5 Adorable Crafts You Can Do with Little Ones

Sometimes you just need some new ideas for crafts you can do with your kids. That’s especially true on those long days when they’re not in school yet. When they’re too small to cut things, do complex projects or sit still for long, it’s almost impossible to keep them occupied. With that in mind, we’ve… Read more »

Cute Greetings Cards You Can Make

Greetings cards are big business in the UK. In fact, Britain spend more each year sending cards than any other nation. There is something about a card that seems so much more personal, so much lovelier, than an email or even a phone call could ever be. How much more personal, lovelier, then, would a… Read more »

How to Make a Gingerbread House

If you haven’t done one yet, Boxing Day is a great time to make a gingerbread house. Sure, you’ve already got your decorations up, and the thought of eating any more is probably a bit too much for you. But it’s still nice to have the smell of gingerbread waft through the house, and you’ll… Read more »

How to Make a Festive Wreath

Nothing says Holiday Season like a festive wreath, and nothing gets praise and admiration like a wreath you’ve made yourself. Here are five wreath craft tutorials that you can do yourself cheaply and easily. Make a festive wreath with real holly Source This might look like a painful craft, but it’s really rather easy. Simply… Read more »

Make Your Own Remembrance Day Decorations

Remembrance Day is a solemn time when we remember those who gave their lives for our freedom. Whether you’re teaching your children about their sacrifice or doing something with your local veterans’ group, you can make some tasteful and lovely Remembrance Day decorations to remember and honour our fallen soldiers. Make a poppy-covered tablecloth with… Read more »

Create Your Own Work of Art This Weekend

Having a piece of art on the wall can really finish off a room, making it look properly decorated. But art can be incredibly expensive, even if you go to an affordable art fair. Luckily, there are certain aesthetic styles and art projects that can turn out really well, no matter what your artistic skills… Read more »

7 Ways to Customise Cheap Furniture

For many of us, the idea of buying custom, well-made furniture is still a dream. We have to go to the high street shops (or the Swedish flat pack shop in the suburbs) to furnish our homes with the chairs, bookcases, cabinets, beds and wardrobes we all need. Just because we can’t afford to buy… Read more »

Start Planning Your Halloween Costume Now

Whether you’re a die-hard Halloween fan or someone who has to pull together a costume for a fancy dress party, you should start planning your Halloween costume now, if there’s any chance of you wearing one. After all, you don’t want to be caught unawares, forced to wear whatever you can cobble together from your… Read more »

Put Your Stamp on Your Home: Decorating with stamps

Decorating your home is such a personal activity. You may prefer a home that showcases the latest high street home trends, or you might get a jumble of retro furnishings from eBay. Whatever you do, though, you want to make sure that your home is a unique reflection of your personality and taste, and sometimes… Read more »

The Easiest Throw Cushion Tutorial Out There

We all know that accessories can bring something together, whether it’s an outfit or a room. We all know they are some of the easiest ways to work a new trend into said outfit or room. We also know that they can be the most irritating things in the world because just when you’ve figured… Read more »