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Canvas Champ Photo Mug Review
What gifts do grandparents love more than anything? Photos of their grand kids of course! With gift giving season in full swing I was happy to try out a custom photo product from CanvasChamp.com.au – their Personalized Photo Mugs. They offered me the option of reviewing one of their canvas photo prints, but I thought the photo mugs were a…
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Hexagon Crochet Christmas Stocking
Is there anything hexagons can’t do? They are really very magical shapes. It never ceases to amaze, how many clever ways there are for combining hexagons to create interesting patterns. I mean, who knew you could jigsaw just 17 crochet hexagons together to make a Crochet Christmas Stocking! Mind Blown! Inspired by a vintage hexagon crochet stocking pattern, I thought…
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Printable Paper Angel Christmas Decoration
Get into the Christmas spirit and start off the festive season with a simple paper craft activity that the whole family can enjoy – making a Paper Christmas Angel. Print, embellish and assemble this pretty Paper Angel decoration, then pop it on the top of your Christmas tree. These little paper angels are a fun colouring project that kids can…
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Sunset Peaks – Crochet Shawl Pattern
As soon as I saw the lovely gradient colour changes of Lion Brand’s Mandala yarn cake, I knew I had to crochet a shawl with it to show off the gradual color shifts. I experimented with a few shapes and stitches while designing this crochet shawl pattern, and finally settled on a simple design that let the yarn do all…
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7 Ways to Make a Rag Rug from old Clothes
I’ve been clearing out our wardrobes, and have accumulated rather a large pile of old t-shirts and holey leggings that are fit for the scrap heap. Rather than throw out old textiles, I’m always looking to interesting ways to upcyle them into something useful – It’s time to make a rag rug! There are so many different ways to make…
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Printable Advent Calendar Colouring Page
Jingle-jingle! It’s that festive time of year again. Yaaaaaay! Get set to keep the kids entertained with a Printable Advent Calendar Colouring Page. The kids are super hyped about a certain fat man dressed in a red onesie coming down our nonexistent chimney. Maybe we should build a faux fireplace just for Christmas to ensure Santa doesn’t miss us this…
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Scrap Fabric Twine Recycled Christmas Ornaments
Don’t throw away your old mismatched Christmas tree baubles. I’ve got a great upcycling idea that will not only give your Christmas tree a new eco-friendly makeover, it will use up your leftover fabric scraps as well – Scrap Fabric Twine Recycled Christmas Ornaments! My recycled scrap fabric twine is one of the most popular tutorials on My Poppet, and…
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Book Review: How to Make Pom Poms Japanese Craft Book
It seems everyone is going mad for pom poms lately! I can’t blame them, pom poms are fun to make, super versatile and allow for lots of creativity. One of my most visited blog posts is How to make fluffy pom poms. In today’s book review post I’ll be sharing a much treasured Japanese craft book from my own collection….
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Planned Pooling Crochet Bag + Planned Pooling Tips
The crochet world is abuzz with a fun new technique called ‘planned pooling’ which when done correctly creates really striking argyle pattern effects in the finished crochet fabric. I’ve used a brand new pooling yarn to create a fun and easy crochet bag pattern with cute bamboo handles, and have included lots of tip for getting the best results from…
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DIY Linkle Costume – The Legend of Zelda Cosplay
Recently one of my kids, Gwen, announced that for Halloween she would like to dress as the Nintendo gaming character Linkle. Now, I’m something of a fan of The Legend of Zelda, but I hadn’t heard of Linkle. After a little research though, I discovered that Linkle is the gender flip of Link, a male character from The Legend of…
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Free Halloween Printable: Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Colouring Page
Emma has always been fascinated with the Mexican Day of the Dead celebration and imagery. When she was in kinder she even organised a Mexican festival day for the whole class with music and dancing. Now that Dia de los Muertos is approaching, I thought it would be fun to create a FREE printable Sugar Skull colouring page to keep…
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Easy T-Shirt Refashion – Make a kids T-shirt from an adult T-shirt
Today I’m going to teach you how to refashion an XL men’s t-shirt into one that your kid can wear. It’s a great little project that will not only save you money, but it’s a fun way to make cool clothing for your kids too. I was clearing out my sewing room last weekend and found a large bag of…
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