• Easy felt flamingo badge
    crafts - die cutting - sewing - Sizzix crafts

    Easy felt flamingo badge

    May 6, 2016 - By 

    It’s time for my weekly post for the Sizzix blog. Last week I showed you how to use the new Funky Flamingo die to make flamingo drinking straws. I love the die so had to use it again to create an easy felt flamingo badge.   You can find the full tutorial over on the Sizzix blog. Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 3PK – Funky Flamingo (661246) You may be interested in my other Sizzix makes: DIY flamingo drinking straws Kid-friendly floral bracelet Simple dreamcatcher luminary Easy heart shaped wooden pegs DIY sandcastle flags My Little House gift box Easter treat bag tutorial…

  • Mollie Makes Crochet Flower Pincushion
    crafts - Mollie Makes crafts

    Jenny Makes Mollie Makes Crochet Flower Pincushion

    May 4, 2016 - By 

    Every month I challenge myself to make the Mollie Makes magazine cover gift. I’ve subscribed since it first came out and have a drawer full of unopened kits – but no more! I’ve been making more time for crafting and I love to make the kits and hopefully try something new with each of the cover gifts. I have to confess that I’m still struggling to finish off the Starburst Sampler from the Mollie Makes Patchwork Project Book which came with issue 65. I’m enjoying making the EPP diamonds but lacking in time at the moment. It’s nearly finished…. Anyway, the…

  • Papier-mâché death star
    crafts - Star Wars crafts

    Papier Mache Death Star

    May 4, 2016 - By 

    Since my son watched The Force Awakens in December everything has been about Star Wars. Up to that moment he had been a huge Minecraft fan but now it’s all forgotten and all he seems to do is eat, sleep and talk about Star Wars. However, we’ve had so much fun crafting around the theme of Star Wars. Luckily we’re all Star Wars fans, yes, even me! We wanted to make something special to celebrate May 4th. My 6 year old loved the idea of a Star Wars Day so we made our very own papier mache Death Star. This…

  • DIY flamingo drinking straws
    crafts - die cutting - Paper craft - Sizzix crafts

    DIY flamingo drinking straws

    April 29, 2016 - By 

    Have you noticed the trend for flamingo decor recently? Along with monstera leaves they seem to be everywhere. So I was pretty happy to discover Sizzix had sent me their latest Funky Flamingo Thinlits die to craft with. The Funky Flamingo die by Sophie Guilar features 3 dies which means you can use a variety of papers to give it some depth. I found some pretty pink patterned papers in my stash to cut 5 flamingo shapes. You can find my full tutorial over on the Sizzix blog. Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 3PK – Funky Flamingo (661246) You may be interested in…

  • Sea glass sun catcher jar
    Crafts for kids

    Sea glass sun catcher jar

    April 29, 2016 - By 

    I was totally spoilt growing up by the sea. We could go down to the beach whenever we liked and it remains my favourite place to be. A few weeks ago we enjoyed our annual holiday in Devon by the sea and we collected a *lot* of sea glass. It seems to have become our tradition to go searching for beach treasure. This year we brought a lot home with us to craft with! Which was kind of lucky because today we’re taking part in the fourth craft in the Project: Recycle and Create series. The material this month were jars.…

  • personalised Scrabble wall art
    crafts - upcycling - vintage

    Personalised Scrabble wall art

    April 28, 2016 - By 

    Now this is one of those projects which has been sitting around waiting to be finished for ages. I love crafting with Scrabble tiles. I pick up vintage Scrabble sets whenever I see them, the kids love making words with the letter tiles and I have hundreds of them around. So I thought it was about time I made something with them. Have you seen the cute vintage travel Scrabble sets? They come with a type of peg board so the letter tiles can be slotted into the board and not move around. Well we’ve had one out for ages.…

  • ELmer Day craft
    Baker Ross Blogger Network - crafts - Elmer Day - Kids crafts

    Painted elephants to celebrate Elmer Day

    April 26, 2016 - By 

    My children really enjoy the stories of Elmer the Elephant. Elmer the Patchwork Elephant is a children’s picture book series by British author David McKee. We’ve amassed quite a collection of Elmer books and were delighted to discover that the first Elmer Day will be held on May 28th 2016. In case you haven’t seen a picture of Elmer before, he is an elephant who has a colourful body, with yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, blue, green, black and white arranged as a patchwork pattern. He is a very cheerful elephant who loves practical jokes and always stands out from the…

  • Colourful unicorn poop cupcakes
    baking - crafts

    Colourful unicorn poop cupcakes

    April 24, 2016 - By 

    Apologies if you’re visiting my blog today in the hope of finding some serious craft inspiration. Today I’m sharing the colourful unicorn poop cupcakes we recently made. My daughter and I have been enjoying talking about unicorns recently. Maybe you read about our unicorn sewing session? Well, I came across a bag of Unicorn Poop in the sweet shop. First of all, I can’t believe anyone would make these. Secondly, what type of person would buy them? Oh, that’s right, I would! I knew they were perfect for some baking fun so we made some very colourful unicorn poop cupcakes.…

  • Colour with Me, Mum! by Jasmine Narayan
    book review - competition - crafts

    Win a copy of Colour With Me, Mum!

    April 20, 2016 - By 

    I love adult colouring books as you probably all know by now. I spend so long colouring with my children that I’m happy to have my own books and am happy to spend some time colouring in when I need to switch off for a bit. I keep thinking that there can’t possibly be any more to invent when I was told about Colour with Me, Mum! by Jasmine Narayan. Featuring over 50 unique colouring templates, family psychologist Dr. Jasmine Narayan’s colouring book is shaped to make colouring side by side easier. Each spread features a single piece of art connected across…