crafts Archives

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 [...]

diy pillow cover tutorial roundup

My current project (which I’ll share more of later) is making new slip covers for the lounge. Once they’re done, I’ll make some new cushion covers. One of our current cushions (pictured) was my very first attempt at patchwork quilting, bias binding, adding piping and sewing a zip. All hand sewn too, as it was [...]

tip tuesday – starting a craft box for the kids

I’ve recently started a craft box for the little fella. He’s a bit young yet (although ripping and scrunching paper can be a whole lot of fun), but boy he is going to have a lot to craft with when he’s old enough (hopefully he will be into craft). What is in our craft box? [...]

small quilt tutorial roundup

I was a little hesitant to do this round up because I love to quilt and there are so many tempting tutorials out there. I would like to say that I’m an avid quilter except that my time for such things has diminished to almost nothing. The last quilt I made was a baby quilt [...]

recycled paper craft roundup

From Make Projects Magazines, junk mail, catalogues…turn unwanted paper into beautiful creations for yourself or as gifts for friends and family.

striped santa stocking tutorial

We aren’t getting into a whole heap of Christmas decorating this year, the little fella is too young to notice and the budget is too tight for frippery. However, I did make the little fella his very own special, striped, Santa stocking. After visiting the annual craft fair in Brisbane, I picked up some very [...]