Verona storage box kit

So recently I have been working on quite large project and it has definitely took a lot of hours, paper and glue to complete, but here it is!! I wanted to share with you which products I used as well as some recommendations if you are making this storage unit for yourself at home!

So as you can see this is the Verona storage box kit from tonic studios, I also used the matching deco draw die set and vintage paper pack.

Firstly I painted all of the pieces with some cosmic shimmer paint, I then glued the box together using the included glue pen.

Then I carefully cut pieces of paper to fit each section of the box, and the front of the drawers. The kit does also include layering sheets which made it easy to cut out the paper as you could just cut around the layering piece.

To add some more colour as well as a vintage appeal I used some guilding wax. And to finish off I glazed the whole box and added a layer of glitter around the rims of the boxes. 

Overall I really enjoyed putting this unit together and i'm already enjoying using it!!

Little meow card kit review and Birthday card tutorial

So last week I purchased the little meow card kit,

And since then i have made 2 cards, both very simple, the card in the bottom right was made using items only included in the card kit ( except glue of course! ) , however the card in the top right was made with a few added extras!

Below is how to make the card in the top right corner, so keep reading, I promise its simple!

From the card kit you will need:

- A card
- A envelope
- the pink striped paper
- the die cut sheet with the cat in the teacup ( shown above)

A few extras:

- various glue, I always use a tape pen, double sided tape and foam pads
- white glitter card
- pink organza ribbon

So let's get started!

First cover the card with the striped paper included in the kit, I find it easiest to add a few strips of glue on the first half of the card then stick down the card, fold it over and glue it to the back.

Next cut the glitter card slightly smaller than the card and again glue this on using the tape pen.

Pop out the diet pieces and add some foam pads to the back of each piece.

Now assemble in order, the pieces are numbered on the sheet so if you find it easier, just pop out one piece at a time.

Put the decoupage to one side and glue a stripe of organza ribbon across the centre of the card using the double sided tape. Add a decorative bow, to make the bow I used the mini bow maker from tattered lace.

Now stick on the topper with more foam pads, make sure to but plenty on the back!

Now you can add a stamp inside or leave it blank ready for you to fill out with your own personal message! As you can see in the image above I used the matching tag and added it to a present, so now everything is matching!

LITTLE MEOW REVIEW

I really like this card kit, it's great if your in a rush as it has everything you need to create a cute looking card, or just to embellish other things. You can use everything individually and add your own embellishments and things already in your crafty stash to make it look really professional. The extra toppers and tags mean that you can make even more cards or use them with other things from the little meow range!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you found this really useful!

delicious hot chocolate

Hey!! I am back with another foodie post, I do have a few easter themed sewing projects coming up so look out for those as well as a few DIY furnishings!!

For this i don't have any pictures, the truth is the hot chocolate was demolished too quickly because it was soooooo delicious!

So heres what you have to do!!

1. Heat up some milk in a saucepan, if you don't like or can't have milk replace it with water!

2. Add a few chunks of chocolate, i used dark to give it a rich taste!

3. In a cup but 3 spoons of your favourite hot chocolate powder and sugar if you want.

4. Pour in the chocolate/milk mixture and stir, it will smell divine!

Add as many toppings as you like or just enjoy your hot chocolate plain!

YUM!

Squiggle cakes

Hi After a break away from blogging I have decided to try a different approach and I am adding baking to the list of different crafts you will see on my blog!!

So here are my squiggle cakes!!!

As you can see they are very colourful and look a lot like bouncy balls or paintballs rather than cupcakes but I assure you they are absolutely delicious!!!

mmmmmmm.....

So here's how you make them!!

You will need:

100g flour

100g sugar

100g butter or margarine 

2 eggs

a few drops of vanilla extract

food colouring, just using primary colours allows you to mix them and create other colours

cake cases

a few small bowls

a mixing bowl and spoon

or a food processor

This recipe makes 12 cupcakes approx. if you would like to make more/less just adjust the qualities of the ingredients accordingly.

So the first thing to do is preheat your oven to 180 fan/200 degrees/ gas mark 6, then  cream together the butter and sugar, you can do this by hand or in a food processor, which is what I used!!

Add in the eggs one at a time and mix, then gradually add the flour. you can sift the flour if you wish but especially if you are using a food processor I do not feel the need to sift any ingredients!

Mix mix mix....

Until it reaches this consistency/colour be sure to scrap round the edges of your bowl to incorporate all of the ingredients.

Now separate the mixture into 4 or 5 bowls depending on how many different colours you plan to use, I used 5 different colours. Purple, blue, green ,yellow and red. The blue, yellow and red were the most successful and brightest colours so I would defiantly go for those!!

Mix it well so that the colour is well speed throughout the mixture and you will get amazing colour!!

Spoon a blob of each colour mixture into each cake case then pop them in the oven for 10-15 minutes.

I used a cupcake maker which i love for its ease of use and how I can quickly get it out and put it away without waiting for it to heat up. So I really recommend these machines!!

once the cupcakes are cooked they should be springy to touch or if you prefer not to touch burning hot cupcakes insert a clean skewer into one of the cupcakes if it comes out clean then it is cooked if not eave the cupcakes for a few more minutes

 

 

Leave the cupcakes to cool for a few minutes then cut into one... and be amazed theres a picture of mine cut in half above, try and spot the bunny shape!!!

Then of course EAT AND ENJOY!! 

 

If you make these please leave a comment below letting me know how they turned out!!!

Happy Baking

Christmas pudding jar topper

Get in the festive sprit with this clay jar topper!

You will need:

- clay ( brown, white, red and green ) i used cloud clay and coloured it using acrylic paint
- a clean jar with a screw on lid

1. make sure your jar is clean 

2. Soften your clay and colour it if necessary, you need a large brown piece to cover the lid and some white, a little green and a little red clay.

3. Mould the brown clay into a dome shape and press onto the lid of the jar, it doesn't need to be perfect as imperfections make it look more realistic!

4. Roll out the remaining white clay

5. Cut out a splatter shape then smooth over the ' pudding ' this forms the ' icing '

6. Cut out some holly leaves from the green clay and make a small ball from the red icing, lithely press them onto the icing, be careful not to squish them though!

Bake or leave to dry then you can add a gloss finish or just leave it!

Fill your jar with christmassy sweets and enjoy!!!

Lovely little hand warmers

These little hand warmers take seconds to make and can use up any old scraps of material and old rice! useful for keeping your hands warm on a cold morning or cool you down in the summer!

All you need is,

- material
- rice
- needle and thread
- pins

So first of all you will need a template, you can chose whichever shape you want, I decided to go for a heart but squares work well too. To make my template i simply opened up word, created a shape and printed it off! 

You then need to cut two shapes out of any material you wish. You may want to use wadding alongside the outer material to hold in more heat.

Next pin around the outer edge and sew the right sides together, leaving a 1/4" seam allowance and a gap so that you can turn the hand warmer inside out and fill.

After you turn your hand warmer inside out you will need to fill it with rice.

You can use whatever rice you want, lentils also work as a substitute! Use a teaspoon to half fill your hand warmer, this gives it a bit more flexibility in your hands.

You will need to sew up the hole by hand to ensure that you don't get any rice spillages.

Then you are ready to heat up your hand warmer, simply place it on a plate and put it in the microwave for 10-20 seconds, no longer.

Your hand warmer should stay hot for about 5 minutes, you can also use it as an ice pack just place it in the freezer for about 5-10 minutes.

Any questions and queries email me at  butterflyfairycrafts@gmail.com

Back to blogging

Hey there, so after my little break away from blogging I'm getting back into it so , expect to see some new projects coming soon. I will be posting one later on so be sure to check back here soon!

one delayed ( but fun ) project

So now about the delay, I wrote this post but forgot to publish it ( silly me ) haha! But its here now, published and ready for you to read!

This is really simple and is just really a filler until I have a chance to post my nativity scene!

Its a lollipop! unfortunately I don't have an image of the finished product but you can kind of see how it turns out!

This is what you will need, I am using cloud clay but you can used whichever clay you want if you are using fimo or sculpey you don't need to colour the clay yourself!

 split the clay

 

dab with a sharpie to add colour then roll until the colour is well mixed

 

 

roll the white and brown to make the stick

And roll up the red to make the lollipop

And there you have it one simple clay project, you can make it into a pendant or whatever you want!

My apologies + some exciting news!!!

I am so so so sorry that i really haven't been posting anything for a while now, I have got one project which i'll put on later but for now have this settling in your mind...

I have created a polymer clay nativity scene and I have decided that I am going to try to post a few christmas projects in the run up to christmas ( I know I am starting early ) starting with my nativity scene which I will post tomorrow and bit by bit you can make your very own nativity!

Last minute DIY back to school ideas

So school is starting again soon if your lucky then you have another week! But there is no excuse for a little last minute crafting!

So first lesson of today is how to jazz up your diary!

If you want to jazz up the year a bit of bling here and there can do the job very nicely!

So you will need

-some bling , I got a giant box of gems from hobby craft for £6.00
- some glue , any old pva or even a glue stick
- a diary , I got mine from Whsmith but any will do!

So this is so simple and quick you'll be wanting to jazz up all of your old notepads!

Just add a dab of glue then place a gem, go for a pattern or just go completely wild it's sure to look great!


Lesson 2 - Make a super stylish book holder, to keep all of your books, paperwork and homework handy!

what you will need

- A4 file , make sure its sturdy, mine's from Hobbycraft for £3.00
- some Decoupage paper, you can get any pattern you want, mine's also from Hobbycraft for £3.79 each
- some Pva or Deco patch glue( which is just pva )
- a brush, you want quite a large one to spread the glue more easily

So this is another very simple but useful craft idea, spread some glue thinly onto your box, place a piece of cut up or ripped up Decoupage paper then cover it over with another thin layer of glue, this gives it a glossy finish! Continue like this overlapping the pieces of paper to ensure that the box is fully covered!

A finishing touch - add a piece of ribbon around the base of the box to class it up or leave it as it is!

Now you have mastered the art of crafting back to school items, have a happy school year!

Follow me!

Hi so I am back to posting now and as you can see I have had a bit of a makeover here at Butterfly Fairy Crafts! Tomorrow you will be seeing some last minute back to school DIY ideas that can be completed in just one afternoon!

Also I have took on the decision of creating a twitter account so feel free to follow this blog! The more followers the more posts!

Thanks for stopping by

Easy flower hair clip

This clip is super easy and can be made using the Blossom sugar art moulds and a few sharpies!

So what you will need is:

A clip
Some white clay
Some sharpies or other permanent markers
A mould I used the Blossom sugar art Hydrangea
Some glue

And thats it!

So after you've gathered all of your equipment your ready to start!

1. Take your clay and using the cutter provided in the mould set cut out the flower shape, I used Fimo because of the strong texture, in some of my posts you will see I use cloud clay however it is too stretchy for this and you really need clay that will hold its shape!

2. Place it on the mould, make sure you align the cut out correctly in the mould.

3. PRESS!

4. Now open it up and carefully peel out the flower.

5. Bake or leave to dry, then get creative and decorate with some markers, you could try a funky pattern or just colour it in a block colour!

Finally add a clip using glue then add a coat of gloss to seal in the colour and make it shiny!

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Magical fairies

Hi, so as you may have noticed I haven't been keeping up with my latch hooking! But I have got a card for you to have a look at!

So heres the card, it has been created using a series of dies layered on top of each other.

Using a plain pure white card, with a layer of die cut pure white card on top, you will notice on the images below that the pattern frames the edges of the blue card.

After you have die cut the pale blue card add silhouette of a fairy and a border of mushrooms and swirls.

Complete with a matching blue panel with a message, I chose happy birthday but this simple card suits any occasion.

You could make multiple versions in one go to keep to one side when you need a card, then all you need to do is add a sentiment such as thanks or happy anniversary!


Also stamp a few words inside the card if you're not sure what to write out or just for convenience!

   










 Here is an enlarged image of the card












Have fun crafting