How I restored an old half-forgotten suitcase box into a vintage sewing box.
Keychain Photo Album
Keychain Photo Album can be an original present for those who like to have the photos of their loved ones always at hand.
Coronation Hairstyle of Anna from Frozen
Do you have little fans of Frozen at home? I do, two of them in fact, and they love the costumes and props from this movie. Princess Anna from Frozen wears a special hairstyle to her sister’s coronation and even though it looks complicated, it’s not. Let’s see how to make it.
How to make a Fruit Bouquet
As I said here I prefer to have flowers in the garden rather than in a vase. That’s why I’m so excited about the fruit bouquets which became so popular! A fruit bouquet looks great, tastes delicious and makes for a beautiful centerpiece. It’s perfect for celebrations or just as something to put on your …
String Basket From a Box
This is a tutorial on how to recycle a cardboard box, some string and some scrap fabric into a cute basket-like box that you can use for keeping for example your sewing supplies.
Magnetic Cork Planters
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 …
Clever Hack against Sore Ears
If your face mask has elastic bands for behing the ears you might know the feeling of sore ears after wearing the mask for a while. There’s a clever little lifehack that will help you get rid of this unpleasant side effect of wearing a mask. Here comes the ear saver.
Embroidery Llama
Embroider yourself a llama because why not?
How to Make a Pompom
Learn to make pompoms for your creative projects!
“How many times to we go to sleep until…” countdown meter
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.
Blind Map for Teaching Geography
This map is a great way to teach kids (and adults) some geography. It’s a blind map on which you pin flags, names of the countries, cities, rivers….I went with the map of Europe but you can choose any part of the world. The main part of the map are the country flags that stick …
Tip for a trip: Nosislav
If you find yourself in South Morava and you are looking for an easy trip in the nature where you can take even a city pram, Nosislav is the place to go! Moreover, if you’re a geocacher, it’s a double win.
Faux Mohawk
I really enjoy making faux mohawk hairstyles because they can be worn to formal events as well as to school, work etc. and they’re actually easy to make. And as you can see in the photos, it doesn’t take very long because a 6-year-old can sit through the process. To be able to do this …
How I grow ginger
There’s never enough ginger – in summer it’s great for lemonades, to make popsickles or just to put in your water, in winter we use it to make tea and it’s also indispensable when I want to make my favorite Indian meal – butter chicken. I’m so glad that the ginger is doing well on …
Toilet cleaning bombs
If there’s a housework I really dislike, it’s the bathroom cleaning. I don’t like it especially because of all the vapors from the bleach and other cleaning substances. I try to substitute them with homemade detergents such as these toilet bombs.
Pallet planter
Here’s the new addition to our terrace garden – the pallet planter! Between the household, the family and the rest of the field I never had enough time to take care of our strawberries which needed especially constant weeds removing. And so we decided to move the strawberries to a planter with a substrate in …
Homemade Degreaser
As I already said, I really don’t like all the vapors and chemicals in the usual detergents, bleach etc. I try to make most of the cleaners we use and this time I would like to show you how to make an ecological and skin-friendly grease remover. I use it especially to clean the kitchen.
Miniature armchair
Do you have a dollhouse at home? We do and sometimes I think it should be rather mine than the girls’. I enjoy making miniatures and one day I would like to make my for Victorian dollhouse. For now I practice making simple furniture, today’s tutorial is to one of such simple pieces, the miniature …
Cherry Blossom Lamp
The cherry trees are already out of bloom but here’s a way to have a blooming cherry branch all year round. I will show you how to make this lamp which also happens to be a great decoration day and night.
Daisy-chamomile face moisturizer
This year’s Mother’s Day gift was an easy decision. There are beautiful blooming herbs everywhere and I decided to use the daisies to make a moisturizing cream for my mom.