Today's progress

So today I guess I haven't done a lot, but I have got a project for you which I will publish tomorrow!

Here's my progress, a few whiskers and half a nose more than yesterday!

Have a crafty holiday

Track my progress...

So over a year ago I decided to try out latch-hooking, and so brought a latch hook kit from hobbycraft,

(it looks like this)

I decided it was time that I worked towards completing it, so you can track my progress and see how week I am getting on ( or how slow I decide to go) !

Of course I am trying to make some more projects for you and hopefully you'll be seeing some sewing and clay projects this week.

Now to see todays progress,

As you can see before I only had the top of the meerkats head, now he has... eyes, let's see if I can give him some whiskers tomorrow!

See you tomorrow for some more crafty-ness

Quick update!

Hi, now I did plan some projects for you including some sewing projects as requested! However The materials I have ordered haven't arrived so you're going to have to hang on a little longer and I promise I'll post some projects as soon as possible.

Hang in there

Easy clipboard / note holder

This is an easy tutorial of how to make your very own clipboard or note holder! Also it's a great use for your decorative pegs!

So as you can see from the images above you hang it up and the peg easily holds all your paperwork and notes, of course its easy to turn into a clipboard, just don't hang it up!

what you will need

- cardboard
- various coloured card/paper
- a peg
- some ribbon
- some glue

So first of all you need to gather up all of your equipment a[s you can see they are pictured above.

2. Stick the paper onto the cardboard, then carefully cut around the edges removing the excess paper.

3. Stick on a second piece of paper but leave 1/4 of the other coloured paper so that it is still showing.

4. Glue on the peg, you can do this so that it is sticking over the top or is flat against the top of the cardboard.

5. Glue the ribbon across the join of the two pieces of paper.

6. If you wish to hang up the clipboard you will need to glue a small piece of string or ribbon on the back of the cardboard.

7. Place a small piece of paper over the top of where you have glued the ribbon to the back to add a little more strength to the ribbon.

Now you have completed your clipboard, have fun using your clipboard/note holder!!!

Another variation

I added a little extra card to give it a bit more colour!  ------------->

Retro rose

Hi again now as this post is a two step process I didn't post yesterday as I was working on this for you!

So lets begin first of all you will need to make a mould, I brought some silicone putty from eBay which enables you to make your own moulds!

1. Here is an image of the putty, as you can see it has two parts, part A and Part B.

2. Take a small amount of Part A, don't worry because a little goes a long way!

3. Now take an equal amount of part B.

4. Mix them together, if you are in a hot room or your hands are hot the putty will start to 'melt', but don't worry because this doesn't affect your mould!

5. You will need to wait until it turns a lighter purple and then press it gently over the object you wish to mould, I used a plastic roses which I purchased for £1 along with some other things! Leave it for 5 minutes then remove the object, leave the mould overnight to completely set!

Now we are going to make the retro rose!

1. You will need:

orange clay
pale brown clay
white clay
green clay
brown clay
and a rolling pin

2. Roll out your white clay, then roughly cut into a rectangle.

3. Do the same with your other colours then lay them onto of each other.

4. Cut from one corner to the other, then match up the two shortest edges.

5. Roll in the palm of your hand so that the colours swirl but you still have the stripy pattern, then press into your mould.

6. Carefully remove from the mould and poke out a small hole in the top of your rose to make it into a pendant, if you aren't making it into a pendant you can bake the clay in the mould.

Now you have a stylish retro rose!

Hello, again

Hi, I'm finally back WITH a project for you to try! I f you have been reading some of my older posts you will know that today is the start of the project a day campaign! If you'd like to get involved view the campaign page.

Now on with the project!

This is an easy and very basic project but gives you a great way to store your bracelets without just throwing them in your draw!

What you will need

toilet roll tube
card or paper
glue, I use a glue tape pen for simplicity

These are all illustrated below, as well as the finished product!

Now as I said this project is super simple and so only requires three steps! Yes, three steps!

So here we go

Step 1  Measure the length of your toilet roll tube, mine was 10.5cm.

Step 2  Cut the card to the same width as the length of your toilet roll tube. ( cut it so that it is wide enough to cover your tube ) Don't worry about the length of the card/paper.

Step 3  Add some glue to the card/paper and stick it onto the tube, smooth it down as you wrap the card/paper around the tube, if there is any excess card/paper overlap it. As you can see from the images above I overlapped mine slightly on the edge, this ensured that the tube edge was well hidden!

Another variation

You could stick a circle onto the base of the decorated tube and stand it up, it could then be used to hold your bracelets on the outside and pens on the inside!

Hope you enjoyed this quick and easy project, as you can guess I'll be back with another project tomorrow! Bye for now!

Projects on pause

Hi I know I haven't posted anything for a while, and all of my recent posts are just telling you to hang on for a few more days, and I am really sorry. I am trying to work on a few more projects for you to have a go at but I am going to wait until the 28th July before I post anymore projects, in the meantime I will try to post a few pictures of things I have made, and possible a few recipes.

Also on the 28th of July I am launching ' A project a day ' campaign, that you can take part in! I f you have a google account then follow this blog to show you are taking part, if you have a blog you can download the campaign button and insert it into your blog using a html code insert, to show everyone else that you are taking part! Of course this means that you will need to post a project a day for one week, like I am going to do! Hope you have fun taking part!

That's all for now, but I promise to post again soon,

Triple project post

Hello again, as promised here is my triple project post! I've put together a knitted coster tutorial, and two inspirational projects.

So here it goes, my polymer clay knitter coster!

What you will need:

- polymer clay (15g at least)
- craft knife
- ruler or cookie cutter
- rolling pin

1. Soften, then roll out the clay.

2. Using the remaining clay roll into thin strips, take two and twist them together, you could also roll them between your forefinger and thumb.

3. Repeat step two but roll or twist the strips in the opposite direction.

4. Lay them side by side on your ready rolled out piece of clay, continue like this until you have completely covered the square, you'll see that it creates a knitted effect. I made mine a little odd, using thinner and thicker strips for each section to make it look more natural.

5. Bake, glaze then use! Simple!


Next I am going to show you two different projects you can try at home!

Maths CAN be glamorous with this calculator, I deco patched the case and back with some leftover tissue paper, then along the 'tram lines' on the case of the calculator I added a little embellishment!

Now here is an extra-terrestrial life form, an alien pen pot, made using just card, a tin can and some felts, a perfect way to complete the monthly challenge as well as being a great project for kids!

Hope you like some of these ideas, my posting will be a bit sparse for the next few days as I'm working on something special as I've nearly reached 2,000 views!!! Yay!

Visit again soon,

Greastest apologies

Hi, sorry I haven't been posting latley, after I said I was going to post every other day too!

I'd just like you to know that projects are ON THEIR WAY and so you'll be seeing some projects later! To make up for my lack of posting, I'm doing a triple project post, with not 1,not 2 but 3 different projects for you to have a go at!

If you have a google account you can follow my blog, using the join this site button. --------->

You can check out my easy shop by clicking on the shop tab above or see my crafty posts and projects by clicking on one of the other tabs above!!

D.I.Y: Decorative pegs

These page are super stylish and add a little colour to all of your important notes!

I am going to get right to the instructions now, so here is a list of what you need:

- Pegs (As many as you want)
- Assorted paper/light weight card
- Pva glue
- A paint brush
- Scissors
- A pencil


1. Draw around the outside of your peg, onto your paper.

2. Cut out the shape you have just drew.

3. Using a brush smooth some glue over one side of the peg, place the cut out paper strip on top, then re-apply some glue, leaving a glossy finish. I used Pva glue which makes them water resistant meaning that you can still use these to peg out your washing!

4. Repeat these steps for your other pegs to create a variety of colourful pegs.

Why not add a magnetic strip, so then you can stick these onto your fridge or whiteboard, whilst they still hold all of your notes!

Thanks for visiting and be sure to stop by on Monday for my next crafty tutorial!

At last...

Some crafty time!

You'll be pleased to know all my exams are OVER, so posting will return to normal ( every other day) stay on the lookout for new projects and I'll be launching another themed week next month!

New winter collection

My Winter wonderland collection is finally here!

I have already listed one of the items from my winter collection and you'll be seeing more soon, so take a look at these decorative christmas trees now!

Click here to view my decorative christmas trees now!
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/194154376/decorative-christmas-tree-winter?

Or why not set up your own Etsy shop and start selling your fabulous creations, just click on the link below!

http://etsy.me/1pKK8yG


More items will be coming to the winter wonderland collection soon!

Mug rug

Hi today's post is a sewing post, this is a quick and easy project which was made in user 15 minutes!

Materials                  

- plain cotton fabric x 2 ( 8in x 8in)
- wadding ( approx 8in x 8in)
- Cotton thread

I used a embroidery machine but you could also sew on any letters or words by hand!

 So this is how to make a mug rug!

Place 1 piece of your plain fabric onto of the wadding, secure with an embroidery hoop. Then select a design or word/letter you want to be embroidered onto your mug rug, (if you're doing this by hand ignore this step!) I used a two tonal thread to create the stripy effect.

 Embroider the design onto the fabric, make sure the fabric is tight in the hoop.

Next you need to sew on the back piece of fabric, to make it suitable for washing you need to secure the back fabric around the edges and in the middle, so I put a neat box around the embroidery.

 Now you have your very own mug rug, try adding some ribbon around the edges for a final splash of colour!

Kreative kids

Hi, sorry to say it but this post is a bit of a throw together! Trust me i've tried so many different things but none of them really worked out so take a look at doe of the projects me and my brother did recently!

 Sorry about the picture quality as i said this was a last minute post!

We used a range of techniques making these projects.

The snake has simply been painted and the tortoise and yummy cupcakes have been decopatched, this means gluing small pieces of decorative tissue paper on a model to completely cover it!

Thanks for visiting my blog, feel free to follow and comment and don't forget to check out some other posts by clicking on a category at the top of my blog!

Busy busy busy...

Sorry about all of the delay's in posting, I'm currently extremely busy but I aim to post either this weekend or next weekend then resume posting very other day!

In the meantime check out my most popular post!

Minnie mouse hair bow

Chicken button art - 15minutecrafts

Hi again here is todays project as promised!

So this is a chicken which has been made by gluing various buttons onto canvas.

This is a great way to use up any spare buttons and of course you can make any animal or object you wish too, or why not go abstract and randomly glue buttons for a unique effect!

What I used:

- assorted buttons
- square canvas
- PVA glue
( and a little accessory for the corner!)






So I started out by drawing out the outline of the chicken, then placing buttons.Its important at this point that you DO NOT glue any down or else you don't know how all the buttons will fit on or if you need to change your design!





After placing your buttons I found it easy to remove a few, rub out any visible lines, apply glue then place the buttons back.

This way I was able to make sure all the buttons returned to the same place.


Add a few final touches and your ready to go!

 Here is a close up of the head, as you can see I used a range of large and small buttons to create a more textured piece.

 Here is the finished artwork!

I added a large button with a ribbon through the centre, this was like a seal of approval!

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