Have some fun this Chinese New Year and make a colourful dragon puppet to celebrate this vibrant festival. Kids of all ages will love painting the dragon in bright colours – a red dragon red is especially lucky. So easy to make with paper plates, an egg carton and some other basic craft items you probably already have at home….
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It never ceases to amaze me the useful stuff that can be made out of ‘rubbish’. Take the ubiquitous plastic bottle for example, you’ll find 1001 hacks on youtube for making all sorts of things with them, and I’ve just added another idea – a Plastic Bottle Gift Box. So useful for wrapping up small fragile gifts, food treats and…
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I love to give handmade at Christmas, but the truth is unless you start your present making early, it’s easy to run out of time once December rolls around. I’ve got the perfect solution for a unique handmade gift which is super practical too – TEA TOWELS! These aren’t your plain old boring tea towels though, they are like mini…
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Are you anything like me? Do you struggle to find bookmarks around your home for the ten or so books that you have on the go? I have used hairclips, paperclips, rubber bands, spoons, junk mail fliers, strips of fabric, pencils, envelopes and shopping receipts as bookmarks. In a real pinch I have used Barbie clothes as a bookmark. Suffice…
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There is a marvellous world of dollhouses out there. Some are elaborate with many fine details, right down to the plumbing and electric lighting. Some are factory plastic production runs. Others are homemade and easily put together with nothing more than a couple of tissue boxes or even Lego. All dollhouses are beautiful in their own right. The beauty lies…
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Looking for a fun craft for the kids to make this Mother’s Day? Why not try crafting this sweet Tissue Paper Heart. The kids will love the way it looks like stained glass in the sun. These would make a great gift for Valentine’s Day too! Let’s make a tissue paper stained glass heart! You will need: card stock…
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This week Emma turned 8! I can’t believe how quickly she is growing up, it feels like I was organising her first birthday party not that long ago. I decided not to throw a big party for her this year, but did promise her a little afternoon tea with her cousins with a cake and some treats. I wasn’t planning…
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If you are worried Santa won’t be able to deliver his presents this Christmas because your house has no fireplace, don’t sweat! Just build your own Faux Fireplace. Long time friend of My Poppet, Camille Condon, and her adorable sidekick, Walter the Wonderdog, have created a very festive Faux Christmas Fireplace for their home and were kind enough to share…
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