Life is busy as ever and Easter will be upon us before we know it. Over the past week or so I have found myself making some plans. Well, not so much plans as spur of the moment preparations. A couple of packs of egg shell dye landed in the shopping basket the day I… Continue reading Early Easter Ideas
A while back I entered a draw to win a hamper of the newly launched Profissimo craft supplies for the purpose of coming up with some clever ways to use them for Christmas wrapping. In this post and one later in the week I’ll be showing you the ideas I came up with and how… Continue reading Christmas Crafts: Washi Tape Christmas Cards with Profissimo
Chair – a word that sends a shudder down the spine of my long-suffering husband, The Bavarian. With my renovation habit focusing heavily on chairs, he has more of less become conditioned to shouting “No. We are not taking it” whenever I look in the direction of a chair at a flea market, second hand shop or… Continue reading Re-upholstering A Dining Room Chair – A Tutorial
If I read this title somewhere I would probably think “How frugal would you have to be to sew your own pillow cases?” or possibly “How much time would you have to have on your hands before you would even think of sewing your own pillow cases?”. If you thought something along those lines a… Continue reading Home Sewn Pillow Cases
Autumn is the time of year I really get back into crafts. Maybe it has something to do with all those years of going back to school, collecting objects for the nature table, making leaf rubbings and chestnut animals. Or maybe it is because the evenings are growing dark and it just feels right to… Continue reading Fabric Pumpkins & How To Make Your Own
By now it is probably pretty clear to you that I am seriously attracted to things other people are getting rid of. Be it at flea markets, garage sales or when passing a skip, I always have an eye out for objects with potential. Some of my favourite finds are pieces I picked up when… Continue reading Making Your Home Unique With Flea Market Finds
Last December, after much nagging from the children, I gave in and went shopping with them for a set of outdoor fairy lights for the front garden. Lots of our neighbours had put some up at the beginning of Advent and the boys had their hearts set on them. While I loved the look of… Continue reading Solar Lights for The Garden & An Upcycle Tutorial
Imitation, as they say, is the sincerest form of flattery and lately I’ve been a bit of a copy cat. So Sadhbh, Helen, Julia and Clare should all be feeling very good about themselves and their brilliant blogs now. I am a huge fan of The Busy Mama’s blog, so I started my bout of… Continue reading Call Me A Copy Cat
This easy-to-make springtime table runner will brighten up your table for Easter, or on any other Spring day for that matter. What you’ll need: Felt in various colours for the leaves and flowers An oblong piece of felt in a pale colour for the runner Embroidery thread in various coloursButtons in various colours A hot glue… Continue reading How To Make A Springtime Table Runner
Chalkboards are in, apparently. I didn’t really realise this. Since we moved into our house five years ago I have wanted to paint one on the kitchen wall. But The Bavarian wasn’t so keen. I still bought the paint and I renovated two old blackboards, one for the kids and one to hang in the… Continue reading My Long-Awaited Kitchen Blackboard
