This give away has now closed, thank you to all those who entered. This is the second hand made gift for Christmas 2011. We are making vintage paper doll sets and to …
Paper Dolls – Make Your Own Gift Set
My daughter and I have spent time recently playing paper dolls. The set she has in the photo was given to her as Christmas gift by her Aunty Steph. Playing with the …
Food Co-op Melbourne and A Handmade Christmas Gift Of Tea!
This post is part of my Christmas Preparation plan. This week’s task was making the last of our handmade Christmas gifts. This year we have also made some retro coasters, chalkboard notice …
Travel Friendly Christmas Gifts + Camelot Jr Give Away
This give away is now closed. Thanks to all who entered and the lucky winner as drawn by And The Winner Is plugin was Maxabella! I will send an email shortly to …
Make Your Own Coasters
My girlfriend Cath found this idea to make our own coasters in the adorable Frankie magazine. The creative source was none other than the lovely Pip from Meet Me At Mikes. (Do …
Easy DIY Chalkboard Paint Ideas
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 …
Book Review: Simple Softies For The Whole Family (and our first handmade Christmas Gift for 2010!)
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 …
Yo Yo Biscuits Recipe
This fab recipe comes from my dear friend Lou Woods. Lou was one of those people that from the first time I met her, I knew we were going to be great …
Super Easy Button Snap Clips
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 …
How To Make Chocolate Sauce
If you are trying to get organised for Christmas, check out my 10 Week Christmas Plan. Only 2 weeks left until Christmas! Back in July, I embarked on a Christmas Planning …
Christmas 2009 – Gift Ideas For Children
As you may have noticed I do so love a plan! To me one of the greatest things about planning is the flexibility it actually gives you, whilst still helping you stay …
Children’s Card Making Kits
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 …
Fabric Covered Button Bobby Pins
Earlier in September I made Self Cover Button Hair Ties. I think I could be coming addicted to these buttons!! They are really my style of craft, easy and fun to make …
Self Cover Buttons
I have seen these style of hair ties around for some time now and thought they are so cute. A very clever friend from my children’s school, kindly gave me the tip …
Fabric Covered Stationery
This is the second hand made item that we have produced for our Christmas Gifts this year. The first was the Children’s Fancy Dress Tiaras. I picked up this idea from the …
Christmas Planning – Christmas Present List and Shopping
[flickr id=”2118217555″ thumbnail=”medium” align=”center”] Image by chatirygirl Five weeks until Christmas!! I am actually getting quite excited about it too. We will be spending Christmas in the country with my family and …
10 Practical Christmas Presents For Children
When buying gifts for children I am conscious of the usefulness and of the practicality of the gift. Toys are great and have a place in every child’s life, but most children …
Christmas Planning – Homemade Bath Salts
This post is part of my series on handmade Christmas Gifts. Instructions for the other items can be found here: Handmade Fabric Covered Notebooks Handmade Fabric Necklaces Homemade Works Of Art The …