Crafts

Inside: A tutorial on how to make a felt wool blanket from recycled sweaters. There is a definite nip in the air. Summer has almost gone, and it won’t be …

Create stunning DIY Boho Pillows from old jeans and sari material, adorned with playful pom poms. Follow our easy step-by-step guide to repurpose your fabric scraps into beautiful, eco-friendly home …

Vintage Image Transfer For An Upcycled Leather Bag Whilst flicking through one of my favourite interiors magazines (LivingEtc), I stumbled upon a picture of a bright yellow Dolce and Gabbana …

When I return from special holidays I love to find fun ways to show off the photos. For our last trip, I made a unique map picture frame of our …

Create your own stylish and elegant feather lampshade inspired by Danish design. Follow our comprehensive DIY guide to craft a beautiful, unique home lighting piece. This beautiful DIY feather lampshade …

I decided to make this fun wall key holder, as I seem to spend half my life looking for my keys especially my car keys. What I need to do …

How do you upcycle a grotty old garden bench? How about some cool decoupage with designer paper napkins and transform it into a Marimekko bench? Yes, you can decoupage for …

My friend Wendy’s dining room table is not just for eating on, she and her sons also paint and craft on it. The table is well used and as a …

Map art: Would you love to have some personalized original artwork on your walls but don’t think your painting skills are up to it? That’s me! You’d love a portrait …

The Best Upcycled Mother’s Day Gifts from Pillarboxblue If your English and reading this you may think that this post is a bit late. (In the UK we celebrated Mother’s …

I got the idea for these crushed can DIY planters after trawling the shops looking for planters to match my fun pineapple stenciled table upcycle. (That’s a bit of an …

Every time I visit London, I get drawn to Anthropologie. I wander around the shop, swooning over their beautifully crafted homeware. I was taken with their paper mache rabbit head. …

Inside: An easy tutorial on making paper roses with old maps and a free rose petal template. Who doesn’t like receiving a bunch of flowers? Sorry to put a damper …

Denim Hearts: I’m not sure when it started, but you might have noticed I am obsessed with upcycling old jeans. I can’t resist making things in denim; it is my …

How to Make Sweet Valentine’s Light Decorations to Illuminate your Home Valentine’s light decorations: Now that the Christmas decorations have been put away the house is looking a bit bare …

Make Your Own Decoupaged IKEA Cake Stand Ikea Cake Stand: The other week I was wandering around IKEA with a friend, spending way too much in the marketplace as usual. …

Colourful Unique Felt Monogram Gift Tags One of my good friends has a birthday in December and I have a tradition of making a unique gift tag for her birthday …

Inside: A tutorial to make a pom pom Christmas tree wreath to hang on the wall or door. If you’re looking for a fun Christmas wall hanging, I’ve got just …

DIY Christmas decorations recycling cardboard: With all the online Christmas shopping arriving at my house I have my very own cardboard mountain. Most of it I stick in the recycling, …

I got the inspiration for these simple frosted branch Christmas trees after a trip to London. Whilst there I visited one of my favourite stores, Heals. For those of you …