handmade Archives

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.

keeping young kids amused round up

A round up of activities for young kids (toddlers to preschool age).

tip tuesday–frugal toasted sandwich press

Don’t have a sandwhich press? Try this easy and free tip for ‘pressed’ toasted sandwhiches.

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.

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 [...]