Craft ideas and tutorials for all ages and abilities.
Creative Craft Tutorials
Here you’ll find all our projects that don't fit in any other category. There's a real mix, from painting ideas, ways to make your own artwork, organising tips and more random ideas I've tried over the years. Scroll on down to find things I've tried that have been inspired by other blogs and bloggers. There are also some kit and subscription box reviews when I give my honest opinion of some of the things I've tried.
20 creative ideas to make faux flowers from a variety of materials with a mix of techniques
20 creative ways to use scraps of ribbon, a collection of ribbon craft projects and ideas
Lots of ideas to use empty plastic thread spools or cotton reels, craft projects, recycling and repurposing ideas
How to paint your own vibrant fabric. Upcycle old plain fabric with fabric paints to create bold, vibrant, colourful designs.
How to make your own mosaic art canvas. I repurposed old paintings but you could also use old greeting cards, magazines, children’s art or scrapbook papers.
How to make colourful cut out coasters with pleather and felt, including some of my craft fails along the way!
How to make art for your sewing space with old sewing bits and pieces, a box frame and divided tray
Make unique art for you home with an old road map book and your favourite quote about home.
A collection of cute Christmas knitting patterns you can download today. A mix of decorating and gift ideas.
How to make faux acorns for your autumn and fall decor with real acorn cups and a simple needle felting technique
A collection of Toadstool Fairy House craft ideas, lots of different crafts including crochet, sewing and embroidery.
A review of the weaving loom kit from Funem Studio. Making a natural coloured wall hanging from textured yarns.
How to make a little bird from yarn. Made in pastel colours they are perfect for Spring decorating.
How to make a sweet button bouquet decoration using an empty cotton reel or spool. A lovely upcycling diy craft that makes a pretty addition to your spring decorating.
Take wooden trinket dishes from the thrift store or charity shop and give them a whole new look. Choose from a modern geometric colour block or a copper doodle effect.
My favourite sewing gadgets, ones which are actually really useful. All these ideas make great gift ideas for people who sew too.
How to make a felt cactus bookmark. An easy summer felt craft project for adults or children to make
My review of the book Sewing Simple Softies, 17 easy to sew projects designed to help children learn to sew.
How to make a cute mini pincushion by upcycling a little ceramic pot or tealight holder.
Get all your friends and family crafting this year with our guide to the beautiful craft kits available on Etsy
A collection of beautiful summery sunflower crafts. Something for everyone including papercraft, crochet, painting, embroidery and sewing.
How to decorate wooden clothes pegs with a basic pyrography tool. A fun and inexpensive wood burning project.
24 of the cutest strawberry themed crafts, perfect for some early summer crafting. All sorts of different crafts so there is something for everyone.
Take a page from an old book and have a go at found poetry. Add pretty doodles to make altered book art poems.
Not all craft projects go to plan first time. Today I’m sharing an idea that I massively overcomplicated to start with, luckily there is a quick easy way which I’m also sharing!
Take a tub from IKEA with a wooden lid into a personalised gift with a simple wood burning mandala design.
24 beautiful and varied way to use pinecones around the home and for holiday decorating. Including tips to prep them ready for crafting.
As an avid reader I couldn’t resist putting together a gift guide for the book worm in your life. Lots of book related gift ideas for everyone.
How to make pretty flowers from Organza. Perfect for hair clips, brooches, corsages or to decorate your gift wrap.
Need a Ruby anniversary gift for your parents or friends? Here are some inexpensive 40th Anniversary gift ideas, something for every taste and budget.
How to make quilt block effect coasters with a wooden coaster and a pyrography tool. A great gift idea for a friend who quilts or does patchwork.
I’ve put together a fantastic collection of butterfly crafts. Something for every age with butterfly craft ideas for experienced craft people and complete beginners. Butterfly craft projects for everyone from Adults and Children to try.
Take a simple wire mesh paper napkin holder and give it some fun summery decoration with embroidery thread.
Have you ever tried flower smashing or pounding? I used my flower art to make a couple of greeting cards and a bookmark by adding some extra doodles.
Give an inexpensive Ikea tealight holder a little something extra with embroidery thread and a simple design.
How to upcycle an old wooden box and glass jars and bottles and turn them into a modern geometric centerpiece for flowers.
How to turn a pretty little dish found in a thrift store or charity shop into a useful magnetic pin dish. The perfect gift for anyone who loves to sew.
Mother’s Day is fast approaching so I’ve put together a gift guide for mum’s who knit, crochet, sew or just enjoy crafts and crafting.
A great housewarming gift - personalise a plain chopping board with a geometric design using a wood burning or pyrography tool.
Here’s a fun way to use some special vintage buttons from your button box. Turn them into needle minders or fancy needle threaders by following our easy tutorial.
Use broken jewellery, buttons, beads, gems and other pretty bits and pieces from your craft stash to bejewel an old vase and plant pot.
A bumper collection of over 20 clever and fun ways to give a gift card. From printable gift card wallets and pouches to knit and crochet ideas and everything in between.
21 great gifts for the craft enthusiast in your life. We’ve found fun ideas for knitter, crocheters, sewists, embroiderers and papercrafters.
Recycle an old glass jar into a pretty tea light, chandelier style, boho beaded lantern.
A fun 50th Birthday gift idea. When my brother turned 50 earlier this year we put together a box filled with 50 things he’ll need now he’s 50.
Use a simple pyrography technique to make a personalised hanger for a bride on their wedding day.
Sweet dot painted pebbles made with nail varnish pens. Perfect for mindfulness or stress relief, for your ‘one word’ or just as something pretty.
A really easy idea to make art on a budget, simple collage style art made from junk mail and old magazines
I had so much fun painting simple flowers on my X-acto knife box to turn it from plain to fabulous in one afternoon.
Rainbow Pom Poms are a brilliant way to use up all the little bits of yarn left over from other projects. Make them using this quick ‘over the hand’ method - perfect if you don’t have a pom pom maker.
You really don't need lots of mad artistic skills to make a passable piece of abstract art for your home.
Take a broken Christmas ornament and give it a makeover so it can be on display all year round.
Just a quick tip today, something I found useful when using clear stamps that are mounted onto thin acrylic blocks. I realise this is a bit of a niche problem that I found a solution too, I'm sharing just in case anyone out there finds it useful too!
How to update and upcycle an old sewing box with paint and a hand painted mandala design
What do you do when your house plant doesn't fit in the decorative pot you have for it? This is a simple fix I've used for years, you may all know it already but just in case not, let me explain.
A simple glass jar upcycled with pom poms to make a fun bright and cheerful desk accessory.
Spring has definitely sprung in our part of the world so here's a simple upcycling idea for bringing a little spring prettiness into your home.
20 cheap, fun birthday ideas - making birthdays special without spending a fortune, it's the little things that count!
Take an old kid's globe and give it a classy makeover with white spray paint and silver sharpie.
Turn old food tins into cute planters for your kitchen window sill. Not quite as simple as it seems, there are a few things you'll need to bear in mind with this idea.
Have you ever tried to dry rose petals? There are several different methods and I've been testing just a few. Here's my results and recommendations (makes it sound like a science experiment!)
Upcycle an old box to make a smart bedside phone charging station with this simple craft tutorial.
Make pretty floral art work using a simple collage technique. A great way to use scraps of pretty scrapbook paper.
A Christmas decoration with a bit missing turned out to be just right for a decoration we can hang all year round. A quick makeover was all it needed.
Giving an old laundry hamper a makeover was really quite straightforward, even though I managed to make hard work of it! But with a saving of £45 from the one I had seen in the shops I am perfectly happy with my final result.
Upcycle an old wooden tray to make a pretty desk tidy area. I use this everyday in an attempt to keep things tidy.
A friend at work was getting rid of a lot of furniture as they moved house and downsized dramatically. She gave me this little pale yellow table. I guess it's an end table, I'm not sure what else to call it. It's a foot square and happened to be exactly the right size for an awkward little space in our hall.
Take an old canvas with a picture you no longer like and turn it into modern geometric art to match your decor.
Upcycle an old glass jar into a pretty gift jar to fill with useful emergency items for a wedding day.
It's easy to make your own art for your walls, and specimen art is so simple to make to suit any colour scheme.
Do you always buy new when decorating or do you try updating some items that you already have? When we moved house we needed a new look in our bedroom, I’ve been playing with some of our existing items to make them fit in.
Succulents are really popular plants. They are really easy to grow and when they get big or a little bit pot bound it’s easy to take cuttings and get more plants for free!
Make a special anniversary gift, a keyring made with coins from special dates in your lives together.
You know those lovely blog posts where someone shares a load of amazing party decoration ideas? Well this is not one of them! I wanted to show some real life party preparation ideas with you but forgot to take enough photos, sorry!
Pattern and Kit Reviews
DIY leather bag kit review, I’ve made another leather handbag using a kit from Solace Leather, here’s how I got on.
DIY leather bag kit review, how I got on sewing a leather bag using a kit from Solace leather
A review of the weaving loom kit from Funem Studio. Making a natural coloured wall hanging from textured yarns.
I’ve tested out a kit from Artisans to make a leather key ring, here’s how I got on. Plus a giveaway to win a kit of your own.
We’ve got 2 PDF copies of a fun new snarky cross stitch book to give away, plus a book review.
My review of the Prym Turning Set, a handy sewing tool that makes turning tubes, handles and straps easy.
I’m a guest over at Minerva Crafts sharing a simple embroidery on polka dot fabric design and a review of the Clover Create a Pincushion kit.
My adventures in the world of punch needle embroidery courtesy of a Makerly craft subscription box.
A review of a brand new craft kit from Amazing Craft to make 3 sweet little pig brooches.
A review of April's Craftiosity craft kit subscription box to make a cork passport holder.
Take a ready made cushion cover, scraps of fabric and a few simple embroidery stitches and you can make a pretty cushion / pillow.
Upcycle a plain glass jar with a pretty flower meadow design, hand painted using acrylic paint pens