A few weeks ago I received a rather random message from my youngest nephew. He’d been playing a colouring game on the ipad and the game had a character in which he really liked and he messaged asking if I’d make him a soft toy of the character. The picture he sent looked more like a character from Minecraft but was at least recognisable as … Continue reading Jack Skeleton Rag Tag
I hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas surrounded by family and friends!!! Working in marketing I love looking through brand books and guidelines for different brand. They great for ideas and also if well written give you a real insight into what the brand managers behind the brands are trying to achieve so I had to share this little gem. The Santa brand book … Continue reading Happy Christmas!
As we head towards Christmas I thought I’d make some festive coasters for the table. They’re really simple to make. You start with two squares of fabric, I went for contrasting colours black and white. Cut your design out of different coloured materials and assemble on one of the squares fixing in place with pins. Once you’re happy with the design embroider onto your base … Continue reading Make Some Christmas Coasters
If you’re struggling for ideas for some inexpensive gifts for friends this christmas why not make them something. Not only will it save you some money but they’re fun to make and giving something homemade is a great way to show someone how much you care. Earlier this year I tried my hand at making some wrap bracelets which are really easy to make and … Continue reading HANDMADE GIFT: Easy to Make Wrap Bracelets
If you’re struggling with last minute wrapping and don’t have any gift tags here’s a few few printable designs…. Click here for printable file – Christmas Gift Tags A few other designs Christmas Gift Labels Printable file – Christmas Gift Labels Continue reading Christmas Gift Tags: Free Printables
This month marks the 50th anniversary of Royal Mail’s annual Christmas stamp collection. Since then it has released 229 Christmas Special stamp designs, with more than 17 billion stamps being printed to date. and my favourite is from Quentin Blake….. Check out the Design Week article – https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/5-11-december-2016/royal-mail-celebrates-50-years-christmas-stamps/ Continue reading Royal Mail celebrates 50 years of Christmas stamps
Following on from my mini Christmas Angels I thought I’d make some larger decorations to hang on the door of our living room. Unlike the mini angels for this you need sturdier wire so I went with inexpensive garden wire which although tougher to work up with is less likely to loose its shape if knocked. You will need some clippers shape and chunky enough … Continue reading Hanging Christmas Angels
I spotted this idea on the lovely blog Oh Happy Day and thought it was such a sweet idea for a Christmas centre piece. Living in the UK I don’t celebrate Thanksgiving and Fenwick’s window has greater sentiment than Macy’s parade but the characters would work equally well for the 25th of December. Check out the blog – http://ohhappyday.com/2017/11/thanksgiving-parade-balloon-centerpiece/ Continue reading Christmas Centre Piece
Perfect for wrapping small Christmas presents this design is elegant and neat. You start with a template – I’d recommend enlarging this to at least A3. Cut the template out in card and score and fold along the dotted lines. Next select a paper to cover your template. I went with a gorgeous hand marbled paper. I didn’t make this myself, its a purchase from … Continue reading Make an Envelope Gift Box
Following on from the drinks coasters I thought I’d make some matching napkins Continue reading Christmas Napkins
