Today a guest post from a very talented reader, doll maker, and pizza lover! Melissa is whizz with felt and her creations are fun and whimsical. I am in love with this little felt pizza and doesn’t it look adorable in this mini lounge room. You could add a pin to the back and wear it as a brooch. Take…
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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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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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If you are looking to entertain the kids with some creative activities leading up to Easter, you’ve come to the right place. Today we have a guest post from instagrammer @cintaandco, who enjoys creating and sharing colourful craft activities that engage and educate. I am so excited to be collaborating on a blog post for My poppet MAKES. Thank you…
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This week I’m sharing an extract from Snail Mail by Michelle Mackintosh, published by Hardie Grant Books If you have an afternoon free, why not make your own paper? It’s a wonderful way to personalise your post, and is endlessly customisable. You can decorate your paper with stamps, pressed flowers, confetti or gold sparkles, or make paper laced with seeds,…
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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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