I recently went on a trip to Whitstable in Kent for a few days, it was gorgeous, I'll put some pictures below but be warned it will make you will want to go! We didn't have the best weather, it rained quite heavy for one day, but it was still full of gorgeous shops and … Continue reading DIY Oyster Shell Trinket Dish
These DIY Valentines gift containers are really easy to make and can be used to store all kinds of treats. Personalise them to include the favourite treats of your most loved people. They would also be fab for Easter, birthdays and Christmas treats with some seasonal papers. What you will Need Foil food tray with … Continue reading Easy DIY Valentine’s Day Gift Idea
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
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
The unicorn trend looks like it is here to stay so I thought I would jump on the bandwagon to create some pretty unicorn inspired letters to decorate your favourite notebooks with quirky quotes. What you will Need Dovecraft Silver Mirror Card Dovecraft Pearl Effects in a mixture of purples & pinks Dovecraft Crystal Glitter … Continue reading DIY Notebook with Unicorn Letters Tutorial
The Dovecraft alphabet stamps are super useful for papercraft projects. If you own some however you will probably know that it's difficult to keep them in order once you have used them. So I made these little storage boxes that will stop them falling out when they are being transported, they are also really pretty … Continue reading Dovecraft Alphabet Stamp Storage
This has the strong possibility to be one of my favourite crafts yet, you know when you are trying to find the perfect quote t-shirt but a) can't find one and b) you're not allowed to spend any money on new clothes in 2017, the only option is to get making. I saw an enamel … Continue reading DIY Can I Pet Your Dog Quote T-Shirt
Last Saturday we held our first bloggers day at Trimcraft HQ to celebrate the launch of the newly revamped Craft Blog. It's all change on http://www.trimcraft.co.uk with a fresh new look so make sure you take a peek. We invited 21 crafters from all around the UK to visit for the day to network, craft … Continue reading Trimcraft Bloggers Day Feb 2017
