I am a huge fan of succulents, always have been. They remind me of the holidays spent with my grandparents in the house in the countryside where the succulents around the stone staircase helped create a mysterious atmosphere, at least that’s what it felt like when I was a child. That’s probably why I like …
It seems that covid-19 isn’t going away any time soon. Countries all around the world register increasing numbers of infected people and we can only guess what the second wave will look like. However, we know more than we did several months ago, and we know that prevention makes a big difference. Social distancing, washing …
Why a rainbow bread? Why not?
Each spring I look forward to the lilac in bloom and I always mourn it when it’s gone. It’s a pity that preserving it’s beautiful scent is (almost) impossible in home conditions. However, we can at least make use of the lilac powers in protecting the skin against the UV rays. I make homemade sunscreen …
It’s the season of fresh vegetables from our fields. One of the most popular in the last years is the zucchini and I would like to show you one of my favorite zucchini recipes. And it’s vegetarian and gluten-free!
A mess in my handbag is a kid of diagnosis. When my children came, a handbag became a huge diaper bag where my things were mostly replaced by wipes, bottles, cookies and biting toys and most of the time I couldn’t even find a pen. I could empty the whole bag and still I wouldn’t …
This is one of my very favorite spring summer dishes. I usually cook it a lot when the vegetable season starts. One of the first vegetables to harvest is the spinach. The creamy spinach chicken is a light dish with a nice combination of cream and vegetable taste and it is low carb (I don’t …
My younger daughter regularly wakes up asking for a piece of cake for breakfast. Not that we would normally have a cake unless it’s somebody’s birthday but she asks anyway. So one day I just decided to make a fruit cake hat for each of my daughters. These hats very easy to make and lots …
Lately, I’ve been really enjoying the work with polymer clay and after I finished a little bigger and scary piece, I wanted to try something really tiny for my daughters’ dollhouse. Not so long ago I made a folcloric breakfast for our dolls and I wanted to continue with some more food, so here comes the tiny …
This face mask is suitable for skin that is a bit on the dry side. The rosehip oil has a high content of vitamine C and A and it helps the skin stay elastic. The jojoba oil which is actually a liquid wax contains unsaturated fatty acids and vitamine E, it hydrates the skin.
As promised, here’s a tutorial on a transparent face mask important especially for those who need to communicate with hearing impaired people. If you need a more simple face mask with just a window, look here.
I can only imagine how it must feel to live with a hearing impairment in the world of hearing people and not being able to lip read because their mouths are covered. I decided to make this pattern for a face mask with a window for everybody who communicates with people who need to lip …
In this tutorial I’d like to show you how I made my horror-style tentacle journal cover modelling it from polymer clay. For now, the journal is not available on Etsy, however, you can get it here (the page is in Czech) or contacting me via PM on the facebook page of Creative Mom CZ. This tutorial is …
This pleated mask could be interesting for you if you’re looking for a mask that’s not only pleated but also has a filter pocket and a pocket for a wire at bridge. The wire can be taken out before washing. Moreover, I made the tunnels for the tie in such a wat that your sewing …
Lately I’ve noticed people talking about how to make a face mask that would not only shield but also cover the beard. I like challenges and because I’m not a professional seamstress it was definitelly a challenge to figure out how to make such a mask. The pattern I drew worked well for me so …
Here are all the parts of the pattern for the Adjustable Face Mask for a Beard in PDF and JPG. All the patterns are drawn to fit the scale of DIN A4 sheet. If you’re US-based or have a paper scale similar to the US, the recommendation is to print at 120% although I find …
Is your face mask too loose by the ears or too baggy around the chin and you just don’t have the time to sew a new mask? Here’s a very simple and fast fix for both of these problems.
Anne Frank supposedly said that “no one has ever become poor by giving”. It’s a universal truth that has been visible in the Czech republic for the past months. I am not talking only about all those people who sew masks for everyone else and other people helping others during the pandemic, I am talking …
The pattern for the Dog Muzzle Face Mask comes in two sizes – child (about 7 – 10 years) and adult. You can make the pattern smaller or largereasily. Each pattern contains a pattern for the mask, the mouth, nose and tongue. Both come in JPG and PDF. All the patterns are drawn to fit …
The beeswax wraps are a hit now but it’s not something the humanity came up with just now. I remeber my mom packing my lunch in a clean cloth that I used as a napkin at school. So in a way with the beeswax wraps we’re coming back to something from the past that we …
