crafts Archives
tip tuesday–how to reclaim old zippers
How to reclaim, recycle and mend old zippers. Why buy a zipper when it’s easy to recycle them?
easy no-cook play dough recipe
A quick and easy no-cook play dough recipe that will take you minutes to make but will keep kids happily amused for hours. What’s more, it’s very cheap, made from things you probably already have in your pantry, and non-toxic.
ways with recycled glass jars roundup
A round up of tutorials for recycled glass jars.
Baby knits round-up
A round up of baby knit patterns from around the web.
Creative ways to recycle old sheets
Some creative ideas for what to do with old sheets that are beyond repair.
up-cycled pallet roundup – transforming old pallets
I always think it’s such a shame to waste things. This roundup is of furniture and other lovely things made from old wooden pallets and other bits of reclaimed wood.
kitchen towel tutorial round up
Tea towels, dish towels, kitchen towels: no matter what you call them, a nice towel makes a kitchen look more homely and a handmade towel makes a great gift.
45 (plus some) awesome bag tutorials revisited
Bags. Lots of them. It’s been nearly two years since I did the last bag roundup and a few of the links have gone dead. It seems that making bags is really popular, so here are a whole heap more free tutorials. The thing I love most about all these tutorials is that you can [...]
finding time to craft part three–organising your projects–a project bag tutorial
As I mentioned yesterday, the picture on the right is one of the project bags that I have been making to keep all of my current projects in. The idea is to hang each bag in the wardrobe on a coat hanger, ready to grab at a moments notice so that I can be crafting [...]
finding time to craft part two – making the most of your time
I used to have the luxury of being able to spend all weekend sewing if I felt like it. At the moment, time is in short supply and (apart from Wednesday nights) I have to snatch a few minutes during nap time to craft or sew late in the evenings. So, I have to make [...]
