. I booked myself a place, told the husband to look after the children and headed into town. I’ve taken part in a few paper cutting workshops, such as at The Handmade Fair, but never in a department store before. I actually haven’t been to Harrods for years but I arrived a little early so I could have a look around. I found the CHANEL…

  • Edible Minecraft mushrooms for a Minecraft birthday party
    Crafts for adults - Minecraft crafts

    Edible Minecraft mushrooms for a Minecraft birthday party

    April 20, 2018 - By 

    Preparing food for a Minecraft birthday party is so much fun. Recently my son had a Minecraft themed birthday. I found it pretty hard to find any Minecraft themed goodies so settled for “pixel” themed items from eBay. I managed to find a matching tablecloth, plates, napkins and cups, which all looked really good. With a group of hungry boys I had to make sure I had some fun food to serve them. There was Pizza (definitely not a Minecraft food!) but also dough balls for bread rolls, watermelon slices, twiglets for wood, red sweet hearts for health, chocolate chip cookies,…

  • Creating with stamps {Stamp Garden}
    Crafts for adults

    Crafting with botanical stamps {Stamp Garden}

    April 20, 2018 - By 

    This year is all about experimenting with new crafts as well as ploughing through my craft stash. I was delighted to be sent a new creation by designer, illustrator and author Coralie Bickford-Smith. Bickford-Smith attracted worldwide attention with her award-winning cloth-bound series of Penguin Classics and her children’s book The Fox and the Star. Now she has teamed up with  Princeton Architectural Press to create Stamp Garden. Stamp Garden from Coralie Bickford-Smith Coralie has always been inspired by the work of William Morris, and his obsession with engaging with crafts and creating pattern is a big part of her professional life designing and illustrating…

  • How to make a Duck Tape Minecraft chest
    Crafts for adults - Duck Tape crafts - Minecraft crafts

    How to make a Duck Tape Minecraft chest

    April 11, 2018 - By 

    A few weeks ago my son had his 8th birthday and we held a Minecraft themed birthday party for him at home. I needed something to hold all the prizes as we had organised a lot of games to keep the children busy. I thought a Minecraft chest would be perfect and it was really easy to make. I love ot craft with Duck Tape so thought I would share how I made it in case it’s useful. Equipment used: Brown paper Cardboard box Black and Silver Duck Tape Double sided tape How to make a Duck Tape Minecraft Chest…