My old drink coasters were looking in a rather sorry state, and not one to throw anything out I easily up-cycled them with First Edition Deco Mache. This design is by Amy Sia and is part of the new range of designs from Trimcraft, I love the greens and purples in this paper. What you … Continue reading Easy Up-cycled Drink Coasters
If you haven't heard about the huge trend in enamel pins, then where have you been? I have to admit I was a little slow to see how huge this community was but all you have to do is check out the hashtags #pingame #pinlover #pincommunity on Instagram to see how popular it is. Now … Continue reading DIY Enamel Pin Display Holder
If you thought ice-cream was hard to make, then think again. The fantastic Elle Townsend made this ice-cream for the Craft blog in July and I have been wanting to try it out. See how it's made below. What you will Need 300ml of double cream 397g Sweetened Condensed Milk 150g of Blackberries 1tsp of … Continue reading Easy No Churn Ice-Cream Recipe
I'm not sure how it was nearly a month ago since the Trimcraft Christmas bloggers day, but I thought it was time I did a little write up on the day. I have included some photos from the day as well as some projects I made for the decoration. We had great fun getting ready … Continue reading Trimcraft Christmas Bloggers Day
I went shopping a few weeks back and kept seeing funky tassel earrings everywhere. Tassels definitely seem to be on trend at the moment, so I thought I would try my hand at making some. What you will Need Embroidery Thread 2 Cocktail Sticks Earring Fish Hooks Scissors How to Make Take two cocktail sticks … Continue reading DIY Tassel Earrings
I have been having a play around with dried flowers recently, when I saw that my beautiful violas were starting to fade, I started to think how I could use them in a crafty way. What you will Need Flowers Baking paper A heavy book A card blank Black fine-liner Stamp, embossing ink and black embossing … Continue reading Handmade Dried Flower Card Tutorial
Giving someone a gift card can be really useful if not a little boring, so why not jazz it up a bit with a handmade gift card holder in the shape of a house. What you Will Need 12x12 Simply Creative Sugar Rush Double-sided tape Paper trimmer Black fine liner How to Make Cut a … Continue reading New Home Gift Card Holder Tutorial
BBQ season is upon us & we had our first mini BBQ of the year last week, for the occasion I made these Chicken and Chorizo skewers by throwing together some ingredients from the fridge & regulars from the store cupboard. What you will Need 4 Large chicken breasts 200g Chorizo sliced 1cm thick Red … Continue reading BBQ Chicken & Chorizo Skewer Recipe
If you missed my blog about all the food I consumed in New York you can read it here. In this blog post I will highlight what sights we saw. We started Friday with a trip to Brooklyn on the subway, walking down all the pretty streets. We walked back over the Brooklyn bridge in … Continue reading New York Trip 2017 – What I Did
I had the luck of spending a few days in New York last month and attending the National Stationery Show ( It was my idea of heaven). We packed so much into our time there that I thought I might have to split this post into what I did and what I ate. On arrival … Continue reading New York Trip 2017 – What I Ate
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