Recently I asked a few questions to the subscribers of The My Poppet Weekly, my weekly email newsletter, around the topic of handmaking Christmas gifts. I had so many great responses that gave me some real insight, into what you as readers, were keen to see here on the blog. One of the replies came from Christina who runs a…
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Flowers make the perfect gift for Mother’s Day. I mean breakfast in bed is pretty nice, and I do love a good macaroni necklace, but I’ve yet to meet another mother that doesn’t enjoy a nice bunch of flowers. There’s just one hitch, florists are run off their feet at this time of year, so why not get creative and…
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If you are looking for a special gift for your craft loving Mum, Nanna, (or even yourself) this Mother’s Day, look no further. I have scoured Etsy for colourful, practical and very unique crafty handmade and vintage finds. Trust Etsy Makers to make with Makers in mind, from wearable tokens of affection for yarn, to gorgeous one of a kind…
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I’m heading overseas in a couple of days, so I have travel on my mind. I’m in the middle of packing and wish I had time to make a couple of these projects, the cable tidy would come in very handy! If you are looking for some handmade gift ideas this year, any of these would be great for someone…
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Fathers Day is just around the corner and we have put together a few of our favourite project ideas: ✎ Draw your Dad on gift tags to add that personal touch to Dad’s present. You can get these face shaped gift tags from BLANK or even cut out your own. Dad will love a notepad for his desk that is…
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