How to Make a Drawstring Bag From a Pillowcase is the first in a series of posts I'm writing about storage ideas that are easy to make. If your house is anything like mine, every available surface has probably disappeared under the chaos of post Christmas clutter. Toys that need homes, lego everywhere, games and puzzles that there's not quite room for in the existing storage. Happily it is easy enough to whip up some storage solutions and ... Read the Post...
Using Dried Fruit For Christmas Decorations
Here are some ideas for using dried fruit for Christmas decorations. You might have dried some citrus fruit out in the oven and be wondering what to do with it. Or you made some with a plan in mind and you've got some left over. Some of the ideas on the list will need more dried fruit than others. Some will need less. With some of them, you can use other things as well. 1. Make tree decorations. String whole oranges and slices of ... Read the Post...
Interactive DIY Christmas Jumper
With Christmas Jumper Day fast approaching, I thought it would be fun to make a Christmas jumper for Boy 4. I had an idea for making something with an interactive element. I didn't want anything too complicated, perhaps something involving a pocket. So here we have Santa and a chimney! The Santa is attached to the inside of the chimney with a ribbon so that he doesn't get lost. He can go into the chimney feet first......or head ... Read the Post...
Christmas Stocking With Cuff
A Christmas stocking is a nice easy thing to make and makes a good gift for somebody's first Christmas or even for somebody who just needs a new one. They can be made different sizes. A small one for a baby, a larger one for an older child or a tiny one to hang on the Christmas tree. If you don't want to draw you own, I have the templates available as part of the extremely good value Christmas bundle. How to Make a Christmas Stocking With ... Read the Post...
