Creating animated clips from children’s artwork is a wonderful way to celebrate their imagination. Transforming a drawing into a short animation can bring their creativity to life in a fun and interactive way. This activity encourages artistic growth while allowing parents and children to collaborate on something meaningful. By combining simple tools with creative thinking, children can see their ideas take shape in a lively, engaging format. The process of finding tools to make animation can seem challenging. However, with accessible resources and straightforward guidance, anyone can create animated clips to share with loved ones. Watching a child’s artwork move…
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If you are looking for a fun craft to celebrate St Patricks Day then I have a lovely craft to share today. My daughter loves to read so we had a lot of fun designing these felt shamrock corner bookmarks. Use felt and thread to create them and you will never lose your page again. List of supplies: Felt (I used white, light green and dark green) Needle Matching threads Pencil or fabric marker A pair of scissors Free felt shamrock template How to make a felt shamrock bookmark Prepare the template patterns and select different shades of green coloured…
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Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of the adventures we have as a family. Five Happy Things {Week 4/2025} Last week I finished embroidering and stitching the cute little gingerbread manor house pincushion from Pretty Fabrics and Trims. This was a real joy to stitch over the last few weeks, I always enjoy a pattern from them. It’s currently sitting with all my other gingerbread…
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For the last few years Pretty Fabrics and Trims have produced a Christmas charity pattern. Last year was the adorable North Pole set which I loved making, and finished stitching in January too. This years pattern was a felt gingerbread manor house so of course I had to make a donation and buy it. I was able to use my own supplies to make this little pincushion, choosing some gingerbread and white coloured felt, embroidery threads and white seed beads. I used freezer paper to cut the different pieces, this is a technique I’ve only recently learned, and find it…
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January is a looong month but we are already looking forward to all the special days which will shortly be coming up. We love celebrating St Patrick’s Day and couldn’t resist adding this clay leprechaun craft with you. It’s definitely a craft for older children and my teens love playing with my clay supply. These lucky little leprechauns are dressed in lots of green and may just bring you a pot of gold if you treat them well. List of supplies: Air dry clay or foam clay – you will need a selection of different coloured clays of your choice…
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Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of the adventures we have as a family. Five Happy Things {Week 3/2025} Last week I’ve been working on the gingerbread manor house felt pincushion I started a few weeks ago. It’s a really pretty little project and I’ve enjoying embroidering the little details on it. I’m hoping I can finish it this week as I have a few…
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I thought I would spend January completing projects. I don’t like have drawers full of half finished projects, and I have many drawers full of many projects which I have started and not finished. Not only is this a waste of money but I just hate not finishing projects. If they are that bad I tend to take out the fabric and embroidery threads and throw everything else away. Gingerbread house hoop kit This gingerbread house hoop kit is from love embroidery magazine, designed by Georgie Emery I was so excited when I saw this was a free cover gift.…
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With Valentine’s Day coming up soon I am delighted to be hosting a fabulous giveaway where one lucky reader can win a Jana Reinhardt sustainably handmade hummingbird necklace. Take a look at my previous post where I reviewed the wonderful otter necklace. You can win this stunning handmade hummingbird necklace, worth £95, by sustainable jewellery brand Jana Reinhardt. The pretty pendant is made from recycled silver and comes with a matching adjustable chain, that can be worn at 16 or 18 inches (41 or 46cm). A symbol of joy coming into your life, harmony and love – it’s the perfect…
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Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of the adventures we have as a family. Five Happy Things {Week 2/2025} Last week it snowed and was so very cold. It definitely felt like Winter and we celebrated by making our very first Three Kings cake. It tasted delicious and we wished me had made one before! Sadly we took the Christmas decorations down. It took ages…