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How to Monitor your Instagram Usage and find more time to Craft
“I wish I could find more time to craft.(sigh)” If I had a dollar for every time I heard that I’d be rolling in cash right now. I get it! Life is super busy, and there is never enough hours in the day, right? But what if you could find an extra hour, or even half hour a day to…
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Kids Craft: Colour Bleed Art
Some of the best creative notions come about from happy accidents, like today’s Kids Art Activity Project, Colour Bleed Art. Recently my youngest created a sweet little mermaid illustration with felt tip pens. She was disappointed however to find that her art had sustained water damage. Yes, it happens if we leave artwork where food and beverage prep takes place,…
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How To Make Fabric Covered Easter Eggs
It’s time to gather up your prettiest fabric scraps, I’ve got a gorgeous Easter craft project that will make great use of them. These fabric covered Easter eggs are very easy to make, and add a colourful decorative touch to your home decor at Easter time. Fill a bowl with colourful fabric covered eggs for a stunning table centerpiece, or…
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Craft Book Review: Twinkie Chan’s Crocheted Goodies for Fashion Foodies
There is something super fun about making food themed craft projects. I don’t know why, but everyone just seems to love food made from felt, fabric or yarn. On My Poppet we’ve made an Egg purse, a Hamburger brooch and Pizza, and some Fairy Bread Sew-On Patches. Today I’ll be reviewing a crochet book by the queen of crocheted food,…
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DIY Fried Egg Coin Purse
How do you like your eggs? Scrambled, Sunny side up or made of felt? How about a pocket-sized Fried Egg Coin Purse that will hold all your loose change. Made of recycled wool knitwear, this little DIY coin purse will bring a smile to your face every time you need to feed the parking meter. Handy for storing lots of…
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Kids Craft: Valentine’s Day Paper Heart Pouch
Valentine’s Day is an opportunity to show our love… our love of craft to the people we care most about. With my love of letter writing, and sweet mysterious notes in mind, I have produced for you a Valentine’s Day message pouch straight from the heart. A fun little project that kids can make and give to their friends or…
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Upcycle Style: Denim Rag Rug
Seems I’m hooked on making rag rugs! I can’t help it, they are just such a great way of upcycling unwanted textiles and clothing. I’m currently working on two large rag rug projects using old t-shirts, they’ve been so successful that I’ve run out of old t-shirts! (You can read about my big braided t-shirt rug experiment here). I’ll have…
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Make a Sweetheart Quilt for your Sweetheart
If you fancy snuggling up to someone you fancy this Valentine’s Day, maybe you should make them a Sweetheart Quilt so they can get the hint! With a whopping great big geometric heart patchworked into the design, they are sure to appreciate the sentiment. I originally designed this quilt a few years ago as the ‘We Heart Saturdays Quilt’ –…
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The Daily Drawing Project – Learn to Draw in Just 10 Minutes a Day
‘I can’t draw’, or ‘I wish I could draw’, are statements that I’ve heard often enough when the subject of art comes up in conversation. In response I would ask, ‘When was the last time you drew something?’ The answer is often something like, ‘When I was twelve’. It is true that the creative pathways in the brain will vary…
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The Daily Drawing Project – Making a Reference Library
So you’ve started The Daily Drawing Project, and it’s been therapeutic. Now you want to sink your teeth further into that deliciously drawn sandwich. In which case, I’ve got some practical exercises lined up for you, which will help you polish your drawing skills and help you on your ‘learn to draw’ journey. Exercise One – Making a Reference Library…
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The Daily Drawing Project – Drawing Objects
How’s your daily drawing going? If you’ve stumbled onto this post by accident head back over and start here – Learn to Draw in Just 10 Minutes a Day This simple doodling activity is fun for budding illustrators of all ages and will help improve how you draw objects. No special materials or skills required, just a big pile of…
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The Daily Drawing Project – Drawing People
Remember those stick figures you drew at age three? Okay, I get that not everyone can recall that far back, but let’s take those stick figure drawings as a granted thing. Well, guess what we’re doing today. That’s right… Stick figures! If you’ve stumbled onto this post by accident head back over and start here – Learn to Draw in…
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