Maryanne on half of the sister team that writes Australian craft blog, SewTogether has put together this tutorial on how to create your own flat bottom zippered purse with angled sides, perfect for make up bags, stashing small toys in, or make it up in oil cloth and you could use it to carry snacks! Even better, Maryanne has given detailed instructions and diagrams on how to draft your own pattern, meaning that you can make a bag in any [...]

I KNOW we’re not the only family obsessed with Rovio’s Angry Birds, even my two year old loves it (and has advanced further than me, which is disturbing in so many different ways) so I thought I’d share these kick ass Angry Bird printable toys from Little Plastic Man that you can download, print and make up yourself. Use them to decorate your cube or desk, or initiate war fare with an over-confident two year old, the choice is yours! [...]