Hobbycraft is my favourite craft company ever! I love their range of products and their super, helpful, friendly staff. With Father’s Day fast approaching our twin girls and I thought what better way to show daddy just how much we love him, by making him some unique, personalised gifts with the help of Hobbycraft. With…
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Sewing Project: How to make a sunglasses case
Read moreA few weeks ago my husband and I bought our girls a pair of sunglasses each. I treated myself to a new pair too. The sunglasses that our girls already had were pretty scratched and as we’re going on holiday soon, they really needed some new ones. The thing is I didn’t want these new…
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Sewing Project: Elephant Cuddly Toy
Read moreNot that long ago I wrote a post and shared my first ever Dolls and Daydreams creations. A mermaid and a superhero. Ever since making them I’m hooked and couldn’t wait to get started on making another fun creation! This time around I decided to purchase the elephant pattern. The reason I chose this pattern…
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Card Making Goodies from Create and Craft
Read moreWhen I was a kid, I used to love making presents for my friends and family. I spend ages making them pictures, paintings, cards, friendship bracelets among other things. I still enjoy crafts, but have turned more towards sewing lately. However, when we were sent some card making goodies from Create and Craft, it ignited…
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Disney Art Therapy Colouring Book Review
Read moreAdult colouring books seem to be very popular lately and the colouring trend shows no sign of slowing down! Parragon Books recently sent us two Disney Art Therapy colouring books. One has a princess theme to it and the other has a Frozen theme. These books feature a huge range of patterns, symbols and imagery…
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My venture into dress making (and shorts!)
Read moreBack in February of this year I pledged to be more crafty and I like to think that so far I have been very crafty! I’ve made bunting, a table cloth and also a triangle pouch! My favourite thing that I’ve made so far though has to be a dress and a pair of shorts…
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Craft Club Box Review
Read moreI recently wrote a post about Craft Club Box and their subscription box service. If you haven’t read it, why not pop over and take a look! Put simply, Craft Club Box offers customers the chance to buy a subscription and receive a new box by post every month. Each box comes with a sewing kit…
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Here’s to a crafty 2016!
Read moreIt’s no secret that I love crafts. Whether it be scrap booking, making things with the kids, quilting, knitting or sewing something. In the past I’ve made quilts for our twins using their old baby clothes and I’ve half knitted two scarves for them! I’d like to be more crafty in 2016 so I thought…
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Christmas Crafts with Baker Ross
Read moreI love doing craft activities with our girls so when we received a box of Christmas craft supplies from Baker Ross we were pretty pleased and excited! If you’re not familiar with Baker Ross, they’re a family owned and run business that was co-founded in 1974 by Patti Baker. Their innovative ideas have led to…