holidays and occassions Archives
handmade Christmas decoration roundup
Make Christmas extra special by making your own Christmas decorations.
gifts for men–12 weeks of christmas crafting roundup
Ideas and inspiration for handmade gifts for the men in your life.
gifts for teenagers–12 days of christmas crafting round up
Handmade gifts for teenagers impossible? Not quite. Here are some handmade gift ideas, particularly useful for tech gadgets.
gifts for children – 12 days of christmas crafting round up
A round up of links of things to make for children for Christmas presents.
for the home–12 days of christmas crafting round up
The first post in the 12 Days of Christmas Crafting round up. Here are some home decor ideas to springboard your own Christmas gift making inspiration.
tip tuesday–taking a plate
This idea doubles as a personalised yet inexpensive gift and a way of taking a plate to a function without worrying about bringing the plate home.
easter 2011 craft roundup
It surprised me that there are a LOT of Easter craft tutorials on the web. Here is a small selection of ideas that would make nice gifts (and one or two quirky ideas that just appealed to me). The focus on gift ideas means that I haven’t included Easter garlands, wreaths, bunnies, chickens, eggs and [...]
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 [...]
handmade Christmas decoration roundup
The shops are decked out with beautiful Christmas decorations and it is tempting, very tempting to bring them all home. Below is a collection of ideas to make your own decorations instead. Some of them are extremely inexpensive and recycle junk or use use scraps like the twig and button snowflake or the coke bottle [...]
A few kids craft ideas for mothers day
Just a few craft ideas especially for kids to make for mother’s day that go beyond the usual macaroni necklace.
