One of our most popular sewing tutorials, is our Gathered Round Basket. The little fabric basket is a fun scrap buster project. The baskets can be used for all sorts of things - for holding supplies in the craft room; storing items in a bathroom or … [Read more...]
Craft Tree
Interweave have just put out a range of sewing books, under the Craft Tree label. I am thrilled to have projects in Just for Kids, Teacher Gifts and Everday Totes.Just for Kids has my Bath Buddies project (as seen on the cover) which are wash mitts … [Read more...]
12 Easter Craft Projects
With two weeks until Easter, it is time to get your Easter Crafting on! Here is a round up of our most popular Easter inspired projects from the past few years. Click on the title under each picture to be taken to the original … [Read more...]
Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sarah is continuing in her quest to find the ultimate chocolate chip cookie recipe, and is always baking new variations. This weeks offering combines browned butter with dark brown sugar and milk chocolate chips to create a delicious cookie that is … [Read more...]
Easy Baby Blanket
When it comes to gifts for babies, we love to give items that are practical and you can never have too many flannel baby blankets. There are some lovely flannel prints available that make modern and fun baby blankets. Make an easy baby blanket by … [Read more...]
Eco Shopper Bag
On our recent trip to Japan, Sarah and I spent a day craft shopping in Shinjukyu and looking at fashion in Shibuya while the boys went to the Legoland Discovery Centre. Our favourite craft store in Shinjuku is Okadaya where we stocked up on some … [Read more...]
Pot of Gold
If you are after a fun St Patrick's Day craft activity to do with kids, make a Pot of Gold. We made this one a few years ago for a Magazine feature on Kids Birthday Party ideas. One party theme was for an Enchanted Forest Party which included our Pot … [Read more...]
Fabric Covered Box
Giving a gift in a pretty box, is almost like giving two gifts. A gift box can be used to store all manner of things - jewellery, craft supplies, and other treasures. We love the effect from using a white box with a patterned, fabric lid. A … [Read more...]
Easter Scavenger Hunt
We have an Egg Hunt every Easter. Now the kids are teens, they still like to participate but we make it more challenging with cryptic clues to guide them in their search. To make it more fun this year, we have made some Mini Envelopes, decorated with … [Read more...]
Easter Gift Ideas
Sponsored by TargetWe celebrate Easter with our extended family over a special meal. We exchange small Easter gifts, usually chocolate eggs or similar. This year, we wanted to be more creative in our Easter gift giving and have developed some … [Read more...]
Vacation PJ’s
Sarah and I are really looking forward to our Mother/Daughter holiday to Paris next month. We are starting to plan our itinerary and think about what to pack. I recently made Sarah a pair of travel themed pyjamas with a matching pyjama bag. This … [Read more...]
Face Washer Bunny
When my teens were small, I tried to limit their intake of chocolates and sweets. This was always challenging at Easter time. To get around this, the Easter Bunny always left them a book and mini chocolate eggs to hunt for. They used to love getting … [Read more...]
