A very welcome surprise parcel arrived from Tuttle Publishing, just as my craft creativity was waning to dangerously low levels. A new Japanese craft book! The perfect antidote to my isolation ennui. Easy Knitted Fingerless Gloves contains 21 Japanese knitting patterns for fingerless gloves, wrist warmers and arm warmers. And because getting to the book store to flip through this…
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Marble prints and patterns have been a hot fashion trend for a little while now. You’ll see marble patterns on home wares, clothing and accessories popping up everywhere. Traditionally ink marbling is a technique used on paper or silk. As far back as the 10th century, Japanese artisans swirled drops of floating ink on the surface of water, and layered…
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Now that the weather is cooling down and the evenings are getting longer, it’s the perfect time to start knitting a colourful cosy scarf to brighten up your winter days. I’ve got an easy scarf knitting pattern that you are going to love. I couldn’t resist using DMC Woolly 5 merino yarn again after my Rainbow Knitted Baby Blanket project….
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What can you do with an old suitcase? If you have an old suitcases collecting dust in the shed or under the bed, it’s time to dust it off and get re-purposing. Old suitcases really lend themselves to fun upcycling projects. I’ve used my imagination and turned this old suitcase into something really cool that any kid will love! Time…
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Make a vintage style Egg Cosy and keep your perfectly boiled eggs nice and warm while you butter your toast soldiers. Is there anything more nostalgic than dipping warm buttered toast into warm runny eggs? It has to be the most comforting breakfast, and paired with a nice cup of tea, well it’s almost the perfect start to a morning….
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Latch Hook Kits have never really had a reputation for very tasteful designs. To be honest, unless you are into images of tigers, wolves or kittens, the choices tend to be a little slim. But don’t discount this craft because it has been ‘out of favour’ for the last few decades. I think that latch hook is going to become…
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I love hollow wooden Easter eggs, they’re beautiful both in their natural state or decorated. Just imagine receiving a hand decorated egg for Easter – one that you can keep and admire! Such a wonderful personalised Easter gift idea. The hollow wooden eggs are easy to paint. For this tutorial I have used acrylic hobby paint, but I encourage you…
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No matter how many pincushions I have, there’s never one handy when I need one. I end up with pins in my mouth or laying around everywhere, neither of which is very safe! Well my errant pin problems are over, now that I have a very cute and very practical Toadstool Wrist Pincushion. It was very easy to make with…
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