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Fun Homemade Advent Calendar From Kraft Paper

Kraft Paper Gingerbread Man Homemade Advent Calendar

Every year I love to make my family a homemade advent calendar. Homemade advent calendars are fun as you get to choose what you put in them. Whether it's a treat, a Christmas picture, a cheesy Christmas joke or all three. My husband is very good at a...

Amara Interior Blog Awards Best Craft Blog

On Thursday night I won the Amara Interior Award for the best craft blog 2018. I'm still buzzing from the win!

I'd just like to take this opportunity thank all my readers and followers for their support!

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The Best Repurposed Denim Christmas Decorations

Cool and Unique Upcycled Denim Christmas Decorations

When you think of the colours of Christmas, indigo may not be the top of the list. However, I still think that you can make some pretty cool and unique denim Christmas decorations from a pair of old jeans. My favrouite part of Christmas is actually all the...

Easy To Make Unique Denim DIY Christmas Tree

Upcycle Your Jeans Into A Fun DIY Christmas Tree

I know indigo is not a traditional Christmas colour but who cares? I wanted to make some DIY Christmas trees out of denim scraps. You can always decorate the denim Christmas tree to give it a more festive feel. Or leave the trees "aux...

How To Make A Fun DIY Knot Pillow From Old Sweaters

Repurposed Sweaters Celtic DIY knot Pillow

I have been planning to make this DIY knot pillow for a while. It is actually made from the leftovers of another upcycle. When I made a sweater felt rug, I cut the sleeves off the jumpers/sweaters and saved them for this project. I have to admit...

How To Make Unique Pinecone Christmas Crafts

DIY Decorative Tiles: Pinecone Christmas Crafts

I say that this is a pinecone Christmas craft but it is really just a fall craft. However, by adding some decorations all of a sudden it's a pinecone Christmas craft. Come rain or shine nearly every morning I stop at the kiosk in the park at the...