Fathers Day Gift Ideas – brilliantly easy way to make stunning digital art cards.
Searching for some inspiration, I did what every good not-very-crafty Internetter does. I headed to Martha Stewart. And lo – look what I found… An article with 10 amazing card ideas. Some of them were not for me… But tucked away at the end, at no. 10, was a simple and fab idea. Digital Snapshot Cards. Using your own family photos, made to look like duo-tone prints. “Convert pictures of a favorite pet, nature,...
Make your own super-cute chick for Easter with Cupcakes for Clara
Looking at the long range weather forecast this morning, I realised that I need to Take Steps, and ensure I have proper crafty activity-type things in the house for the holidays if I’m to avoid the 10hr Xbox sessions that threaten with every rainy cold school holiday. As luck would have it, the next place I went to I saw these little babies. How bloody gorgeous? I’m going to have to buy more than I need, just so that the...
How to make a foam crown
Be the King or Queen of the castle with this easy to make and fun crown design. Thanks to Stacey from cutfoam who offer foam cut to size. Both boys and girls will enjoy making and decorating these crowns. Making this out of foam means it is very comfortable to wear. The jewels and sequins can be bought from any craft shop. You will need: One large sheet of foam Elastic Wooden skewer Jewels and/or sequins for decoration...
Brilliant ‘Make a Ruffle Rug Kit’ – half price!
Just spotted these brilliant kits over on Play Merrily at half price. They look brilliant, and I’m itching to have a go! Reduced to £12.50, it’s a brilliant activity for wet afternoons – and even when it’s done, you can get great use out of the cheery rug you made! Ruffle Rug kit available over at Play Merrily for £12.50
Fabulous Art Box Tin – mais oui!
I LOVE this little tin! Actually – it’s not so little; at over 20cm long it’s perfect for holding brushes as well as paints or piles of collage scraps or a gazillion colouring pencils or a family of Sylvanian Rabbits or the entire collection of hair bands/clips/ribbons… That’s the trouble with useful Pots to put things in. You never know what to put i them when you’re 5. I had this tin neatly placed...
Spotted! Playon Crayons – Perfect for Little Hands
Perfectly shaped for a little fist to wrap around whilst creating masterpieces and when their work is done much fun to be had with stacking them. Genius.