One of my favourite ways to de-stress is to paint, not walls but pictures. The other night I got my watercolor paints out and started painting some simple baubles to relax. I was painting them on postcard-sized paper. I thought that they would look good framed together as some Christmas tree wall art. Painting is…
How To Make An Upcycled Christmas Wind Chime Ornament
Having a rummage through the scrap box at my local junk shop I came across a set of spoons for a £1. That’s when I got the idea for making an upcycled Christmas wind chime ornament. There are certain words I associate with Christmas and only Christmas. My favourite of these is jingle, fa la…
How To Make A Cotton Reel Map Christmas Ornament
Every festive season I dig the box of old favourite Christmas ornaments to decorate the tree with. I add a couple of new handmade ones to the collection each year, including these cotton reel map Christmas ornaments. Most of the ornaments on our tree are handmade or have some personal significance. There are the ones…
How To Make A Fun Wood Slice Christmas Tree
We have limited space in our house and even though I love them, real trees take up too much room. I’ve made a fun, flat wood slice Christmas tree as an alternative. This isn’t my first flat tree, I’ve made a wooden Christmas tree before from wood scraps and old ironmongery. I hang this tree…
How To Upcycle China Plates With A Ryobi Rotary Tool
I was very excited when Ryobi gifted me with a cordless rotary tool as I was genuinely thinking of buying one. The tool hasn’t disappointed and I used to upcycle China plates into mini trees. This handy rotary tool is great for hobby crafts. There are so many things you can do with it from…
A Simple Cute Scandi Felt Christmas Craft For Your Home
Most of my Christmas decorations are colourful and a bit Boho. Occasionally I do like to have a few simple ornaments like with this Scandi felt Christmas craft. Last year I made some handmade monochrome felt Christmas ornaments from an old sweater. I still had some scraps leftover from this craft and used it to…