Category: Learn a New Craft
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BEING A MAKER & CARER
5 things I’ve learned from being a Maker & Carer Being a full-time carer and a full-time creative might sound like two separate lives – but for me, they’ve become beautifully tangled together. Crafting has given me comfort, identity, and a sense of purpose during some of the most difficult moments. Here are five honest…
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Fancy Footwork
I LOVE SHOES!!!! I buy shoes a lot but often I do not spend a great deal of money on them. A craft I have simply adored is decorating my own shoes. You can pick up white trainers or plimsolls relatively cheaply from large clothing retailers like Primark, Peacocks, or even at your local Market.…
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Pin Magnet
I’m forever dropping pins during sewing projects or putting them down and losing them into the place where odd socks go. So I designed my own pin magnet! I bought 4 random tiles amongst the Scrap I purchased from Worcester Resource Exchange (wre.uk.com) I thought about how I could re-use the tiles, they would have…
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🦑Crochet a Jellyfish🦑
Love these little jellyfish crocheted keyring critters! Not sure if it’s the stitched on grin that does it, but they make me smile so widely and are really simple to make! I used a variety of colours and yarns but found a 100% cotton yarn with a 4mm crochet hook had the best results with…
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‘I’m HOOKED’
This is the perfect craft if you have any left over wood from other projects. When we moved into our house there was a large volume of wooden planks under our decking from the previous owner. Wooden remnants can be picked up fairly cheaply- keep an eye out on Facebook marketplace often people selling offcuts.…
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‘You having a Giraffe??’
One of my first Needle Felt creations. Made this as a gift for a very good friend of mine- so much fun to do!! You can find hundreds of YouTube tutorials on how to create Needle Felt animal creations or you can pick up kits online or in craft stores which are great for beginners.…
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‘BEE “SIEVE”-ILISED’
Have you ever thought about transforming a vintage sieve into a piece of wall art for your kitchen? No? Why not? I just love experimenting with different materials and objects- my favourite hunting ground is car boot sales in the UK. I bought two vintage sieves for £1 and set about how to transform them…
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Sea Glass Earrings
My obsession with SeaGlass started in 2016. Sea Glass can be found on beaches across the country, they are small pieces of glass that have been naturally tumbled by the ocean and wash up on shore. Certain colours of glass are particularly rare such as blue and the elusive red! I keep a beady eye…
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