with iridescent bubble beads, handmade towels and toilet paper, this is marlows favourite room in the dollhouse […]
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we always end up with a million conkers stuffed in pockets, bags and baskets when we go walking in autumn… so rather than secretly removing them from the house when my toddler forgets about them, this time […]
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you could ultimately create a mini dollhouse cushion from any small scrap of fabric, but the thing that sparked me to create this one was an unused eyeglasses cleaning cloth we had lying around […]
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our toddler loves nursery rhymes, so last year we decided to dress her up as the ‘incy wincy spider’… she was quite frankly the cutest spider ive ever seen and her dad attended sellotaped to a matching ‘water spout’ […]
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for the guy who we adore, who does so much for his three gals and doesn’t ever complain about being outnumbered
a how-to for a handmade toddler inspired card of celebration for beer lovin’ papa bears […]
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when a friend introduced me to the japanese practice of hammering flowers into fabric i was instantly hooked.
now i look at flowers and think… ‘i wonder what that would look like if i bashed it onto linen’ as opposed to ‘oh gosh wouldnt they look beautiful in a jar of water!’ […]
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because you truly can’t beat a homemade card […]
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For Marlow Autumn's Christmas gift this year we bought a dollhouse. I never outgrew my own longing to one day own one myself, and this was the year we decided she would enjoy one. In an effort to live vicariously through her, I am trying my hand at some miniature items […]
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I get so much joy out of giving and receiving handmade gifts. I recently stumbled across lots of mini wooden clothes pegs I’d bought years ago in a craft store and couldn’t think what to do with them… I think I found the perfect solution […]
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Having been stuck in isolation for over a week on account of covid-19, we found that trying to entertain a two year old indoors for extended periods of time is challenging to say the least. This was such a simple craft with endless possibilities - your imagination is really the limit […]
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I have trialed a few recipes for dough ornaments, but these remain my favourite as you can’t beat that white powdery appearance the cornflour gives when dry. The best part - you can simply leave them to air dry… no baking required […]
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I thought it might be fun to use up the GIANT pile of felt I have lying around to make a whole series of felt foods. I have every intention of getting Marlow a play kitchen when she is older, and of course she will need lots of imaginatively yummy things to offer up her guests! […]
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This is an easter activity which leaves you with something beautiful to hang up, hold onto and admire for years to come. If each member of the family paints one egg each year you can date stamp them and build up a beautiful collection as time wiles on. […]
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Last year was our very first year with our baby girl Marlow Autumn and the first year of our now annual family Christmas card. These are great fun to make in the run up to Christmas […]
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As I start to transition into a less wasteful existence (slowly but surely), this year I decided once I have used up my bundles of wrapping paper, I will begin to wrap gifts in novel ways meaning that tonnes of wasted paper doesn’t end up […]
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Another beautiful wedding craft which seems to be quite popular at the moment is the DIY painted pallette. To keep the cost down for this one, you may […]
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