One of my favourite things from Connor’s hungry caterpillar birthday celebration was the little matching party hats I made up for him and his brother, let me refresh your memory with a very bored looking birthday boy… (Connor is 3 going on 13, he has already decided he is far too cool to have people sing “Happy Birthday” to him) The hats are great if you’re fed up of buying party hats that rarely last the day or to add [...]

Does anyone in Aus do much for Valentines? I’m not keen on the whole sending cards thing, but I can’t resist the thought of decorating for the season in lots of pink and red! Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional created this beautiful Valentines wall hanging from felt, and shared a tutorial so you can make one too, and it doesn’t have to be for Valentines, I think this would look awesome using the word “Home” and hung in an [...]

Sara from Creative Jewish Mom posted an fabulous how to with details on creating this beautiful flower bouquet, made entirely from felt! I know we’re in the wrong season, but this would be absolutely perfect for spring, or decorating a little girls room where you want the look of flowers, but don’t want the hassle of buying fresh flowers or dusting artificial ones. I may have also made a mental note to go and pick up some felt in different [...]

Allison of Cluck Cluck Sew has a new tutorial up, a huge flower cushion, perfect for adding some colour into your home as we come into spring! Best of all,the cushion is definitely deceptive in its simplicity, what looks like it took hours only took Allison half an hour and about $10 in fabric – bargain! See the full tutorial here. See more cushions on CraftBlog here.

A nice easy one to ease me slowly back into the tutorials! Continuing our Halloween crafts, I give you a pair of less than frightening monsters, some may even dare to call them cute! They’re entirely hand sewn and the fun fur is very forgiving, so they make a great project for beginners or for the young sewer. Make them in a variety of colours and spread them around the house for some fluffy Halloween decorations, put a bell or [...]