If you’ve just cleaned out your stationery drawer and are wondering what to do with scrap paper, I’ve got the perfect paper craft project for you. Make a scrap paper notebook! It’s a great way to reuse scrap paper that is just too pretty to throw away. I’ve been spending a lot more time playing with paper lately, and even…
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After making and posting several very large hamburgers last month, I thought it was time to create another fun, not quite edible, but mailable surprise for one of my pen pals. Because Summer is approaching here in Australia, an ice cream cone seemed appropriate, and because I wanted to post some goodies too, I made an ice cream cone shaped…
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I’ve been having an awesome time sending ‘snail mail’ to a heap of new pen pals in the last few weeks. Writings words on paper seems much more tangible than this virtual world I seem to inhabit sometimes. Creating something for no other reason than to make someone happy has helped me out of a creative rut that has slowly…
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I like my envelopes to be sturdy, sometimes paper doesn’t cut it when you want to include something that needs a little extra protection. Also plain white envelopes are BORING, why be blah when it’s so easy to make something really special that won’t cost you a cent. Magazine covers are abundant, why not recycle them into eye catching, sturdy…
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We love playing dress ups at home, and with Halloween coming up I thought it would be fun to make a cute Koala Mask inspired by the Aussie Animal cards we’ve been collecting. Get the kids involved with tracing, colouring, cutting and pasting, it will keep them entertained for a little while and will hardly cost you a cent. This…
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Emma has been fascinated with all things tiny of late, so I thought it was time that all her little toys had somewhere to live. A shoe box is the ideal size for a doll house, and more importantly, it’s a great way to reuse items that would normally be discarded. Her favourite crafting activities are pasting and stickers, so…
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This easy to make dress-up game will be a favourite with little girls (and boys) that love playing with fabric scraps. Made with a couple of pieces of recycled cardboard, it’s an inexpensive and compact toy which is ideal for travel or fun at home. You’ve probably got every thing you need to make this laying about the house. Gather…
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This pretty storybook soap is an easy and inexpensive gift idea or party favour. You can use this wrapping technique to make any small gift look extra special. You will need: A lovely bar of soap, the handmade kind would be even better. A scanned and printed image out of a vintage story book. I’ve just used normal office paper…
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