Hama Beads – Brilliant Minecraft Inspired Geek Craft!
I have a sneaky thing to tell you whilst No.1 son is not looking. He has been stealing the 6yr old’s Hama beads. Oh yes he has. He makes her very cross, stealing all her brown and black and green beads. Why on earth is the almost-15yr old stealing her Hama beads? I’ll show you… Genius, no? Doing Big Brother Kind Things and helping Pink create her fabulous squirrels and rabbits, he realised that Hama beads are totally...
Spotted! DIY Advent Calendar – make this beautiful idea yourself!
I do love a pretty advent calendar – but how about making your own? I admit – I’ve considered it in the past, but to be honest my sewing just isn’t up to scratch for such a fiddly project. But this? When I stumbled across it on Nostalgiecat’s blog, I thought “THIS I can do.” And it’s SO lovely. Not only is it easy to make – can you just imagine the excitement of seeing 24 little...
Quirky – but Amazingly Brilliant – Wildlife Colouring Book from artist Sarah Lovell
A pet hate of mine has always been colouring books. I know, I know, it’s irrational and stupid. It’s not that I don’t like them – quite the opposite. I LOVE a good coluring book – it’s the lack of a *good* one that gets on my nerves so much. When the boys were younger they were never all that fussed about colouring, but now I have a daughter who’s colouring mad, I regularly revisit the Wrath...
The Cricut Mini – see what it’s all about.
We had an invitation a few weeks ago to an event that sounded a lot of fun – but we couldn’t attend. Thankfully, Michelle from Utterly Scrummy stepped in, and went on our behalf… I was very excited to attend a Cricut Mini demonstration and craft workshop at The Make Lounge in London on behalf of Little Stuff. I am an enthusiastic crafter and had been thinking about purchasing a similar machine so the opportunity to...
Fathers Day Gift Ideas – brilliantly easy way to make stunning digital art cards.
Searching for some inspiration, I did what every good not-very-crafty Internetter does. I headed to Martha Stewart. And lo – look what I found… An article with 10 amazing card ideas. Some of them were not for me… But tucked away at the end, at no. 10, was a simple and fab idea. Digital Snapshot Cards. Using your own family photos, made to look like duo-tone prints. “Convert pictures of a favorite pet, nature,...
Make your own super-cute chick for Easter with Cupcakes for Clara
Looking at the long range weather forecast this morning, I realised that I need to Take Steps, and ensure I have proper crafty activity-type things in the house for the holidays if I’m to avoid the 10hr Xbox sessions that threaten with every rainy cold school holiday. As luck would have it, the next place I went to I saw these little babies. How bloody gorgeous? I’m going to have to buy more than I need, just so that the...