How to Make Gorgeous Nordic Christmas Decorations
DIY Marimekko Nordic Christmas Decorations 2 Ways After a visit to the lovely Skandium shop in London last month, I felt inspired to make my own Nordic Christmas decorations. As usual, I couldn’t...
View ArticleQuick Tutorial To Make A Glamorous Oyster Shell Ornament
How To Make A Glam Christmas Oyster Shell Ornament In 15 Mins Oysters are a bit like “Marmite” either you “love them or hate them”! Personally, I love them and have repurposed some into a glamorous...
View ArticleHow To Make A Vintage Wooden Thread Spool Ornament
Upcycled Vintage Wooden Thread Spool Ornament For Christmas I have combined my favourite Christmas song lyrics with something you find in an old sewing tin to make a vintage wooden thread spool...
View ArticleMake Your Own Christmas Crackers With Old Maps
How To Make Your Own Christmas Crackers Using Vintage Maps One of the best things about the Christmas dinner is the crackers on the table! And handmade Christmas crackers are the best! Also, it’s...
View ArticleHow To Make A String Art Neon Heart Sign
String Neon Heart Sign for Valentine’s The post title might say that this string neon heart sign is for Valentine’s. But, I believe that just like love, this gorgeous neon sign is for all year round...
View ArticleHow To Make A Pinecone Flower Heart Decoration
**This post is sponsored by Gorilla Glue . A Valentine’s Pinecone Flower Heart A few months ago whilst making some pinecone fall mason jars, I noticed that if you cut the top off pinecones they look...
View ArticleTutorial For A Gorgeous Scrap Fabric Birdcage
DIY Fabric Birdcage Decoration For Spring Maybe it’s because I’m the daughter of an ornithologist, spring makes me think of birds. Which gave me the idea to make a scrap fabric birdcage decoration for...
View ArticleHow To Make Beautiful Hand Painted Glass Bud Vases
Making Beautiful Upcycled Coloured Glass Bud Vases With this tutorial I show you how to hand colour glasses with paint. To create lovely painted glass bud vases in a display tray for a spring mantle....
View ArticleHow To Make A Simple Marimekko Easter Egg Wreath
The Simplest Decoupage Easter Egg Wreath I don’t go mad with Easter decorations but I do like to have one or two subtle handmade Easter decorations in my home. I think this Marimekko Easter egg wreath...
View ArticleHow To Make A Fun Upcycled Spring Bunny
A Simple DIY Spring Bunny From Scraps For Your Mantle The other day when I was on one of my morning runs I spotted the cutest bunny rabbit. The rabbit did not seem to be bothered by presence. It let...
View ArticleHow To Make An Upcycled Light-Up Pumpkin Three Ways
DIY El Wire Pumpkin and Jack-O-Lantern Pinterest is beginning to turn orange. The nights are starting to draw in and the kids are going back to school. Before you know it autumn will be here, that is...
View ArticleHow To Make DIY Halloween Lights With Old Bottles
Scary Upcycled Bottle Lights For Halloween Last Christmas I made some fabulous illuminated bottle lights for my home. I loved them so much I thought why not make some DIY Halloween lights too. You can...
View ArticleHow To Make Fun Rustic Halloween Gnomes
DIY Witch & Wizard Gnomes For Halloween I love to have a few subtle decorations around the home for fall. This year I thought it would be fun to make some cute rustic Halloween gnomes for the...
View ArticleHow To Make An Upcycled Map Leaf Wreath
Using Old Maps To Make A Lovely Autumn/Fall Wreath As I sat outside the kiosk in my local park the other morning with my normal post-gym coffee, I was mesmerised by the autumn leaves swirling in the...
View ArticleHow To Make A Real Egg Wreath Decoration For Spring
There are many symbols of spring, such as eggs, bunnies, birds and flowers. I combined two of them with this decoupage blue tit spring egg wreath decoration. Being an upcycler I prefer to craft with...
View ArticleThe Best Acorn Wreaths, Garlands, and Crafts to Make
There are many acorn trees on my daily walk and come Autumn the ground is littered with the little acorn caps as the squirrels have eaten all the nuts. I still love to gather the husks and use them...
View ArticleEasy Cookie Cutter Sweater Upcycled Christmas Ornaments
Instead of making cookies with my Christmas cookie cutters, I used them to make some cute upcycled Christmas ornaments. Sweaters are one of my favourite fabrics to upcycle and I keep a stash of them...
View ArticleHow To Paint A Christmas Tree For Your Wall
It is a lot easier than you think to paint a Christmas tree for your wall. It took me less than 10 minutes to pain this extra-large tree, and I’m no artist! Living in a narrow long Victorian terrace...
View ArticleHow To Make A Denim Dala Horse Ornament
Every year I make a load of upcycled and repurposed Christmas ornaments. At least one of those involve using some of my denim scraps. I’m very fond of Scandinavian Christmas decorations. This year...
View ArticleHow To Make Scrap Tartan Scottie Dog Ornaments
I really have been digging deep into my fabric scraps lately. Recently I made some tabletop tartan trees, now I’ve added a tartan Scottie dog ornament to my decorations. Just in case you didn’t know,...
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