I have been loving playing around with my new Cricut Maker! The Wholesaler SA has now made a range of Cricut products available in South Africa and it has opened up a great new way of crafting. In light of Easter coming up soon and the fact that I like to jump right into things,…
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Cricut Maker – A dream smart cutting machine
I am a major fan of diecutting (or smart cutting) machines and the crafting possibilities that they open up. Bring the Cricut Maker into the mix and the options grow even more. It’s a dream machine! To say I’m excited to be working with The Wholesaler SA, the sole distributor of Cricut in South Africa,…
Dollhouse Bed with Headboard // Popsicle Stick DIY
My creative goal for 2020 was to make a dollhouse and all its furniture by June, as a birthday present for our 3 year old. Fast forward to three days before Christmas and I was sitting making my first piece of furniture for a dollhouse that we ended up buying as a Christmas present. Safe…
DIY Paper Fiddle Leaf Fig // Free Download
Fiddle leaf figs are still one of the most popular indoor plants. Well, on Instagram at least. Unfortunately mine is not doing too well and has officially dropped more dead leaves than it has grown since I got it. Whoops! Paper plants always seem to come to my rescue, so of course a DIY paper…
DIY Soft Toy Rattles // Free Cut File for Baby Plushies
We seem to have a definite flurry of children’s birthdays around June. Of course it’s compounded by the fact that our antenatal class friends’ babies are all obviously born within a few weeks of each other. I started trying to DIY a present for each of Bubs’ friends, but instead it turned into these sweet…
Child’s Sun Hat // Wide-brimmed Bucket Hat DIY
Wide-brimmed hats for toddlers seem to be surprisingly hard to come by. I needed to buy a hat for Bubs last year, as we were going away on holiday. Eventually I found one I was mostly satisfied with, but it cost more than I’d like to have paid and the prints were limited. I thought I…
Pom-Pom Wall Hanging // DIY
Decorating a home can be hard work (and down right expensive)! We’ve lived in our home for five years now, yet still the only properly decorated room is Bub’s room. If only looking at Pinterest would automatically turn my house into the home of my dreams! That being said, a home is primarily a place…
Soft Sole Velvet Toddler Shoes // Baby DIY with pattern
Last week I shared a tutorial for soft sole baby shoes, which may well end up being the first in a whole series of baby or toddler shoe DIY patterns. I’m thoroughly loving being able to put Bubs in shoes that I made specially for her and need to maximise on it while she’s still small enough…
Soft Sole Toddler Shoes // Baby DIY with pattern
I never thought I’d be a “shoe mom”. But then Bubs started walking and suddenly I wanted to get her a wardrobe full of cute shoes. Instead of breaking the bank, I started researching making some myself. And then Zana put their scrap packs on sale. Sold! Add in some leather scraps, some pattern trial…
Rope Rainbow Wall Decor // Fibre Art DIY
Rainbows, in many different forms, are everywhere at the moment and I’m certainly not complaining. Although, if you’ve been around here a while. you also won’t be surprised that I like my rainbows on the pink and grey side of things 🙂 This rope rainbow DIY started out as a project for Bubs’ little room,…
Gold glass succulent jars // DIY
Sometimes it’s the simplest touches that can make something look really gorgeous. Take these glass succulent jars for example, adding a little spray of gold paint to a plain jar makes it glamourous. These would be such versatile table or shelf pieces as they would look great for anything from day-to-day decor to a fancy…
Easy Paper Flowers // DIY
Anyone else find bunches of flowers are really expensive? And then they only last a few days! While flowers really are beautiful, I’m still a major fan of pot plants though, as they last a long time. Sometimes you just need more colour though. These paper flowers are a great way to add the colours of…
Bunny Cake Topper with Fabric Flower Crown // DIY
Looking for a statement Easter cake? Maybe you weren’t, but let this bunny cake topper change your mind. I mean, it’s even got its own little flower crown. It would be great for a themed birthday cake too and can easily be adapted to be a little fox or cat. Maybe I’ll need do that…
Painted Sweet Jars // DIY
I think I’ve finally decided that my favourite colour is “pastel”. I know, I know, that’s not really a colour, but it does mean all the classic Easter colours work pretty well for me 🙂 Today I’m taking advantage of my pastel dreams and sharing some painted sweet jars that would be great for using…
Easter Bunny Ear Bottles // Printable
One of the changes that I made after studying nutrition was drinking more milk. Unfortunately I haven’t really eaten less chocolate since studying though. In fact, since pregnancy I’ve probably eaten more! Whoops!. But, both milk and chocolate go pretty well with Easter! What better way to drink milk (or anything for that matter) than…
Easy Pom Pom Hack // DIY
I remember making so many pom poms as a kid. There are many ways to make pom poms, ranging from fancy pom pom makers to making mini ones on a fork. The only pom pom makers I’ve bought were an absolute waste of money and the round handmade cardboard ones I grew up making always…