• Easy heart shaped wooden pegs
    crafts - die cutting - Paper craft

    Easy heart shaped wooden pegs

    April 8, 2016 - By 

    I’ve recently started playing the 30-Day Minimalism Game with my sister. I’ve been hearing a lot about people decluttering recently, think Marie Condo and  the cult of tidying up. Now I haven’t read the book myself, just the thought of buying another book for my overstuffed shelves sends shivers down my spine! However the idea of decluttering and keeping things which are useful or meaningful strikes a chord. I know I need to start tidying and decluttering so loved the idea of the 30-Day Minimalism Game. Basically, first you find someone to buddy up with. Then pick a day to start. On…

  • DIY sandcastle flags
    die cutting - holidays - Paper craft - Sizzix crafts

    DIY sandcastle flags

    April 1, 2016 - By 

    We’re currently away enjoying a week at the seaside and we’ve been having so much fun thinking of ways to explore and craft with our new surroundings. Our little cottage  is on the beach which makes it super quick and easy to get the children dressed and out playing on the beach every morning! We’ve been on a boat out on the water, walked along the tide lines and watched boats come and go. We’ve tried to remember how far the tide comes up and watched it disappear back down the beach again. There’s something very soothing about looking out…

  • die cutting - Sizzix crafts

    My Little House gift box

    March 25, 2016 - By 

    Hi everyone, I’m back again with another fun Sizzix craft. I love little houses so was excited to see the Thinlits My Little House die by Sophie Guilar. This is the first Thinlits die I have used and includes 8 parts to make the house as well as the embellishments which include a door and window. You can find the full tutorial to make the My Little House gift box over on the Sizzix blog. You may be interested in my other Sizzix makes: Easter treat bag tutorial Hand painted feather tshirt Dipped paper feather Personalised Liberty pouch Easy heart sun…

  • how to create dipped paper feathers
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    Dipped paper feathers

    March 4, 2016 - By 

    Every Friday I write a project for the Sizzix blog. Today I’m sharing a snippet of my 3rd project for them – how to create dipped paper feathers and create a fun wall hanging. It seems a long time since I last played around with dipped feathers, looking back through my blog it was last July that I created some dipped glitter feathers. Dipped paper feathers This week I’ve been playing around with the Sizzix Bigz Feather Duo which not only cuts out beautiful feather shapes, but the embossing folder helps create realistic feathers too. I’ve used metallic paints and…

  • Paper craft - subscription box

    Brimbles Stationery Subscription Box

    February 15, 2016 - By 

    I’ve been really enjoying using my Life Planner this year. I know we’re only a few weeks into 2016 but I’ve been pretty good at using it every day and keeping on top of my to do list. Now I have a Planner I seem to be more addicted to stationery than usual. Over the last few weeks I’ve been buying lots of stationery from Hema and Kikki.K so I thought I would try a Brimbles Stationery Box. Brimbles Stationery subscription box There are lots of options available to purchase but I chose the Brimbles Stationery Box. I only wanted…

  • crafts - Mollie Makes crafts - Paper craft - Paper cut art

    Jenny Makes Mollie Makes Papercut Book

    February 7, 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 try something new with each of the cover gifts. Mollie Makes Papercut Book Issue 63 came with a really cool Mollie Makes Papercut Book. I love paper craft and I was so excited to see this. I enjoyed making the last paper gems kit from the last issue, there’s just something lovely about working with such an…

  • crafts - handmade - Mollie Makes crafts - Paper craft

    Jenny Makes Mollie Makes Paper Gems Kit

    January 7, 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 try something new with each of the cover gifts. Issue 62 of Mollie Makes came with a cool Mollie Makes Paper Gems Kit designed by Minieco. It contained a scary looking wooden template and 10 pretty papers. Tonight I sat down and attempted to make a paper gem. I read through the instructions and decided to cut out…

  • paper wreath tutorial - the gingerbread house
    Paper craft - Recycled crafts - tutorial

    Recycled wrapping paper wreath tutorial

    January 7, 2015 - By 

    I’m pretty astounded by the amount of rubbish we recycling this Christmas holiday. Although we had our extended family at our house we still had an embarrassing amount of bags to put out, not helped by the fact we skipped a collection due to the Bank Holidays. I try to re-use items from the recycling as much as possible and made some sweet paper wreaths from recycled wrapping paper. Today I am going to share my recycled wrapping paper origami wreath tutorial with you. A while ago I was sent one of these as part of a craft swap and…