My sister asked me to help her make a Tee Pee for my niece Eva. It was not hard to make and took us a couple of leisurely afternoons. This Tee Pee is a fun weekend project that can be used either indoors on a rainy day, or in the back yard when the sun is out. We’ve made it…
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Have you ever come across old quilt tops on e-bay, or maybe a quilt that just wasn’t finished properly at the thrift store? Did you buy it or were you intimidated by the work involved in getting it ‘right’? This is the story of a quilt that needed a little love and attention to be the best it could…
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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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I have never enjoyed sleeping with sheets and blankets, I’m a doona/duvet girl all the way. So now that Emma has graduated to a toddler bed I thought it was time she had a duvet of her own. I have quite bad dust mite allergies which improved once I started using a wool filled duvet, but I really struggled finding…
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Here is a tutorial I wrote for my other (much neglected) blog MADE OF CLOTH, I thought it would be nice to share it again in case you missed it. Easy to make fringed floor cushions A step-by-step tutorial (with some easy short-cuts) Emma (and I) needed something to sit on when reading her books…on a quick trip to Ikea…
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I’ve been sowing my winter veg garden, and because I’m a little on the lazy side I usually throw the seeds straight in to the soil and wait for something to happen. Fair enough you say, not lazy just practical. But the problem is, by the time anything sprouts I’ve totally forgotten what I’ve planted. So I had a brilliant…
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A very quick and easy project to organise all those artworks and receipts accumulated over the school holidays, and keep the fridge looking pretty at the same time. You will need: Super strong magnets (available from craft stores) Assorted buttons (flat backs, not shank style) Hot glue gun and glue sticks paper to protect your work surface How to: If…
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Because I’m an all round fantastic gal, I’ve created an Alphabet Poster for you to Print for FREE and enjoy immensely. It is a photograph of the needle felted letters I made for Emma. No fancy PDFs here – Just click on the link here to download and print from there. Make sure you choose ‘fit to page’ to size…
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