This is the second handmade Christmas Gift I have made with the kids for Christmas 2010. The first one was a simple softie. If you are looking for more inspiration check out my posts with other ideas on Handmade Christmas Gifts. Earlier this year for the school fair craft stall, I made some simple chalkboards [...]

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This week we finally had time to make something from the very gorgeous book Simple Softies For The Whole Family. This is the third book in the series, first was Softies and then there was More Softies. My aim for this project was to let my daughter make the softie herself from start to finish, [...]

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How gorgeous are these self cover button snap clips? And the great thing is not only are they gorgeous but incredibly easy to make! Now if you have been reading this blog for even a small while, you will now that I am very fond of self cover buttons. So I felt particularly lucky when [...]

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Sew Darn Cute is an inspirational craft handbook from Jenny Ryan. The book contains 30 projects to sew and embellish, each of which is beautifully photographed and has step-by-step instructions to follow. I love the philosophy behind the book, which Jenny states in her introduction: “There is no right or wrong way to approach sewing. [...]

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If you are trying to get organised for Christmas, check out my 10 Week Christmas Plan. Only 5 weeks left until Christmas! Now this is probably a bit of a cheat to call handmade really, but unfortunately I didn’t have time to make the Christmas decorations that I had book marked and thought I would [...]

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With eight weeks to Christmas, according to my 10 Week Christmas Preparation Plan, my task this week is to complete making the handmade gifts that we will be giving to family and friends. Each year I am making a few more things, to add to the handmade collection, but I still do purchase the majority [...]

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