• Easy Bichon Frise cookies
    Crafts for adults - gingerbread - Handmade gifts

    Easy Bichon Frise cookies

    August 26, 2020 - By 

    Did you know that today is National Dog Day? I didn’t until I received lots of emails about it from people trying to sell me something this morning. We’ve had our Bichon Frise for 7 months now and although having a puppy is a lot of hard work, we wouldn’t be without him. Today seemed the right day to share our Bichon Frise cookies with you. Easy Bichon Frise cookies Now I need to say that these are cookies for humans to eat, I’ll share our recipe for cookies for pups another day! I purchased our Bichon Frise cookie cutter…

  • Make your own fabric cord cover
    Crafts for teens - Crafts for tweens - Handmade gifts

    Make your own fabric cord cover

    May 26, 2020 - By 

    My tween is enjoying keeping in touch with friends whilst we are at home. We’ve always been pretty strict about screen time but we’ve had to be a lot more relaxed about that since he is unable to go to school. He already had a tablet and phone but we’ve also set him up with a computer so he can access his home learning in his bedroom. All this tech means he has a lot of cables in his room. In a bid to keep it all tidy we had fun making a fabric cord cover. He enjoys sewing and…

  • {Free printable} Print and Colour Your Own Gift Box
    Crafts for kids - Handmade gifts - Mother's Day crafts

    {Free printable} Print and Colour Your Own Gift Box

    May 3, 2020 - By 

    We love giving handmade gifts, and seem to have been posting more care packages to loved ones now we’re unable to see them for a while. We have a lot of time on our hands and making things helps to keep our hands and hearts busy. We’ve been thinking a lot about friends and family and came up with this sweet printable gift box you can print and colour at home, fill with treats, and send to a friend or relative you can’t see at the moment. It would also make a lovely Mother’s Day gift box if you are…

  • Personalised wooden bunny egg holders from the gingerbread house
    Crafts for kids - Cricut Maker - Easter - Handmade gifts

    Personalised wooden bunny egg holders

    April 5, 2020 - By 

    I can’t believe Easter is only a few days away. Although I’ve been planning everything for weeks it now seems to have snuck up on me. We have lots of chocolate, have planned some delicious meals (hopefully we can buy everything we need), and of course, our annual Easter Egg Hunt! A lot of our decorations are handmade and I love seeing them each year. This year I’ve added some personalised wooden bunny egg holders to our Easter decorations. Personalised wooden bunny egg holders I bought the wooden blanks online, each one has a hole in its tummy, big enough…

  • Cricut made personalised dog gifts
    Crafts for adults - Cricut Maker - Handmade gifts

    Cricut made personalised dog gifts

    December 19, 2019 - By 

    My sister recently adopted a very sweet dog and I couldn’t wait to make him something special for Christmas. Obviously I wanted to use my Cricut Maker so had a good look on Pinterest for Cricut dog ideas. I decided to make him a stocking filled with treats and really enjoyed putting everything together. Cricut made personalised dog gifts I made two Cricut dog projects, I personalised a DIY dog bib and the stocking too. As I was short of time I used a ready made stocking and bib but these would both have been easy to make from scratch.…

  • Easy Cricut made personalised chocolate wrappers
    Crafts for adults - Cricut Maker - Handmade gifts

    Easy Cricut made personalised chocolate wrappers

    December 18, 2019 - By 

    I love using my Cricut Maker and Christmas is the perfect time to use it and make some extra special handmade gifts. I’ve made some fun things this year including Advent calendars, a wooden Christmas countdown, name tags for Christmas Day and a bib for my sister’s dog! There are so many more things I would love to make if I had the time! Cadbury have joined with Age UK to fight loneliness I’ve already spoiled my children this year but I couldn’t resist adding one more thing to their stockings, limited edition Cadbury chocolate bars which I spotted in…

  • DIY Fortnite Slurp Juice Slime recipe for kids
    Crafts for kids - Handmade gifts

    DIY Fortnite Slurp Juice Slime recipe for kids

    February 17, 2019 - By 

    Do your children love Fortnite? My 8 year old loves to play online with his friends whenever he can. I came up with this fun Fortnite craft for kids to make, it should keep them busy over half term if you are looking for something to do! There are a few ingredients needed for our DIY Fortnite Slurp Juice Slime recipe but it’s pretty straightforward to make. Fortnite Slurp Juice Slime supplies: For the green: 5 oz clear glue 1/2 cup water 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 tbsp contact solution Kiwi soap colorant For the blue: 5 oz clear glue…

  • Gingerbread Sugar Scrub Cubes tutorial
    Crafts for adults - gingerbread - Handmade gifts

    Gingerbread Sugar Scrub Cubes tutorial

    December 13, 2018 - By 

    The end is in sight people. This time next week we will have survived the longest school term ever and be ready to embrace the madness which is the Christmas school holiday. I can’t wait for those two weeks with my family and have planned absolutely nothing. We want to build Lego, watch Christmas films and eat Quality Street – and that is all. However, first we have to get through the last week of term and give gifts to all our wonderful teachers. I couldn’t resist a little handmade gift giving and wanted to share how to make Gingerbread…

  • Peppermint Oreo Bark recipe
    baking - Christmas - Crafts for adults - Handmade gifts

    Peppermint Oreo Bark recipe

    November 21, 2018 - By 

    I always have a few easy handmade gift ideas up my sleeves at this time of year. Our diary is filling up with dates to catch up with friends and family in the run up to Christmas. I have to take something with us (as well as a bottle of mulled wine!) and our Peppermint Oreo Bark recipe always goes down a treat. It only requires 3 ingredients and is quick and simple to make. Ingredients: 24 oz. white chocolate chips 10 oreos, roughly chopped ½ cup peppermints, crushed How to make Peppermint Oreo Bark Line a baking sheet with parchment…