Well hello, hello, hello and welcome to the very first edition of Ready, Set, Craft - the craft linky for everyone from fimo beginner to googly eye pro. Andrea from All You Need Is Cake And Love and I have come up with this linky for two reasons: a) to force ourselves to get a little more creative and b) to give everyone the chance to show off their craft projects. I am making the start this week ...
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Ready, Set, Craft! – There’s a new linky on the blog
The lovely Andrea from All You Need Is Love and Cake and I were a little secretive during the last couple of days and now we are revealing why: We are starting our very own brand spanking new linky next Tuesday (30th July) and its name tells you all you have to know about it: Ready, Set, Craft wants to encourage you to get creative, no matter if on your own or with your kids. Anything goes and we ...
Decorate Easter eggs for Polarn O Pyret’s Easter Egg competition
Do you know when you are all motivated and brace yourself to get crafty with your little one and then the result really isn't what you had expected? Well yes, that's exactly happened to us. We wanted to decorate some Easter eggs to hang them up on a bunch of twigs and thought that covering them in some pretty tissue paper and some paint would be a great idea. Unfortunately, didn't funny agree and ...
Old McDonald had a crayon: E-I-E-I-O
Do you know when it's so dark, wet and grey outside that you know it will be a long, long day as soon as you get up? We had one of these days last week, but luckily a parcel came through the letterbox. A parcel that was addressed to me and came from the Netherlands. A parcel that I still don't know who sent us. A parcel that included a fabulous colouring in book and some fun crayons. A parcel that ...
How to Screen Print Clothes at Home
Screen printing is a fun activity that is cheap, easy and can generate some impressive results; and best of all you get some funky new clothes at the end of it. This article will concentrate on t-shirts but this technique can be used just as easily to personalise hoodies, bags, shawls or any other garment. What You Will Need • Fabric Ink • A screen/frame • A squeegee/spatula • Plain ...
Kids Crafts: Homemade Calendars
As Christmas rapidly approaches it becomes increasingly difficult to amuse the little ones on a tight budget. With cold winter weather and dark evenings it can often mean spending more time cooped up in the house. This is where crafts come in; making your very own calendars couldn’t be easier with this guide. This guide includes a 13 month blank calendar (including December 2012) to print out ...