Marimekko

Inside: A collection of cool Orla Kiely style crafts and DIYs for those that love Mid-Century modern. As soon as you walk into the front door of my friend’s home, …

Inside: A step-by-step tutorial on how to make shrinky dink earrings with some free cool designs, including Marimekko flowers. It was pure magic as a seven-year-old, peering through the oven …

Inside: An affordable DIY bud vase tutorial using empty Yakhult bottles. Recently, I was drawn to a cute and pretty collection of mini bud vases at an antique fair. They …

These decoupage baubles aren’t just for Christmas but would look great all year round. I know baubles typically hang from the Christmas tree, but these are designed to be displayed …

Regular readers of Pillar Box Blue will know how much I love Scandinavian and Nordic-inspired crafts. This time I’ve made a lovely flower doodle decoration. The design of these flower …

It is no secret that the patterns and designs of the Finnish design house, Marimekko are my favourite. Here I’ve curated a collection of the coolest Marimekko crafts for adults. …

Inside: A tutorial on making an easy vase sleeve to instantly turn jars and bottles into pretty vases. I made these paper vase mason jar sleeves when I realised I …

Inside: A tutorial on how to paint natural acorns and make them into Christmas decorations and garlands. With my painted pine cone wings, my local park is already proving a …

Every time I visit big department stores, I can’t resist visiting the home furnishing departments and checking out the latest wallpapers. Often I will pick up a few samples. After …

Not only do these upcycled plastic bottle planters look cool with their Marimekko patterns, but they are self-draining planters. I use these planters in the kitchen as herb gardens. Because …

I’m so excited that I now have my designer painted shed for storing my craft supplies. I made upcycled hanging bucket storage from old yoghurt pots to match the paint …

Why did I decide to paint my shed with colour and a pattern? I have a very modest walled town garden. No matter how small it was, any shed I …

A Fabulous Collection Of Marimekko Crafts & DIY’s This is a unique collection of Scandinavian and Nordic crafts. Many of them have all been inspired by the finish design company …

If you follow my blog, you probably have noticed that I have a few crafting obsessions such as denim, maps and Marimekko. It is because of my Marimekko obsession that …

I don’t go mad with Easter decorations but I do like to have one or two subtle handmade Easter decorations in my home. I think this Marimekko Easter egg wreath …

DIY Marimekko Nordic Christmas Decorations 2 Ways After a visit to the lovely Skandium shop in London last month, I felt inspired to make my own Nordic Christmas decorations. As …

How to paper napkin decoupage on wood I bought these 3 wooden bowls for £1 in my local charity(thrift) shop. I took them home and transformed them with a Marimekko …

Inside: A tutorial on the easy way to decoupage tin cans for outdoor and indoor use. With a list of different decoupage materials, you can use at the end. I …

Every year I love to do a bit of Easter egg decorating. Last year, I made rustic upcycled denim eggs and the year before, no-sew patchwork fabric Easter eggs. This …

I’m so easily distracted my creative mind never seems to switch off. The other week, while making my salvaged wood Christmas tree, an old wooden table hiding at the back …