DIY Scandinavian Style Christmas Decorations There’s no question at all that the Scandinavians do winter better than anyone else. One of the things I loved about a recent trip to Norway was eating breakfast by candlelight. The mornings were gloomy and the sky overcast, but in the hotel…
Very Easy DIY Christmas Earrings It’s nice to have something to wear at Christmas. However, buying new clothes can be expensive, and it doesn’t always seem worth it to buy something just for Christmas. And as any of you who have kids will know, going clothes shopping with…
Easy Christmas Table Decoration This is my response to the 7th challenge of 12 Days of Christmas DIY Challenge. The challenge was to make a Christmas decoration using stuff found outside. The greenery I used was from my neighbour’s hedge, the berries were from the hedgerows and the…
12 Days of Christmas DIY Challenges Day 4 Easiest Handmade Christmas Card Tutorial Ever The challenge for Day 4 of the 12 Days of Christmas DIY Challenges was to make a Christmas card using cardboard packaging and any other supplies you already had. Vicky and Anne have already…
A Crocheted Slippers Tutorial A couple of weeks ago Cosmo asked me to make him some crocheted slippers. I’d made some a year or so ago for the older boys and Cosmo had found some of the ones that I’d made previously and insisted that I made him…
Adding Fibres to Handmade Felt I love making felt! It is easy to do, you can get pleasingΒ results easilyΒ and it’s a lovely, tactile thing to work with. Making felt doesn’t requireΒ expensive speciallist equipment. Some wool rovings, a bamboo mat (like the tableΒ mats people had in the 80s), soap…