If you are planning an Alice themed birthday party a simple way to liven up the buffet table is to make some simple labels for the food and drink area. You can even wrap the labels around pop bottles if you don’t want to use glass containers. Continue reading Make Alice Themed Labels
For our wedding I made some themed table runners so thought for the Alice party I’d do the same. I wanted something that reflected the Alice theme but didn’t distract from the other bits and bobs I had made so opted for a playing cards runner. I drew some cards at larger than playing card size. Mine were close to A6 size, basically four of … Continue reading Easy to Make Alice Table Runner
So first crafty idea in my Alice series – an Alice themed Garland, perfect for decorating a room for a birthday or even a wedding. I went a bit overboard making this garland so it ended up being much longer than I needed, in fact I’ve ended up cutting it in half to create two separate strings. To make the garland you will need coloured … Continue reading Make an Alice Themed Garland
If you’re planning on an Alice themed party here’s a simple idea for some themed invites. I started by typing up the text I wanted to use on a computer to help make sure that the spacing looked neat. I then copied the text by hand onto a piece of card. Once you have the text laid out you can start by adding the illustrations. … Continue reading Make a Party Invite for an Alice Themed Party
A couple of years ago my stepson was heading off to his first music festival and wanted something a bit different for the occasion. We’d watch the Michael Fassbender film Frank and he wanted a mask for the event. It was a bit a challenge but with the help of a cheap beachball and a load of paper mache and paint I managed to create something … Continue reading Festivals
Another competition that I keep telling myself I should look at entering but confidence (and if I’m honest ability) fail me miserably. Started in 1996 the National Open Art (NOA) is one of the UK’s top art competitions open to amateur and professional artists alike. They generally get around 4,000 entries per year so it’s a hotly contested one but if you’re a budding artist … Continue reading Call for Entries NOA Art Competition
So for most of us the May bank holiday on the 1st is just a welcome break from work with the opportunity for a bit of lie in, a relaxing day at home or a day with the kids. For us it will entail most of the day sat in traffic jams as we travel back from Newcastle having dropped Joe off at university for … Continue reading Happy May Day
Today is St. George’s Day, generally not well celebrated in England as the iconography has sadly been appropriated by extreme nationalist and racist groups but it is time to take back the myth and symbols and celebrate. The earliest document referring to St. George was from Bede, a monk who lived in my home county of Northumberland. The mythical story that we all grew up … Continue reading Make a Dragon
Last couple of Easter card designs to inspire you to get creative. The bunny ears is a really simple but effective one to make with coloured paper or washi tape and the bunny silhouette is created using a black pen and a few zectangle patterns so get doodling. Continue reading Easy to Make Easter Cards
If you’re looking for a few more ideas for Easter cards to make for family or friends here’s another simple design you can create with just a few scraps of coloured card or paper Continue reading Easy Easter Card to Make
