I have two girls at home just at the age when they like all those little things that we adults consider dust-catchers and generally ask Why have this? And they also like making these little things for their friend. And this miniature handbag from paper – I should rather say handbags – are great gifts. …
Why embroider knickers, you ask? Why not, I say! Besides being quite a funny project the knickers embroidery can also be a great gift. You can embroider a cushion a shopping bag…or even use it as an applique for a t-shirt.
Recycled snowflakes are one of my very favorite Christmas decorations. They’re easy to make and we have lots of fund making them with the kids.
The last carnivale season was in the name of insect costumes. If you’ve been on this blog before, you probably know that I have been making my children’s costumes myself. Check out also my spider costume that came out together with the two butterfly costumes for our girls.
Our Lily is becoming quite the craftsy kid. She likes to make furniture for her dolls, she makes origami flowers and small gifts for her friends. We made this origami mini book together and actually not just one. We made a pile of them which comes handy now before Christmas. It’s an ideal gift for …
I would like to show you how I paint my little flower cards and that you could do the same even if you’re a painting beginner. There are just a few simple steps to follow and you can paint this poppy easily. At the end I’ll show you how I add a little “Thank you” …
So you say your dolls have nothing to wear, ey…
Embroider yourself a llama because why not?
Are you looking for an original idea for a card for St. Valentine’s Day, anniversary or birthday? Try to make this scratch off card with my tutorial.
My girls decided to make small gifts from salt dough. Do you know this miracle? It’s a great alternative of plasteline or play d’oh. You can dry or bake it and the result is pretty hard and resistant. In this tutorial I will show you how to make a keychain from dried salt dough.
Looking for original gift bags? Just make them yourself!
This year’s Christmas cards are inspired by the poinsettia plant.
Nice giftbox easy to make. Pick a paper with some nice pattern to bring it to the next level.
Lately Lily has been measuring everything by how many times we have to go to bed until the event comes – birthdays, holidays, Christmas… my mom started making the girls these simple and effective meters which help them grasp the time concept better.
Beadweaving What is beadweaving? It is a weaving technique used to create anything from jewelry to animals and boxes using beads, adding them one by one. This technique is very time-demanding and mastering it requires practice, time and patience. The real and fair price of the beadwoven jewelry easily equals that of jewelry made from …
Lately I’ve made the exploding box for my husband and I decided to stay creative when it came to his birthday. I made him this matchbox suitcase as an alternative to a birthday card.
Do you also fail horribly when you try to convince your kids to have their room tidy and organized? No worries, most of us do. However, I am never going to stop trying and every now and then I come up with an idea to make things better. This time me and the girls were …
Me and my husband don’t celebrate our wedding anniversaries big, however, I wanted to give him something personal this year. It took a me a while to get any idea at all but in the end I remembered that a while ago I saw a box that kind of exploded into several layers. My exploding …
Spring is coming and I’m coming with a tip for some handmade spring cards (handmade by me) that you can use as birthday cards or just to make someone smile. Available for purchase here (and hopefully also soon in my eshop in English). And now I’ll let the photos speak:
In the last post I showed you how to make two simple paper decorations that I used in a bigger project (which I’ll show you very soon) and this time I bring you a tutorial on the squash card which is a card that might look simple but only until you open it.
