More Christmas Baubles
This is my last post about baubles. Really. Here is a simple way to make a plain Christmas bauble into something special with round glass pebbles. These pebbles are normally available in small bags at...
View ArticleMy Twinkly Christmas Dress
When it comes to Christmas dresses, I’ve found the choices to be rather slim – or brief, to be exact. Last year I needed something festive to wear to a children’s Christmas Party. The only festive...
View ArticleHow to Cover a Book with Contact
Tomorrow my eldest will begin Grade 1. At the end of last year parents were asked to attend a brief meeting with the Year 1 teacher. The meeting went well, until we were all given 5 scrap books each...
View ArticleTooth Fairy Door
Finally – we have a wobbly tooth! A good friend once gave me some wise advice about the first Tooth Fairy visit. When her daughter lost her first tooth, the enthusiastic Fairy left, not only coins,...
View ArticleEaster Baskets
Easter seems to have crept up on me this year. Suddenly I have too many projects and too little time to post them. So here are 2 projects crammed into one. The first is a basket made out of a plastic...
View ArticleEaster Egg Hot Chocolate Dippers
Click here for full instructions (Pdf) More of my party foods: Mini Party Cups Party Spoons Coconut Xmas Tree
View ArticleEaster Cookies
Ingredients: Milk Arrowroot Biscuits (or any oval shaped cookie), white icing, white marshmallows, pink sprinkles, lollies/candy and black writing icing. To make the ears, cut a marshmallow in half...
View ArticleHot Chocolate Dippers
Try these easy hot chocolate dipping spoons for deliciously gooey treat. Choose your favourite sweet or mini chocolate to place in the chocolate. Pictured below is a Mini Oreo. Scroll down for more...
View ArticleParasol Party Lights
You will need: Low temperature, LED Christmas lights, cocktail umbrellas and small cable ties. Click here for full instructions (Pdf) You might also like: Mosaic Solar Lights Solar Fairy House...
View ArticlePink Party Time
Party Platters: Glue the base of a glass to the bottom of a decorative plate with glass adhesive – I used ‘Liquid Nails: Glass & Tile Adhesive’. Once the glue has dried, spray paint the bottom of...
View ArticleSolar Straw Lanterns
Create a luminous, coloured lantern with plastic drinking straws and solar garden lights. This lantern automatically switches on in low light and illuminates the brightly coloured straw pattern. Click...
View ArticleReverse Landscapes
This is a method of painting a simple landscape, in reverse, onto clear plastic. Once complete, the image is viewed from the other side of the plastic. The glossy surface of the plastic gives the...
View ArticlePop Art Portraits
Pop Art is an art movement that began in the 1950’s. It is most commonly recognized by bold, colourful, graphic-style images. Andy Warhol was a prominent Pop Artist. This is a method of creating Warhol...
View ArticleThe Hungry Caterpillar, the Cocoon & the Beautiful Butterfly.
This week is ‘Book Week‘ all over Australia. Our school is celebrating Book Week by holding a special fancy dress parade, where students are asked to come dressed as their favorite character. This...
View ArticleNotebook Handbag
Make your own designer handbag with a custom notepad, pen and money pocket. Ordinary box card forms the internal structure of the bag. An outer covering of decorative fabric adds strength and gives it...
View ArticleHanging Flowers
Dress up the ceiling or a baby’s cot with this delicate hanging flower mobile. The distinctive bell shape is achieved by layering tissue paper over water balloons. Click here for full instructions...
View ArticleBottle Top Pendants
Design and construct your own beautiful necklace pendant using an ordinary plastic milk bottle lid. Milk bottles have a softer type of plastic lid, which can be pierced. Regular hard plastic may not...
View ArticleGlass Beads
Combine shiny glass beads with bright acrylic colours to create a luminous decorative piece. The paint shows through from underneath the transparent beads and the glossy sheen of the glass enhances the...
View ArticleCompletely Disgusting (but super delicious!) Halloween Treats.
Presenting my first ever Ebook on Amazon! “Completely Disgusting Halloween Treats” is a collection of 10 crafty recipes that will make your next Halloween party table a smorgasbord of terrifying...
View ArticlePaper Pumpkin Lanterns
Dress up your Halloween with 3 dimensional paper pumpkin decorations. These pumpkins are simple to construct – all you need is coloured paper and adhesive tape! Click here for full instructions Don’t...
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