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I’m so easily distracted my creative mind never seems to switch off. The other week, while making my salvaged wood Christmas tree, an old wooden table hiding at the back …

My husband doesn’t get it, what he considers rubbish I look at as a recycling challenge. I do get a kick of making crafts out of the scaps of other …

I love it when the house twinkles at Christmas, with all the lovely Christmas lights on those dark, cold winter nights. Last week, I made some cute LED mini Pine …

Inside: A tutorial to make a cute pine cone Christmas tree and illuminate it with fairy lights. Every day, I walk the dog down our local park, and the ground …

Add a personal touch to your Christmas countdown with handmade advent calendars. From fabric to paper, explore endless possibilities for festive DIY projects. With the holiday season just around the …

I can’t walk past a skip (dumpster) without having a good look in. I especially love odd bits of wood with exciting mouldings or hooks and knobs on them. Over …

To me, the best bit about Christmas is the build-up. I love the excitement in the preparations for the big day more than the day itself. What better way to …

Create a rustic star wall decoration using wire coat hangers, denim, and burlap scraps. A simple and charming DIY project perfect for adding a cosy touch to your home decor. …

Get ready for a crafty and joyous Christmas season with our step-by-step guide on creating a DIY envelope advent calendar. The anticipation leading up to Christmas day fills me with …

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 …

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. …

Inside: An easy tutorial on making paper roses with old maps and a free rose petal template. Who doesn’t like receiving a bunch of flowers? Sorry to put a damper …

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 …

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 …

Do you want to personalize a decoration or gift for someone special? Then, make a DIY map ornament. You can use maps of where they are from, a favourite holiday …

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 …