• no sew dream catcher - the gingerbread house
    crafts - Mollie Makes crafts - tutorial - vintage

    Jenny Makes Mollie Makes dreamcatcher kit

    June 23, 2015 - By 

    Today I’m going back to my blog roots and I’m going to share the latest Mollie Makes craft kit with you. I’ve subscribed to Mollie Makes from the first issue but pretty embarrassed to say I only ever made a few of the free gifts, I think my favourite was a cute little leather Valentine brooch. In a bid to kick start my creativity I’ve decided to make the cover gift each month and blog about it (you can see a previous attempt here). Jenny Makes Mollie Makes dreamcatcher kit Now I can’t knit or crochet so some months I…

  • Kids crafts - tutorial

    Kid friendly motivational banner

    June 20, 2015 - By 

    Motivational banners are really fashionable at the moment. I made a cute little one at Blogtacular last weekend and thought this would be a fun craft to try at home with the children. Materials needed to make a kid friendly motivational banner: card self adhesive faux leather letters bakers twine hole punch How to make a kid friendly motivational banner: With Sports Day coming up I wanted to make something easy to read and to the point. I found some brilliant faux leather silver letters in The Works and knew these would work perfectly. I chose a brightly coloured card…

  • Scrabble tile coaster for Father's Day
    Crafts for adults - Father's Day - Handmade gifts

    Scrabble tile Father’s Day coaster

    June 13, 2015 - By 

    We celebrate Father’s Day with handmade gifts in our house. We’ve already been busy with decorating candles and drawing pictures. I thought I would try something a little more grown up with my stash of Scrabble tiles. Vintage Scrabble tiles 2mm cork sheet UHU POR glue Swann Morton scalpel How to make a Scrabble tile Father’s Day coaster We kept our Scrabble tile coaster simple with the words ‘I love you Dad’. We arranged the Scrabble tiles, using blanks to make each line the same length. We placed the tiles on a sheet of cork (purchased from eBay) and glued…

  • fillable wooden letter - the gingerbread house
    homestyle - interiors - Kids crafts - tutorial

    Fillable wooden letter sea glass decoration

    June 9, 2015 - By 

    Every year we rent a gorgeous cottage on the beach in Devon. It’s the most amazing place and we would live there in a flash if we could. The children love to pick up sea glass and bits of pottery which has been washed onto the beach and we always bring back a pocketful to remind us of our holiday. We’ve already had our week by the sea and wanted to do something with our beach treasure. When I was in Hobbycraft I spotted the perfect receptacle – fillable wooden letters! How to clean sea glass First you need to…

  • minion play dough - the gingerbread house
    Kids crafts - tutorial

    Recipe for Minion play dough

    June 7, 2015 - By 

    This morning we shared the fun we’ve been having with the new Ravensburger Minions Movie Jigsaw Puzzle. We love those little yellow Minions so thought we’d make our own Minion play dough. Recipe for Minion play dough: 150g plain flour 100g salt 2 tsp. cream of tartar 2 tbsp. vegetable oil 140ml water How to make Minion play dough: Place all the dry ingredients in a bowl and mix. Add the oil and half the water and mix well. Stir a sachet of lemonade flavoured drink mix powder Kool Aid with the remaining water until the powder has dissolved and…

  • craft stick fairy door - the gingerbread house
    Fairy garden crafts - garden crafts - Kids crafts - tutorial

    Craft Stick Fairy Door

    June 6, 2015 - By 

    I’m so excited to share a really sweet craft with you today. We love playing with our fairy gardens, yes we have two, and have been thinking of little things to make for them. I wanted to make a new fairy door for our upcycled milk bottle fairy house. We’ve been using a painted stone fairy door but needed something a bit bigger. Easy Craft Stick Fairy Door I experimented with craft sticks to make a new fairy door. I choose a rainbow of colours, placed them in the right order and used Titebond Wood Glue to hold them all…

  • ways to upcycle Shopkins - the gingerbread house
    kawaii - Kids crafts - tutorial - upcycling

    How to upcycle Shopkins

    May 30, 2015 - By 

    Have you heard of Shopkins? They are cute, collectable characters from your favourite shops and my 5 year old is obsessed with them. Every Friday he loves to go to our local toy shop and buy a Shopkins basket with his pocket money and add a couple more Shopkins to his collection. They are quite sweet little toys, all different products you would expect to find at the supermarket, and you can collect the different categories and buy playsets for them. They are very kawaii with their happy little faces and remind me of the cute characters I have stitched…

  • painted pebble cactus plants - the gingerbread house
    Kids crafts - Painted rocks - tutorial

    Painted pebble cactus plants

    May 23, 2015 - By 

    I’ve been having lots of fun crafting recently, I know I always say that but this is supposed to be a craft blog. I love looking through my photo stream and seeing the photos of all my makes. My children have been keeping me busy lately but I still found time to make some painted pebble cactus plants with them. I would love to keep some succulents but when I went to buy some I got a handful of needles. Instead I thought it would be fun to make some kid-friendly versions. My 5 year old helped me paint some…

  • Top tips for creating a Summer fairy garden - the gingerbread house
    Baker Ross Blogger Network - Fairy garden crafts - garden crafts - Kids crafts - Summer - tutorial - upcycling

    Top tips for creating a Summer fairy garden

    May 22, 2015 - By 

    What is a fairy garden? It’s a miniature garden for fairies to live in. My 3 year loves Tinkerbell and after we had watched Tinkerbell and the Great Fairy Rescue we were inspired to make our own together. Since then we’ve made a couple, both temporary houses indoor and a few permanent fairy houses outside. Creating a fairy garden is a great activity that all the family can do together and is a great way to spend time enjoying the sunshine. The best thing is that they can be added to over time so why not start a fairy garden…