Crafts

How do you upcycle a grotty old garden bench? How about some cool decoupage with designer paper napkins and transform it into a Marimekko bench? Yes, you can decoupage for …

My friend Wendy’s dining room table is not just for eating on, she and her sons also paint and craft on it. The table is well used and as a …

Map art: Would you love to have some personalized original artwork on your walls but don’t think your painting skills are up to it? That’s me! You’d love a portrait …

The Best Upcycled Mother’s Day Gifts from Pillarboxblue If your English and reading this you may think that this post is a bit late. (In the UK we celebrated Mother’s …

I got the idea for these crushed can DIY planters after trawling the shops looking for planters to match my fun pineapple stenciled table upcycle. (That’s a bit of an …

Every time I visit London, I get drawn to Anthropologie. I wander around the shop, swooning over their beautifully crafted homeware. I was taken with their paper mache rabbit head. …

Turn your old road maps into beautiful, everlasting paper roses. With just a few simple supplies,old maps, floristry wire, tape, glue and scissors, you can craft stunning map-paper roses that …

Denim Hearts: I’m not sure when it started, but you might have noticed I am obsessed with upcycling old jeans. I can’t resist making things in denim; it is my …

How to Make Sweet Valentine’s Light Decorations to Illuminate your Home Valentine’s light decorations: Now that the Christmas decorations have been put away the house is looking a bit bare …

Make Your Own Decoupaged IKEA Cake Stand Ikea Cake Stand: The other week I was wandering around IKEA with a friend, spending way too much in the marketplace as usual. …

Colourful Unique Felt Monogram Gift Tags One of my good friends has a birthday in December and I have a tradition of making a unique gift tag for her birthday …

Inside: A tutorial to make a pom pom Christmas tree wreath to hang on the wall or door. If you’re looking for a fun Christmas wall hanging, I’ve got just …

DIY Christmas decorations recycling cardboard: With all the online Christmas shopping arriving at my house I have my very own cardboard mountain. Most of it I stick in the recycling, …

I got the inspiration for these simple frosted branch Christmas trees after a trip to London. Whilst there I visited one of my favourite stores, Heals. For those of you …

Give your old maps new life by turning them into beautiful heart-shaped brooches or ornaments. This easy DIY is perfect for travel lovers, Valentine’s Day, Christmas, or as a handmade …

Brilliant DIY LED Deer Christmas Decoration LED Deer: This is a simple, but brilliant diy illuminated wall art project. I made this for the fraction that it would cost to …

Repurposing an old window into a Christmas Mirror Decoration Earlier on in the year, a friend had a load of new windows put in her house and I managed to …

Christmas Gift Guide for Upcyclers and Crafters Some might say that this is just my own personal gift guide. I don’t deny that, and I will probably be sending my …

The best part of Christmas is the build-up, all the crafting and gift-making. It’s like many things in life; the anticipation is the most exciting. I started my Christmas crafting …

I love maps and traveling. I decided to put all this together and make these unique luggage tag burlap pillows (hessian cushions) using world map fabric. These map pillows have …