How To Upcycle A Vintage Suitcase With Old Jeans. When I saw a beaten up suitcase that was destined for the bin I decided to rescue it with one of …

As a reminder of my love of mountains I upcycled some old wool sweaters into a mountain cushion/pillow. I love living in Bedford, but there are a couple of things …

Inside: A tutorial on how to upcycle tin cans into a stylish DIY utensil caddy. I originally made this as a handy upcycled caddy to carry all my craft pens …

Simple Fabric Stags Head Tutorial and Pattern Animal heads especially stag heads have become a very popular home decoration over the last few years. I even made a paper mache …

Upcylced Lego Figure Push Pins Last week when making a frame out of old toys, I thought it would be great to make some push pins out of the old …

Upcycling old toys and a corkboard to make a unique medal board Upcycled Toys Frame: Instead of chucking away all those broken and orphaned toys, figures, and cars you find …

  There are loads of wild blackberry bushes on my daily dog walking route. This year they seemed to have done really well and many of them have started to …

These gorgeous hexagon patchwork cushions/pillows were made by my sister Tasha. She used a fabric called China Doll by Michael Miller to give it a retro Chinese feel, which fits …

My son needed a handy storage organizer for little things. He wanted somewhere close to hand to store his headphones, watches and other small personal items. I designed this handy …

I love old maps and love to decorate with them. Recently I made some personalized map chairs. I decided to compliment them with this IKEA map coffee table hack. The …

I have a bit of a thing about cacti and succulents and love cactus-themed crafts. My cactus crafting went supersized with this giant paper mache cactus. I love the giant …

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Every month I like to pick a theme and then list my favourite 12 crafts for that theme. This months it’s Apples & Pears (the fruit and not the cockney …

This is a tutorial on how to decoupage shoes to make designer sneakers. I used three designs from my favourite Finnish design studio, Marimekko. Decoupaging with paper napkins is a …

Homemade Elderflower Champagne The Elderflowers are in full bloom, so its time to make some champagne. The tiny flowers of the elder tree are covered in a natural yeast and …

Even though I love browsing other blogs and Pinterest for crafting ideas, I enjoy flicking through magazines too. I hang onto my crafting magazines. And I have made myself a …

Fabric birdhouse decorations – Don’t you love walking into homes with exciting things on the wall? It’s often what makes a house unique and homely. The stuff on the wall …

Homemade Rhubarb Cordial   When I was a little girl, my grandfather would pick a stick of rhubarb from his garden and hand it to me with a bag of …

These gorgeous map chairs are really easy to make for very little cost. They are also extra special, as I made them with maps that have great sentimental meaning. My husband’s …

On Sunday we will be having waffles, not that we didn’t have waffles last Sunday. This Sunday is the 17th of May which is Norway’s National day. Not only is …