handmade Archives

using knitted dishcloths

How do you keep handmade dishcloths clean without doing hours of extra laundry? Here’s our system for using knitted dishcloths.

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.

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 [...]