Getting Crafty in the School Holidays - Mini Mosaics

I took a trip to Hobby Craft before the Half-Term holidays began to find some craft ideas to keep us busy.  I found these very cute kits for making tile mosaic coasters. The kits contain a square of MDF board with the image outline printed on it, a square of double sided adhesive, tiles, grout and instructions. The coasters were quite simple...

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The Great British Sewing Bee - Week Two Recap

We head into week two with seven contestants left. Image Source - www.bbc.co.uk In week one Heather showed herself to be an extremely competent sewer and Tamara showed interesting flair and creativity.  Julie bagged a surprising win last week with her nightgown chosen for best garment of the week.  It will be interesting to see how the...

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Getting Crafty in the School Holidays - Ribbon Wands

This was one of those very quick craft activities, that made use of some supplies we had laying around the house.  Samantha had accidentally torn an organza ribbon off one of her dresses, and was running around the house waving it about.  I took the ribbon away, and she asked me if she could have her own ribbon wand to play with.   It...

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The Great British Sewing Bee - Week One Recap

Eeeeee!  Sewing on a popular, mainstream television show.  I'm so excited, and have decided to have a go at doing a weekly roundup. Season two is going to be bigger than season one - eight episodes, 10 contestants.  I must admit, I nearly applied to be a contestant on the show, but I didn't think I'd be experienced enough.  Now...

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A Tiny Post on Duck Tape

I was asked to repair a down vest jacket for my brother-in-law.  It got a few holes burnt on the inside of the jacket when he hung it over an outdoor light at our place.  Initially I used some sturdy lining fabric and made a large patch.  I stitched it on using tiny ladder stitches.  It...

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Adorable Wooden Bead and Felt Roll Necklace

When we were in New Zealand, my Mother-in-Law had organised a craft activity for the kids.  She found it in a copy of Women's Weekly and had stashed it away for when we next visited.  This was the article: (Disclaimer! - I need to apologise for the terrible photos in this post.  While we were doing this activity I only had my really...

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Sewing with Knit - My Scary First Step

Yesterday week I finally achieved something I've been wanting to do for a long time.  I sewed a knit fabric … I made a tshirt.  I don't know why, but knit fabrics have always scared me.  I was finally inspired to take the plunge when I found this tutorial by Ask Sarah.  I'd thought about drafting my own tshirt pattern, but...

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