Over the last few months Trimcraft, the company I work for, has added a whole heap of new craft products to their portfolio. These include vinyl, watercolour markers, alcohol markers, acrylic paint and fabric markers. This has been really exciting for me, as much as I love papercraft, these new products have opened up so … Continue reading Abstract Wall Art using Nova Fabric Markers
I have been growing my herb garden for the last 4 years, so far I have over 20 different herbs and I'm always on the look out for new ones. A few years ago I planted lemon balm and it has since gone crazy. I needed a way to use it and the idea of … Continue reading Homemade Lemon Balm Lip Salve Recipe
Trimcraft have recently launched a new range of rainbow 8ply DK yarn called Spiin. Since then I have been obsessively making pom-poms of all shapes and sizes. Corazon pom pom and I made this super cool fruit pom-pom basket, you can see this on the Trimcraft social media soon! When I started playing around with … Continue reading Easy 4th July USA Flag Pom-Pom Tutorial
Hmmmmm interesting title I hear you say, and yes it is! If you are planning a wedding or just looking to preserve some petals from your flowers then this is a super easy method. I am sure this method has been around for ages, but it's new to me, so I thought it might be … Continue reading How to Dry Rose Petals in 1 Minute
I am a huge fan of the current leopard print trend, it's such a versatile trend for fashion, stationery and homewares. It gives gives an instant sense of fun when paired with plainer designs. I particularly love the colourful versions of this trend, teaming brights against the black outer patterns of the print. We were … Continue reading DIY Leopard Print Door Mat
I was talking with my friend the other day about all the crafts and fads we have ever tried, turns out we are quite faddy when it comes to making. Rarely sticking with one craft for too long, I swap and change on a regular basis. Are you the same? Knitting is my current craft … Continue reading Crafts I’ve Tried and My Craft Wishlist
I love plants, they bring such a calming and homely feel to a house, plus they improve the air condition of your home. I would and will, have a house full of plants one day, some plants however, do not like me and would rather die than live in our house ha ha! The avocado … Continue reading How to Grow an Avocado Tree
I'm back! Sorry if you missed me, December and January were busy ones and to be quite honest, I lost my love for blogging a bit. Alas, I'm feeling creative and ready to start making some crafts. We also booked our wedding for 2020, so expect plenty of wedding crafts coming your way! On to … Continue reading DIY Enamel Pin Calendar Storage
Halloween means Chocolate in our house, I tend to go for chocolate over sweets incase we are left with treats, i'm more than happy to polish them off! When I saw that my local supermarket had Terry's Chocolate oranges for just 75p this week, I instantly saw a tasty craft. I love Chocolate orange any … Continue reading Easy Pumpkin Terry’s Chocolate Orange DIY
While browsing Instagram recently, I saw some gorgeous embroidery hoops with tulle and floral embroidered designs, I thought how great these would look as an autumn home decor display. They would be quite time consuming to create though, so paper seemed a quicker option. Tulle is a really lovely but often overlooked craft material, unless … Continue reading Tulle & Paper Embroidery Hoop DIY
