Some parents claim that their child is a true ‘artist’, sure that the random drawings they create reflect natural talent and ability. Now for them it may be true, but for my daughter and many other young kiddies out there this is simply not the case. If you are anything like me though, ever the proud parent, you still love the scribbles and want to keep as many as is realistically possible, but what to do with them? Keep the [...]

Ack! Real life has hit CraftBlog hard lately. I’m currently at high risk for pre-term labour and I’m under strict instructions to take it easy and spend as much time horizontal as possible – a hilarious concept to anyone familiar with mothering a toddler! Because of this I haven’t been able to dedicate as much time as I would like to writing posts and creating tutorials, so for the next couple of months instead I’ll be highlighting my favourite tutorials [...]

Night-Night Mushrooms by Florence Forrest – Yay for mushrooms! These little guys seem so calm and peaceful, a really beautiful design! Booties by Ollie Rose – For obvious reasons, I’m all about the baby stuff at the moment, these booties would look adorable on any bub’s feet, they look so soft and cosy. Laptop Cover by Peata – I’m in awe of anyone who has the patience to do this much blanket stitch, I’m far too impatient! The finished result [...]

Just a quick reminder to all you craftsters that the Stitches & Craft Show is on in Sydney from Wednesday 20 August (tomorrow) until Sunday 24 August. There will be lots of demo’s as well as lots of goodies to purchase! (If my wallet wasn’t being so mean to me I’d be there for sure!). Bring your wallet (and credit card), wear comfy shoes, and be prepared to have a blast! (I usually tend to get lost within the bead [...]

Things have slowed up a little bit here in Craft Blog land but never fear! We are still here, and we’re still crafting! Fern, being the craft master that she is, is working on a super special project at the moment… She’s concentrating on making a baby and crazily put a call out for baby name suggestions! Leah, as always is super busy being a mum and trying out our awesome child friendly craft activities. Sharon, although she isnt doing [...]

As we’re coming to realise Melbourne is a craft mecca! Not only are there an abundance of crafty folk out there blogging for all to see there is also a wonderful craft market community. Here in the inner city in the last few weeks we’ve been lucky enough to have quite a few markets running, the Sisters’ Market, Rose St Market and the Melbourne Design Festival Market (now a biannual event!). This weekend the Shirt and Skirt Markets are being [...]

My brain can’t even begin to compute this one… it’s a cake… on a lollipop stick… it’s a cake pop! Genius! These lovely creations were from Bakerella, who gives detailed instructions on how to make your own cake on a stick, with just a box mix of cake (or cheat and buy the premade cakes from the supermarket!), some frosting, some melting chocolate and an edible pen. If you struggle to find “yellow candy melts” then you can buy white [...]

The Random Number Generator spat out 12 meaning that Courtney is the winner of the needle roll giveaway! Courtney – I will email you at some point today to get your mailing address Thank you for everyone who entered the giveaway and took the time to link to us to let other people know about it, keep your eye out for another handmade freebie going out at the end of the month.

Better late than never for this weeks tutorial from me I recently wrote about my dramas after messing up some measurements when I was ordering some fabric to make up cushions for our playroom, I thought I might share the cushions as a tutorial! Envelope openings are (IMO) the easiest option for cushions, no zips or buttons to mess about with and the finished result is neat and professional. I also love the look of piping around a cushion, I [...]

Hippo by Kate Henderson – I kind of cheated and asked Kate to add this to the pool because I fell in love with this little guy! Just a really beautiful softie. On my desk… 6 Aug 08 by Two Cheese Please – I really need to get in on this “on my desk” thing, although I’m fairly certain that my pile of scraps some empty Mylanta packets wouldn’t be anywhere near as interesting as some of the posts I [...]