Yesterday we had a small party at home for Emma’s 3rd birthday. She is a little obsessed with doughnuts (calls them pink bagels, lol), so I thought a doughnut themed party would be fun. Whilst the cake was baking, we made this pretty garland together with bits and pieces from the craft drawer. You will need: Paper Plates Pink…
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Today’s DIY project created by the lovely Belinda of MoonmuM. For me paperwork is the most incredibly dull thing EVER. I truly dislike it and avoid it at all costs, which isn’t so great when running a small business. I do, however, love pretty stationery. So since I’m too cheap to pay for ‘designer stationery’ and i need to entice…
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This easy to make dress-up game will be a favourite with little girls (and boys) that love playing with fabric scraps. Made with a couple of pieces of recycled cardboard, it’s an inexpensive and compact toy which is ideal for travel or fun at home. You’ve probably got every thing you need to make this laying about the house. Gather…
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This handmade fabric tape is easy to make with just a few scraps of pretty fabric. Use it to embellish scrapbook projects, gift wrapping or anything else you would use normal adhesive tape for. We’ve even been known to use small pieces as doll band-aids. You will need: fabric scraps double sided adhesive tape scissors iron (optional) How to: 1….
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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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You’re gifts will always look professionally wrapped when you add this pretty gift bow to it. I used to do a lot of gift wrapping when I had the store, and customers would always appreciate the extra effort I went to, but really it was not much effort at all. I’d make the bows up in advance between customers, then…
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I was messing about with some images on picnik.com the other day and thought some printable Kewpie doll labels might be fun. You can print these out onto adhesive paper to make make stickers, or just onto plain paper and paste them on with glue. You could also print onto card to make gift tags. You are limited only by…
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I’m off to a Melbourne bloggers meet hosted by Danimezza tonight and Shock! Horror! I just realised that I’d run out of business cards. So even though I hate the idea of make your own cards, I sort of had no choice. I’m pretty pleased at how these turned out for a rush job, they are all cut a bit…
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