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There’s nothing more special than receiving a gift on Mother’s Day morning made with love by little hands. Sure, said gifts aren’t always very elegant, or super practical, but we hold onto them for years, because that’s just what we mums do. My own mother still has a wall hanging with my sister’s hand and foot print hanging on her…

Halloween Craft Paper Roll Bat - My Poppet Makes

HALLOWEEN, KIDS CRAFT

Halloween Craft: Toilet Paper Roll Bat

Craft up some adorable Halloween Bats from recycled toilet paper roll tubes. Don’t be fooled by their scary fangs, these little Vampire Bats are wearing bow ties and ready to party! Decorate your home with a whole colony, and hang them right-way-up or upside-down, just like real bats! Make just one toilet paper roll bat or a several. These fang-tastic…

HALLOWEEN, KIDS CRAFT

Kids Craft: Egg Carton Witch Nose

Dressing up as a witch is always a popular costume choice for kids at Halloween. Now you can add some extra fun to a homemade witch costume with a DIY Witch Nose made from a humble egg carton. If you are looking for a quick and easy Halloween craft project idea, this fun recycled egg carton witches nose is super…

DIY HOME, UPCYCLE & SUSTAINABILITY

UPCYCLE, RECYCLE & REFASHION

Do something nice for the planet

upcycle protein powder contianers turned into plant pots

Upcycle Craft: Protein Powder Tub Planter

If you are looking for ways to reuse and repurpose those large empty protein power containers, I have a great idea – Turn them into decorative planters for your house plants! I have a friend who gets through quite a lot of protein supplements. Because she knows that I’m quite crafty, she asked me for ideas to repurpose protein powder…

Mesh produce bags filled with fruit on yellow background

DIY HOME, HOME & DECOR, UPCYCLE & SUSTAINABILITY

Let’s Sew Reusable Mesh Produce Bags

DIY KIDS, DIY PLAY, FURNITURE & DECOR MAKEOVERS, UPCYCLE & SUSTAINABILITY

Ditch the plastic bags and replace them with these easy to sew, reusable produce bags. These drawstring mesh produce bags are perfect for your next supermarket shop, and can be used over and over again. After releasing my hugely popular crochet produce bag pattern, I thought it was time to sew up some fine mesh bags to rid myself of…

Upcycle Style: Suitcase Dollhouse

What can you do with an old suitcase? If you have an old suitcases collecting dust in the shed or under the bed, it’s time to dust it off and get re-purposing. Old suitcases really lend themselves to fun upcycling projects. I’ve used my imagination and turned this old suitcase into something really cool that any kid will love! Time…

PROJECTS THAT INVOLVE FABRIC OR SEWING

Fire up the sewing machine

DIY PLAY, KIDS CLOTHING & TOYS, TUTORIAL

Patchwork Felt Cat Sewing Pattern

CLOTHING REFASHION & MENDING, DIY WEAR

woman wearing denim jacket back covered in vintage travel patches

DIY Vintage Patch Denim Jacket Refashion

DIY WEAR, KIDS CLOTHING & TOYS

pink strawberry shortcake hoodie front and back view

DIY Strawberry Shortcake Hoodie

PROJECTS THAT INVOLVE PAPER

Get those scissors snipping

PAPERCRAFT, PRINTABLES

3D Paper House Craft – Fairy Tale Village

DECORATE

Make A Bouquet of Paper Flowers

Pull out tab valentines day card DIY craft

PAPERCRAFT, VALENTINE'S DAY

Mini Photo Gallery Valentine’s Day Card

PROJECTS THAT INVOLVE YARN & WOOL

Dust off those knitting needles

CROCHET & KNITTING, DIY WEAR

Everyday Granny Square Cardigan Crochet Pattern

Crochet a granny square cardigan to wear everyday. The easy instructions included will show you how to assemble a granny square cardigan no matter what your size. I’ve always wanted a granny square cardigan, they look so comfortable and comforting, perfect for the endless days of bumming around at home that we seem to be experiencing lately. I thought that…

FELTING

Upcycle Felt Scraps into Artistic Felt Sheets

Recycle your felt scraps by needle felting them into colourful new sheets of felt. It’s a great solution to reduce craft waste and an interesting way to restock your felt supplies with creative new material. Best of all it’s free! After years of madly crafting with felt fabric sheets, I have a massive collection of teeny tiny scraps that I…

Knitted floral baby blanket and hat pattern

CROCHET & KNITTING

Pretty Blooms Baby Blanket & Hat Gift Set Knitting Pattern

If you have a friend with a baby on the way, I have the sweetest little Baby Blanket & Hat knitted gift set to make using a brand new self striping yarn that creates floral patterns as you knit. Premier Bloom Chunky is printed yarn that creates a floral pattern and stripes when knitted. It gives the effect of stranded…

SEASONAL CRAFT

Christmas, Easter, Halloween & more

EASTER

Easter Craft – Make a Bunny Gift Box!

A fun Easter craft project to enjoy with kids, this adorable Easter Bunny Gift Box is so easy to make. Fill it with tasty Easter treats and give as a thoughtful gift, or use it to store special treasures all year round. With Easter fast approaching, it’s time to gather your craft supplies and make some cute craft projects to…

18 Easter Crochet Patterns - Mypoppet.com.au

CROCHET & KNITTING, EASTER

18 Adorable Easter Crochet Patterns

Easter has fallen pretty early this year and it’s caught me on the hop! (See what I did there?) When I started planning my Easter tutorials this year I was definitely planning on whipping up a fun crochet pattern, but sadly, I ran our of time. Instead I’ve scoured the web for the cutest, most colourful and creative Easter Crochet…

2 crochet heart shaped baskets on violet background

CROCHET & KNITTING, DIY HOME, VALENTINE'S DAY

Crochet Heart Shaped Storage Baskets

If you are like me, you can never have enough storage for bits and bobs. But why have boring old round baskets when you can a have cute crochet heart basket to brighten up your space. This easy crochet basket pattern work up quickly with t-shirt yarn, and make a great gift for yourself or a special friend. Fill up…

FURNITURE & DECOR MAKEOVERS

Furniture & Decor Makeovers

Snaz up your digs

Painted Faux Bone Inlay Dresser Makeover

DIY KIDS, DIY PLAY, FURNITURE & DECOR MAKEOVERS, UPCYCLE & SUSTAINABILITY

Bone inlay furniture is one of the hottest new trends in decor. The striking graphic patterned furniture pieces traditionally originated in India and are skillfully handmade by craftsmen made using pieces of real camel bone or mother of pearl shell. Real bone inlay furniture can be expensive, and rightfully so, the craftsmanship is incredible. Look at this stunning example of…

Upcycle Style: Suitcase Dollhouse

FURNITURE & DECOR MAKEOVERS

Mirror makover with chalk paint - mypoppet.com.au

Easy Mirror Makeover – From Drab to Fab

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…

Printable crafts, Posters & colouring pages

Fire up the printer

PAPERCRAFT, PRINTABLES

3D Paper House Craft – Fairy Tale Village

Print, cut and assemble a cute little 3D paper house craft project, right out of a fairy tale story. The printable template comes complete with a whimsical forest to set the scene. When I was a little girl I took immense pleasure from my coloring books, paper dolls and 3-D paper craft books. To this day I’m still that little…

easter colouring page with pencils by Madeleline Stamer

EASTER, PRINTABLES

Easter Colouring Page by Madeleline Stamer

Easter is only weeks away! And with the kids home for the school holidays, I’ve got a treat to keep them entertained – a whimsical Easter colouring page by Melbourne artist Madeleline Stamer. Maddie was kind enough to let me share this joyfully illustrated colouring page on My Poppet. You can also find a Christmas themed colouring page she designed…

cut out paper doll with fashion outfits - mypoppet.com.au

DIY PLAY, PAPERCRAFT, PRINTABLES

Print & Cut: DIY Paper Doll with 5 Outfits

Do you remember playing with paper dolls as a child? They aren’t as easy to come by as they once were so we’ve got a fun DIY Paper Doll with 5 fashion outfits you can print yourself. Paper dolls were originally intended as a tool for the fashion world. Later paper dolls were adopted by children, becoming a cheap play…

BEAD CRAFT & JEWELLERY, DIY ACCESSORIES

Bead & Jewellery craft

Make your own unique jewellery and other things with beads

Hot Glue Gun Crafts: Glow-in-the-Dark Ring

BEAD CRAFT & JEWELLERY, DIY ACCESSORIES

Bling up your evening with an easy to craft ring made using hot glue. Yes, you heard it here, hot glue gun crafts are a thing! Not only can hot glue be used to stick items together, but it’s an amazingly versatile material that can be used to make all sorts of other things. These glow-in-the-dark rings are so adorable…

How to make Harlequin Decoupage Bangles

BEAD CRAFT & JEWELLERY, HARRY POTTER

Statement Jewellery is a fabulous way to bring an old outfit bang up to date, but designer pieces can be a little expensive. Instead try making these decoupage Harlequin Bangles yourself with some inexpensive supplies. No special skills required. The diamond harlequin pattern is super playful, and these bangles really cheer me up whenever I wear them. When you make…

DIY Bellatrix Lestrange Necklace - mypoppet.com.au

DIY Bellatrix Lestrange Bird Skull Necklace

“I want to dress up as Bellatrix Lestrange” – It was decided, I’d be making Emma a Bellatrix costume for Comic-Con this year. Emma’s interest in all things Harry Potter is still going strong, and even after a couple of years, shows no signs of waning. After cosplaying Luna Lovegood last year for Comic-Con, this year she chose a much…

VIDEO TUTORIALS

Watch a video to learn how to do stuff

Japanese patchwork quilting patterns book cover

Book Review: Japanese Patchwork Quilting Patterns

Stylish Remakes book with scissors and sewing supplies

Book Review: Stylish Remakes – 25 Upcycled Clothing Ideas

Book Review: Easy Knitted Fingerless Gloves

DIY PROJECTS FOR PLAY

Fun things to make and play with

DIY PLAY, KIDS CLOTHING & TOYS, TUTORIAL

Patchwork Felt Cat Sewing Pattern

Make a cute patchwork cat toy with this free cat sewing pattern inspired by Jiji of Kiki’s Delivery Service. Are you a Studio Ghibli fan? A few months ago I drew a series of concept images for softie toys using Studio Ghibli’s Kiki’s Delivery Service as a source of inspiration. I drew Kiki, Tombo and of course Jiji the cat….

CHRISTMAS, DIY PLAY

Mini Felt Trees – Make a Tiny Christmas Forest

DIY PLAY, KIDS CLOTHING & TOYS, STITCHING & EMBROIDERY

Sew a tiny festive forest with my easy to follow mini felt tree instructions. You’ll only need a few felt scraps to make these cute conifers. I’ve downsized our Holiday decorations this year! Instead of putting up our big ol’ Christmas tree, I’ve made a mini forest of teeny tiny felt trees to grace our mantelpiece. These mini felt trees…

Sew a Softie: Lamington Pincushions

Why stitch up a boring old pincushion when you can make one that looks good enough to eat! Keep your pins and needles tidy, or your kids entertained, with these quirky felt lamington softies that can be used as either pincushions, or for pretend play. I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t like a Lamington. If you aren’t familiar with this…

Projects your can wear

Update your wardrobe

CROCHET & KNITTING, DIY WEAR

Everyday Granny Square Cardigan Crochet Pattern

CLOTHING REFASHION & MENDING, DIY WEAR

DIY Vintage Patch Denim Jacket Refashion

DIY WEAR, KIDS CLOTHING & TOYS

Customize a denim jacket with a cool collection of sew-on patches that reflect your hobbies and interests. Your unique patch denim jacket is sure to become a favourite eye-catching garment that is fun to wear. Whenever I’m op-shopping (thrifting) I always make a beeline for the craft supply section. Often I’ll find a decent amount of embroidery thread, zippers, and…

DIY Strawberry Shortcake Hoodie

Transform a plain pink sweatshirt into a cute Strawberry Shortcake hoodie with some iron-on vinyl applique and a Cricut Joy cutting machine. Hands up if you had a Strawberry Shortcake doll as a kid. Well it seems a whole new generation has fallen for her sweetly scented hair. Recently my own kiddo asked me to make her an outfit inspired…