When I saw that my friend Leslie of Maze & Vale (formally Onegirl) was doing a handprinted fabric swap, I couldn’t resist joining in. I have been wanting to experiment with the whole screen printing thing for quite a while now and this was the perfect opportunity to give it a try. My last hands on experience with screen printing…
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If your kids are constantly wearing the knees out of their pants or jeans, you are going to love this easy to follow tutorial. This patching technique is useful for all trousers, big or small, but especially small. Mending knee holes isn’t difficult, and the best thing is I’ll show you a trick which means no hand sewing! You’ll get…
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I have never enjoyed sleeping with sheets and blankets, I’m a doona/duvet girl all the way. So now that Emma has graduated to a toddler bed I thought it was time she had a duvet of her own. I have quite bad dust mite allergies which improved once I started using a wool filled duvet, but I really struggled finding…
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Emma has been growing out of all her really nice clothes lately. I really love this dress, but the arm holes were getting too tight so it was time to get the scissors out and make some adjustments. Here, I’ll share with you how to enlarge arm holes and add (or replace) a bias binding trim. Use a bias tape…
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The sun was shining yesterday so I was excited to wear my favorite sandals, these cute pair of handmade wooden soled Swedish clogs. But after a winter of wear (with socks), they needed a little bit of TLC. So I got to work… You will need: Some medium/fine grade sandpaper Olive oil Cotton rag How to: Sand any marks off…
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Looking for a last minute Halloween costume idea that is quick and easy to make and won’t cost a fortune? I’ve got you covered with my DIY Bat Wings. Suited to both kids and adults, these bat wings can be made to any size with my handy instructions! Wear them to your next Halloween Party! I’ve got some great Halloween…
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Here is a tutorial I wrote for my other (much neglected) blog MADE OF CLOTH, I thought it would be nice to share it again in case you missed it. Easy to make fringed floor cushions A step-by-step tutorial (with some easy short-cuts) Emma (and I) needed something to sit on when reading her books…on a quick trip to Ikea…
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As I’m busily packing today, I thought it would be fun to share some of my travel hints. It is not an exhaustive list and some are quite obvious but here is what I know: (I’ve added some Japan specific tips towards the end) Planning your trip: – Make sure you know in advance any visa/documentation requirements you need to…
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