Crafts
How to make reusable kitchen towels
Are you bored of having to keep buying paper kitchen towels, or kitchen rolls? Here is how to make reusable kitchen towels at home. We either seem...
Sweary Embroidery and Cross Stitch patterns
Looking for your next embroidery project, for that person who has everything, wouldn't want a 'normal' embroidery gift? How about a sweary embrodery...
How to make a spring wreath
I really enjoyed having my Christmas Wreath up and really miss having my front door adorned with something pretty. So I made a spring wreath....
Basic Silhouette Portrait 3 tutorial for making a vinyl decal
When I first got my Silhouette Portrait 3 a couple of years ago, there were a very limited amount of tutorials and help on how to get started. Once...
Making personalised gilded Christmas baubles
These personalised gilded Christmas baubles make a beautiful gift for anyone and are easy to make and look stunning when done. I used them as part...
Number cakes for birthdays and anniversaries
I have made number cakes twice now, once a 40 for my husband, and a 97 for my Grandma. I used these large silicone moulds* both times, and as long...
Tilly and the Buttons pyjama bottoms sewing pattern review
Making clothes from sewing patterns is not totally new to me, I did G.C.S.E. textiles 3 decades ago! But I haven't made any clothes from a pattern...
Making personalised dog bandanas
Before Christmas, I decided to make all our dog friends personalised bandanas. I purchased a pdf pattern from Etsy*, the pattern and instructions...
Temperature Embroidery Project
I had seen lots of people doing crochet and knitted temperature blankets but when I searched to see if there were any patterns for temperature...
Review of Magic Glass Etching Cream from Hobbycraft
After seeing many videos on TikTokI I wanted to try out glass etching, it looked like a really easy and simple craft, that had amazing results. I...
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