Last week it felt like it had been such a long time since I'd sewn anything I was desperate to dust of my sewing machine and make something. I had some smaller pieces of fabric left over from other projects and as I rarely seem to finish a cup of tea before it goes cold, I decided to make a quilted mug cosy! Simplest is often best and I didn't want to faff about with buttons and button holes on this occasion. So instead there is elastic ... Read the Post...
How to Make Bird Feeders
Making bird feeders is not just a Christmas thing! Apparently the birds benefit if you put food out for them all year round. Apart from anything else, they learn that your garden is the place to go if they are feeling peckish. Boy 2 likes birds and I like the warm fuzziness that comes with being kind to animals. These bird feeders are good ones to make in the winter. The bird cakes are made with lard, which stays firm when it's cold out. If ... Read the Post...
Easy Last Minute Christmas Centrepieces
These easy last minute Christmas centrepieces are perfect if you still need something for your table (or anywhere else!) but you don't have the time to make anything elaborate. It takes less than half an hour to make and uses stuff you will probably either have already or be able to find easily outside. How to Make Easy Last Minute Christmas Centrepieces You Will Need: a glass bowl, candles, greenery, pine cones, berries, double sided tape or ... Read the Post...
10 Christmas Craft Tutorials
Christmas is a great time for making stuff. Now we're only 2 weeks away and I keep finding more stuff I want to make and there just isn't time! Here is a round up of 10 Christmas craft tutorials. Some of them are my ideas, most of them are not. Some of them I have made, some of them I am planning to make but I haven't got round to it yet! All the things in the tutorials can be made using stuff you will probably either have already or can obtain ... Read the Post...
