Tutorial: How To Make Fabric Buttons
Ever wondered how to make fabric buttons? They’re the perfect thing to make a plain garment look fabulous. Plus, with a covered buttons machine, they’re really quick and easy to make.
Home Makes
No Sew DIY Upholstered Headboard and Bed Frame
Want to know how to upholster a headboard? This DIY upholstered headboard & bed frame has got to be my favourite (and easiest) DIY updates ever!
9 Free Botanical Floral Drawings: Flowers of the Spring Season Printables
Flowers of the Spring Season March is, without question, my favourite month. It’s my husband’s birthday month, the month my sons were born, and the start of spring, too! There is so much to celebrate. It’s also the time that everything is beginning to wake up from its winter slumber. The flowers of the spring …
10 Cute Easter Clip Art & 19 Springtime SVG Files For Spring Crafting
Get your craft on and make something lovely with this set of 10 cute Easter clip art illustrations. Perfect for crafting and making.
A Simple DIY Easter Bunny Garland (Free Bunny PNG File)
Make a simple Easter bunny garland using my free downloadable bunny png file.
Free Easter Banner Papercut Template
If you’re looking for a pretty way to decorate your home this Easter? Why not have a go at making this Easter Banner with our free downloadable template.
How To Make Salt Dough Ornaments for Easter
Create your own DIY Easter decorations by making simple salt dough ornaments.
How to Make A Spring Wreath With Faux Tulips
With spring on the horizon, I wanted to share this simple tutorial and show how to make a spring wreath with faux tulips.
DIY Halloween Decorations for Halloween Parties
Whether it’s a classic haunted house theme or a fancy-dress part, make sure the decorations create a seasonal and eerie atmosphere. These tips and ideas will help you plan and organise a fantastic Halloween party.
The Best Salt Dough Recipe (Just Three Ingredients!)
Ever wondered how to make salt dough? This is the best recipe I’ve ever made! Plus, it’s no bake and has just three ingredients!
Make Some Simple Salt Dough Easter Egg Ornaments
Make some simple salt dough Easter egg ornaments to decorate the home this Easter
Valentines DIY Tealight Holder Using Armour Etch (Free Love Heart Cut File)
Make a cute DIY tealight holder using my free love heart cut file for the Cricut!
How To Make a Spiced Orange Pomander
A clove and orange pomander is a lovely thing to make for the Christmas season. Plus it will make the house smell gorgeous and festive too.
How to Make Pretty Simple Decoupage Pumpkins (No Carve Pumpkin Idea)
Looking for a no carve pumpkins idea? With Halloween is just around the corner, some of us want something a little more chic than the average orange carved pumpkin (!); I thought I’d share my method for simple decoupage pumpkins. These do it yourself pumpkin decorations are so simple to make — and look really …
A Faux Tulip DIY Door Wreath For Spring
It’s been a long old winter hasn’t it? Just when we think that the temperatures are rising and the flowers are starting to bloom, the cold takes hold once more and we’re reaching for our woolies! I thought I’d speed things up a bit, and bring a bit of much needed spring colour to our …
Create a DIY Indoor Planter From a Recycled Coffee Tin
The days are getting longer and warmer and spring is on its way. Thank goodness! Remind yourself that brighter days are coming by creating this DIY indoor planter from a recycled coffee tin. Perfect for spring bulbs. It’s so simple to make. You can even add a little phrase if you have a label maker …
Ikea Bench Seat Hack {Turning a Shoe Rack into a Bench}
Rolling the clock back to 2015, when I turned a cheap IKEA shoe rack into sweet little bathroom bench seat, in this Ikea bench seat hack. I’d been desperate to do something lovely with this sad little shoe rack for a while — it was the perfect size for our bathroom and offered great storage …
Make a Leopard Print Love Cushion (free leopard print cut file)
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I’ve been busy making things for my own Valentine; my lovely husband, Mr D! I’ve designed card for him — the word LOVE in leopard print. And from it, I’ve created a free leopard print cut file. Perfect for use on cards, gifts — or pretty much anything …
Make a Cardboard Dove DIY Christmas Garland (Plus Free Dove PNG File!)
I love creating seasonal garlands. Edible biscuit garlands at Christmas; paper Halloween banners or cute Easter bunny garlands. They’re always fun to make; plus they help make the house look seasonally festive too. My new creation makes use of all the delivery boxes that keep arriving at this time of year! It’s a cardboard dove …
Alternative Christmas Decor | DIY Alternative Christmas Tree
I shared this idea for an alternative Christmas tree a few years ago but —with Christmas looming on the horizon — I thought I’d resurrect it! Folk are always looking for creative new ways to decorate their homes (Pinterest is full of alternative Christmas decor) and this alternative Christmas tree is too good not to share. …
How to Make Festive DIY Paper Fan Decorations For The Holiday Season
Looking for a really easy, crafty make for the holiday season? I’ve been making wallpaper circle fans for many years now. I first wrote about them in 2016 and they were made out of pretty wallpaper; perfect for a summer party. But DIY paper fan decorations are also fantastic for Christmas too! These round paper …
How to Make a Pom Pom Wreath (Like Anthropologie)
Have you ever wanted to learn how to make a pom pom wreath? Last Christmas I saw an amazing pom pom wreath in Anthropologie. I loved it — but it was so expensive. I decided to try and see if I could make one myself! Ever since the twins and I learnt to make pom …
How to Make a Silk Flower Wreath | Tutorial
The internet is a wonderful thing, isn’t it? Want to learn to make a curry? Ask Google. Want to know how to get wax crayon off a table? Google it. Want to know how to make a silk flower wreath? Hopefully your search has sent you over to my blog! I’ve seen so many beautiful …
Wallpaper #1 | How To Make A Paper Circle Fan Decoration
Have you ever wanted to know how to make a paper circle fan decoration? They’re super easy to make and look fabulous! Here’s a quick tutorial showing how I make mine. Making a House a Home When my sister and her husband sold their house recently they couldn’t find anywhere they wanted to buy. So — as a stop …
How to Make a Simple DIY Advent Calendar
How do you fancy making a simple DIY advent calendar? Shop bought advent calendars can be so costly; I thought it might be nice to make one from scratch that can be bought out every year. When I was a child, being bought an advent calendar every December was a real highlight of my year. …
How To Make a Beach Hut Birdhouse
Ever wanted to make a beach hut birdhouse? Read on! In the past I’ve given a boring old chest of drawers a makeover, as well as giving a little shoe-rack a new lease of life and turning it into a bench-seat. But last weekend, I decided to make a beach hut birdhouse for the garden. I’d already …
Home is Wherever We Are Together
Home. A little tiny word with enormous meaning. What feelings and emotions does the word ‘home’ evoke? What does it mean to you? I’ve been thinking about this long and hard and I can’t think of a single straight answer. Home means so many different things to me. I can’t narrow it down to just one …
A Rainbow Flower Arrangement Styling Challenge
Have you ever created a rainbow flower arrangement? A couple of weeks ago I was asked by the lovely folk at Rose and Grey to take part in a styling challenge. Now, you know me, I love a challenge. And, particularly, when the challenge involves something ‘interiors’ — or homes — related, I’m there like a shot! The task sounded simple …
A Papercut Art Present for My Friend
I mentioned in a recent post that we had just celebrated my best girlfriend’s birthday. It was her 40th and I wanted to give a really special present, so I thought long and hard about what we should give to her. Eventually I decided to make something, rather than buy a gift. I have spoken in the past …
How to Upcycle an Old Desk
Creating a lovely space for working from home can be a fun project but buying new furniture can be expensive. I wanted the furniture in my home office space to be quirky and cool so I learnt how to upcycle an old desk. It gave an unloved piece of furniture a new lease of life. …
