• Father’s Day nuts and bolts sign
    Father's Day

    Father’s Day nuts and bolts sign

    June 13, 2020 - By 

    You all know we craft a lot, but that’s multiplied since lockdown began here in the UK. I’m so thankful my children love to create and we spend most afternoons sitting around our dining room table crafting together. I’ve lost count of the number of little books my children have made for the different art classes they like to teach me. It’s fun and keeps them busy, and one day I hope they will remember this time as quality family time above all else. Over the last few weeks we’ve made a start on our Father’s Day crafting and I…

  • {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.…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • how to make candles
    Crafts for adults - Handmade gifts

    How to make your own candles

    March 28, 2018 - By 

    As you all know, 2018 is my Year of Craft. I’m trying to work my way through my craft stash, my wall of craft books and piles of fabric. The idea is to make the craft kits, weed out some of the unwanted books, and use up the fabric before I buy anymore. I have to admit that the last few weeks have been so busy I haven’t had time to make much. I’ve done a small amount of paper cutting and a stash of projects to make over Easter. With guests coming for Easter I wanted to up my…

  • Mothers Day craft for kids
    Crafts for kids - Handmade gifts - Mother's Day crafts

    Fingerprint flower bag for a kid-made Mother’s Day gift

    February 27, 2018 - By 

    This is a busy time of year. Following a long Winter we now seem to have lots of special days to enjoy. We’ve already made a start on our handmade Mother’s Day cards and after school today we had fun with a fingerprint craft for a kid-made Mother’s Day gift. Let me tell you more about it. You will need: blank canvas bag Selection of paints Fingerprint flower bag for a kid-made Mother’s Day gift We have been having a lot of fun with fingerprint crafts lately. We’ve made fingerprint heart keepsakes for Valentine’s Day and fingerprint St Patrick’s Day…

  • kid-made Fingerprint heart keepsake
    Crafts for kids - Handmade gifts - Kids crafts - Valentines Day crafts

    Fingerprint heart keepsake for Valentine’s Day

    January 21, 2018 - By 

    We’ve had the most miserable weather all weekend. Days can be very long when you have two kids at home. To bring some colour and joy into our day we decided to make a head start on our Valentine’s Day crafts with some a fingerprint heart keepsake. We love giving handmade gifts. I think I’ve kept almost everything the children have ever made. I want them to understand that the best things are those that have been given a little thought. It doesn’t matter how much they cost but that they have spent their time and energy of giving something…