Handmade Harry Potter inspired potion necklaces

Back in the Summer, I went to a garage sale.  The guy was selling off his cider bottles, and I just wanted them!  You know how it  It was only when I was asked what I was going to do with them that I thought about the Harry Potter labels that I had used on my storage unit here 

Review of Dannells Lampshade Making Kit

Want to make your home more personalised, and more you?  Then Dannell's Lampshade Making Kits might just be the answer you're looking for!

How To Make Dragon Eggs For Easter

I have marvelled at all the dragon eggs I've seen over on Pinterest for ages, and every now and then I think "I must give these a go"

Halloween Wreath Crafts

October is the month for creating all sorts of weird and wonderful Halloween Crafts.  I was fortunate enough to receive a great Halloween-themed craft bundle from Vikings last year and what immediately jumped out at me was the fabulous Halloween coloured wool.

Craft: How to make a Monster Book of Monsters

You never know what you may find at a car boot fair, so my advice would be never to dismiss one if you have a craft project coming up, whether it's making costumes or recovering stools.  You'd be surprised at what goodies can be found.

Using the Loklik Cutting Machine

Over the past month, I have been trying out the Loklik Cutting Machine, gifted by Loklik as a review, and now that I've finally got to grips with it - it's very addictive!

From adding labels to storage containers, and personalising water bottles to creating quoted bookmarks, there is no end to what you add a little of yourself into with one of these cutting machines.

Decorating plain mugs

I've seen around the internet recently various art using Sharpies and crockery, so I figure this would be a really good way of having my cup stand out from the rest at work.

How to Make a Lego Heart for Valentines

When we have a poor boy one of the best ways to take his mind off being ill is to get the Lego out.   The best type of Lego days is when we find something (usually on Pinterest) with no instructions and try to rebuild it. 

I'm a bit of a craft person so of course, I LIVE on Pinterest and imagine my utter surprise and 'OMG why didn't I think to look for these before' moment when this popped up:

Creating Witch Legs for Halloween

As I wasn't going to use my witch's broom for Halloween this year, I decided I would have it sticking out the trees and make it look like a witch had crashed landed, so all I needed to do - was to add some legs!

Hosting a TMNT Themed Party

The year my son was into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, we held a TMNT-themed party.  

I was rather pleased with this as it gave me a chance to relive my youth as I loved the turtles too - which is probably why I had such fun with creating party bags and games for his 4th birthday party.

How I created a TMNT party theme for my son's 4th birthday

How to create Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Decorations for Christmas

The year TMNTs were my son's favourite characters, I made various TMNT craft projects with Mikey, Raph, Donnie and Leo.  

TMNT Themed Party Ideas - Turtle Face Target

TMNT Themed Throwing Game

I mention in a previous post about making TMNT-themed bean bags for my son's birthday party.  To go along with these bags we decided to make some games that involved a bit of hand/eye coordination (also known as 4-year-olds randomly throwing things at targets).

Quick and Easy Craft Ideas to do with Toddlers

With spring just around the corner, it can only mean one thing - Easter is coming!  

How we made David Walliams' Megamonster Character!

This was possibly my last year to make a World Book Day costume, and we ended on a biggie.

Once the email from the school came out in February that they would be doing World Book Day and costumes were optional, I asked my son what his favourite book was and what he wanted to go as.

"MegaMonster"

7 Valentine crafts to make with the children

They say it's the thought that counts when giving someone a present.  Not a truer word has been spoken, especially when making one of the following gifts for your loved ones this Valentine's Day with a little help from the children.

How to create a Spiderman themed clock

There are some great craft shops both brick and mortar and online and when you find one that has wooden craft projects, snap them up.

These make great projects for cold winter days, warm sunny picnic days and everything in between.

Five Valentine's Day / Wedding crafts with jam jars

With spring just around the corner and Valentine's day coming up, I thought now would be the perfect time to show off some beautiful crafts using jam jars 

How to make an Among Us Clock.

My son is a huge Among Us fan, so when I received my latest Maker Crate from KiwiCo, I knew exactly how we were going to decorate the clock face from the kit.

 

Craft Kit Subscription Boxes by Craftiosity

I am a big fan of craft and subscription boxes so when Craftiosity asked if I'd like to sample their current month's subscription box, I was extremely happy to do so! 

Who is Craftiosity

Craftiosity was born to make it easy for us to be creative, to try new things and to be inspired.  Craftiosity is all about you-time.  

How to create your own Father's Day Lego Gift

Our craft item this year involved a photo and Lego.  I used a printout from my home computer but if you don't have access to a computer, you can use online services such as Truprint for a quality photo.

This gift will keep any daddy/carer and the children quiet for quite some while!!

Choose your favourite photo, I know, this could be quite a task!  

I had to open up a spreadsheet to mark out the word DAD so I knew what Lego bricks to use.  This took some time to get right!