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Day of the Dead Halloween Craft: Printable Calavera Coloring Page mypoppet.com.au

Free Halloween Printable: Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Colouring Page

Emma has always been fascinated with the Mexican Day of the Dead celebration and imagery. When she was in kinder she even organised a Mexican festival day for the whole class with music and dancing. Now that Dia de los Muertos is approaching, I thought it would be fun to create a FREE printable Sugar Skull colouring page to keep…

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Fun kids Halloween activity page - Decorate a sugar skull - mypoppet.com.au

Free Halloween Printable: Decorate a Sugar Skull Activity Page

Did you enjoy the Printable Sugar Skull Colouring Page I posted last week? It came about as a byproduct of this idea, a Sugar Skull Activity page where you can decorate your own sugar skull by colouring, cutting and pasting your very own decorations. Kids of all ages will enjoy it, and best of all, it allows scope for lots…

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Printable Easter Egg coloring page

Printable: Easter Colouring Page

If you are looking for something to keep the kids, (and even the adults), entertained over the Easter break, why not try some colouring in! I’ve hand drawn this floral Easter egg design with plenty of patterns for those who enjoy intricate colouring. You can download my PDF colouring page and print out as many copies as you like for…

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Children's Birthday Cake book coloring pages - Printable

Colour a Cake – Free Printable Colouring Page

It’s Emma’s birthday week, and just like every other year for several weeks before her birthday she has been poring over the pages of everyone’s favourite cake book, The Australian Women’s Weekly Children’s Birthday Cake Book. Hands up if you had a swimming pool cake or a dolly varden. If you were a kid in Australia in the 80’s you’ll…

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How letterpress works

How Letterpress Printing Works

I’ve always admired the tactile nature of letterpress stationery and was curious about the process that goes into making a letterpress print. It’s a technique that goes back to the very beginnings of printing history and today Emmaline from Coco Press is showing us How Letterpress Printing Works and what it means to her. I can’t remember when I first…

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fabric rope on vintage spools

Scrapbusting: How to make Fabric Twine

Here it is, by popular demand… How to make rope from scrap fabric. It’s an idea that came to me whilst I was in the process of tidying up my sewing space. I tend to keep all my fabric scraps ‘just in case’ and all those really long thin pieces were tangling together and making a big mess. After doing…

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eBook ideas, working styles & marathon writing sessions

Hello all, it’s been a while since I wrote a post about just thoughts and stuff on the blog. I kind of miss it, do you miss it? You see, I’m not much of a writer or thought sharer really, and putting what I’m feeling into words can be a little emotionally draining. Emma is kind of challenging at the…

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Bellatrix Lestrange halloween costume DIY - mypoppet.com.au

DIY Bellatrix Lestrange Costume – Emma’s Bellatrix Cosplay

I’m so excited to finally share the photos of Emma’s Bellatrix Lestrange Costume that I made for her Oz Comic-Con Cosplay this year. Emma has always enjoyed exploring the ‘dark side’ of all the fandoms she’s been interested in, and after cosplaying as Ginny Weasely and Luna Lovegood, her favourite pure-hearted female characters from the Harry Potter universe, it was…

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