• Making String Art for the home
    Crafts for adults

    Making String Art for the home

    July 5, 2018 - By 

    2018 is my year of trying new crafts. I’m still making time for my favourite crafts of paper cutting and sewing but I like the challenge of trying new ones too. So far this year I’ve made my own candles and tried making my own cards. Making String Art for the home For Christmas my husband gave me a String Art Kit. I’m not sure this is something I would have ever bought myself but I’m always happy to try something new. The String Art Kit contained a wooden base board, nails, paper templates and 4 embroidery threads. I picked…

  • Mollie Makes star hoop stitch kit
    crafts - handmade - Mollie Makes crafts - sewing

    Jenny Makes Mollie Makes star hoop stitch kit

    May 12, 2015 - By 

    Jenny Makes Mollie Makes star hoop stitch kit from issue 53. There were 3 sweet designs to choose from, a piece of navy blue fabric and a gorgeous turquoise plastic embroidery hoop. Mollie Makes star hoop stitch kit The instructions recommended using coloured transfer paper on to the dark fabric. Unfortunately the kit didn’t include any so I bought a pack of coloured transfer paper from eBay and waited for it to arrive. I used blue transfer paper but it didn’t work at all so I used white transfer paper which worked perfectly. I stitched the pattern in an hour…