Do you love Minecraft or know someone who does? Well, today I’ve got another free download for you.These simple Minecraft designs can be printed, cut, and glued. Voila, you’ve got your own Minecraft blocks. Use them as a decor item or a gift box. Get creative 🙂
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Door or wall sticker // tutorial & download
I have finally had a little bit of time to try and add some detail to our home. Although I haven’t got very far one simple little quirk I added was a “hello” sticker on the front door. Download the template here All you need: Sticker/self-adhesive paper Your design (You can download the “hello” here) Swivel…
Adding detail to plain fonts in Illustrator // tutorial
I am by no means an Illustrator expert, but I am learning things all the time. The other day I discovered, by mistake, how to add some detail to plain fonts. Step 1: Write your text and give it an outline stroke in the same colour as the text fill. Step 2: Go to type…
DIY table numbers and name cards // download and tutorial
On Saturday I tripped while walking on the mountain and managed to dislocated my knee cap. Although this is not a nice thing to happen, it does mean that the doctor has booked me off for 4 days and I get to catch up on a bit of blogging 🙂 Today I have a mini…
Photobooth props // free download and tutorial
Use this free download to make your own awesome photobooth props for your wedding or party. You can save loads of money!
DIY Cardboard Christmas tree // tutorial
It got to Christmas eve and we still had no decorations up in the house. Things have been a little bit crazy with wedding planning, honeymooning and sorting out the house, so decorations took a bit of a backseat. While Michael was busy with some other stuff I quickly made us a little tree using…
Easy batwing/dolman sleeve top // tutorial
I had to do a bit of research to find out what this kind of top is called. I began at my usual starting point (good old google) and tried ‘lazy sleeve’ and then ‘squirrel sleeve’, which revealed the same basic style of top, but for some reason it seems to be mainly used by…
Make your own chalkboard, paint and all // tutorial
Yesterday was a rainy day in Cape Town, and since I have a week of holiday, it meant that there was finally time for me to do a craft 🙂 This is a simple way to make your very own chalkboard paint, choosing your own colour. I was inspired by this post. What you need:…
Necklace (or key) hanger // tutorial
I finally decided that I can’t have all my necklaces hanging on the same old broken sunglasses frames. So as my final project before starting up my Dietetics Honours course, I made a necklace hanger. I used a piece of scrap supawood (from making these wooden pendants), plain fabric, left-over paint (I’d recommend fabric paint…
Clay pendant // tutorial
I saw some clay pendants at the Grahamstown festival last year and so I asked for some air-dry clay for Christmas. These really took a few minutes each to make and I think that they come out really cute. Most important is the clay (you could use any kind I guess, but this one doesn’t…
Versatile layered dress // tutorial
While making my ‘petticoat’, I had an idea. Why not just make more than one, in different colours, and layer them? So, I gave it a try. It happened to be my graduation too, so the grey and white combination became my grad outfit. Detailed instructions on how to make each layer can be found…
Summer dress // tutorial
I have always struggled to find comfortable dresses for summer that I both like and can afford, so this year I decided to finally get around to making one. Being a beginner sewer I liked the idea of this one, where you make a skirt and sew it onto a top. I followed these basic instructions…
DIY fridge magnets
I made these to add to a wedding gift for two lovely friends who got married earlier this year. Follow the instructions for DIY wooden pendants here but stick some magnets on the back instead of a second picture. For these I also first painted the wood with a silver craft paint.
Strapless maxi dress // tutorial
So here goes my first sewing post. I am by no means a quality seamstress, I am just learning as I go. This dress was made with no pattern or instructions so there may well be a better way to do it, but I will just share with you how I did it. Apologies for…
Wooden pendant and charm necklace – vintage // tutorial
In my free time, I often find myself trawling the internet for inspiration. Last holidays I stumbled upon scrabble pendants, using both resin and special hooks, none of which I could seem to find around Cape Town. (If you ever want to buy Trivial Pursuit, it is available in just about every charity shop, wooden…