Craft Blog

Jess from How About Orange created this very chic cushion using painter’s tape to block of sections of her fabric and then painting over the gaps with fabric paint and then sewing the finished design into a simple envelope cushion. I love the effect of the torn edges, my mind is already racing on what [...]

I always enjoy finding new uses for tshirts, so I LOVE this easy tutorial from SewLikeMyMom, with instructions on turning an oversized tshirt into a comfy skirt, just perfect for the summer that is fast approaching. This may even be the last boot up the bum I finally need to try my hand at shirring. [...]

Tiny little socks and underwear are the bane of my laundry life. They go out on the line, some how vanish, or if they do manage to come in they end up piled up in laundry, far away from their partner and never to be seen again. When I use the dryer is even worse, [...]

I am a renter. I think I’ll die a renter. A combination of ridiculous house prices and incurable indecision (a 30 year mortgage combined with my fickle nature would likely lead to a melt down of epic proportions) have kept us in the rental market… and that’s not even mentioning the whole city/country mouse my [...]

Digital photography is an awesome thing, I have gig upon gig of photos stored in hard drives and dead laptops, the not so awesome thing is that I am completely crap at printing off any photos. I printed my first photos this Christmas as a gift to my mother in law, I have no photos [...]

I’m not a girly girl, I don’t “squee” very often, but I have to admit I let out a sound probably usually only reserved for images of puppies and ducklings when I saw these awesome garden markers. Take a trip to the opshop and pick up some old cutlery, hammer the hell out of it [...]

This is less tutorial (it’s as simple as drawing on a plate) and more review, but I recently discovered these porcelain pens in Spotlight and I am completely in love. You Will Need One Porcelain pen – they’re made by “Pebeo” and I found them in my local Spotlight in the craft section with the [...]

Tiffany Bird of Simply Modern Mom recently wrote about making over her master bedroom on a budget. The transformation was amazing, turning a fairly standard mismatched bedroom into a sanctuary within her home. One of the things that stood out for me were the tree canvases above the dresser, like most artwork they’re simple but [...]

My camera decided that last week was a good time for it to die, so there’s currently a brief pause on tutorials from me, but never fear, as I have been scouring my favourite links and sites to find the best tutorials, ideas and patterns out there to turn your old t-shirts into fabulous new [...]

I woke up inspired this morning, and so decided to share it with the world, so here’s my tutorial for turning an old t-shirt into an awesome bag, in this case it’s toddler sized for my son, but size wise you’re only limited by the size of your t-shirt. You will need: one kick arse [...]