No need for boring blank walls, this whimsical Butterfly Wall Art piece is so cheerful. These colourful fluttering butterflies make a perfect feature for a child’s bedroom, nursery decor, or the crafter’s studio. Inspired by a previous Paper Butterfly Lantern craft project, the butterfly theme re-emerges from the crafter’s chrysalis. This is a great decorative art canvas project for using…
Read More
It’s amazing how a lick of paint can transform a fairly ubiquitous looking thrift store find into something that is custom-made for your space. It’s a great budget option for updating a boring old piece of furniture, picture frame, or in my case, a mirror. We recently renovated our powder room and for months it was mirror-less. To be honest…
Read More
If you’ve fallen for the growing indoor plant trend, here is a fun little project that will add even more greenery to your home – How to make a Kokedama Hanging Plant. “What’s a Kokedama?” you ask. Good question. Kokedama literally translates to ‘moss ball’ in Japanese, it’s an alternative way to grow indoor or outdoor plants without a pot….
Read More
I love crocheting with t-shirt yarn, it works up so quickly and creates a very robust fabric which is perfect for decor items that need to stand up to wear, like storage baskets and rugs. I have accumulated quite a stash of t-shirt yarn, and because it’s bulky storage is always tricky. The perfect solution to my yarn storage dilemma…
Read More
Reuse your old plastic containers to make this attractive upcycled planter. It’s a great way to upcycle plastic plant pots or old food containers, and it also uses recycled scrap fabric as well! I’m always looking for nifty ways to use my recycled handmade scrap fabric twine and today I have a project that not only uses recycled fabric scraps,…
Read More
Don’t spend your money buying trendy pots for your plant babies, I’ve got a great idea to transform any old pot into a stylish home for your favourite house plant. This Plant Pot Makeover is super easy and only required a little bit of chalk paint. Until recently I wasn’t a fan of indoor plants, I think it all stemmed…
Read More
Easter has sneaked up on me this year. I’m so not ready for the inevitable chocolate egg binge that awaits us, but what I can’t get enough of is Cute Bunny Crafts. I could happily see bunnies pics all year long and not get tired of them one bit. If you are looking for something fun to make and give…
Read More
Little crochet baskets are so handy for corralling small miscellanea that seem to end up all over the house, you can never have too many. I’ve created some lovely rainbow hued ones with a simple coil basket making technique. There baskets were actually an experiment in using variegated gradient yarn. Instead of weaving I’ve used crochet which makes the process…
Read More