Paper plate unicorn

 

To make a paper plate unicorn, you will need:

a paper plate

paper scraps (I used the outer cover of a magazine)

stickers

glue/sellotape

First take your plate and fold the two sides in, so that you have a narrow end (the unicorn’s mouth) and a wider end (forehead.) Secure with tape

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Christmas cross-stitch lanterns from recycled jars

cross stitch sharpie jar lanterns

So, you take a few old jam jars and make sure they are squeaky clean.

Once dry, tape the image you want to copy onto the inside of the jar with the image facing outwards. I planned on printing off cross-stitch patterns to make my life easier but the printer wasn’t working, so I had [...]

Handmade Christmas: Ring Bowls

handmade clay ring bowl

 

 

This winter I wanted to make something pretty but very simple, that I could give to my mother and mother-in-law for Christmas. To make these little ring bowls, you will need:

air drying clay

rolling pin

doily of piece of lace

acrylic paint

Mod Podge (or clear varnish)

 

Firstly, [...]

How to make a Gingerbread House from a cardboard box

how to make a gingerbread house from a cardboard box

We got back from the school run last Monday to find a rather large delivery. The large delivery was, in itself, very dull. But it came in a large box with a lot of bubblewrap. So, after lunch, we put the box- along with a second smaller, document box- to good use and made a [...]

Hama time: crafting with melting beads

hama bead mini and maxi

If you heard a scream last week, it was me, opening a package filled with Hama Beads from Play Merrily. When The Girls came running to see what was wrong, they screamed too, and were frustrated that our week was such that we didn’t get the chance to break open the boxes until [...]

No sew Halloween Pumkpin Garland

halloween pumpkin garland tutorial

 

How to give a Cut Glass bowl a new look with Mod Podge and Spray Paint

spray painted cut glass bowl

You know how it is: you see an idea for milk glass using spray paint on one site,

Source: homespunwithlove.blogspot.com via Jennifer on Pinterest

 

then a post on how to colour glass using Mod Podge on another site

 

Source: creativelittledaisy.typepad.com via Ashley on Pinterest

 

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