Jen from A Thousand Words created this amazing duvet/doona/quilt cover for her son, Daniel, using fabric markers on a plain white duvet… the best bit about it? Those are all Daniel’s drawings! Enlarged and dutifully traced by his mum in a project that took her more than twelve hours work to complete. This is such a wonderful way to preserve and display drawings, and the finished effect is so graphic and modern it looks like the kind of kooky bedding [...]

  Megan from The CraftyCPA created these funky coasters using tiles, paint chips and Mod Podge, she offers a full tutorial and tips, as well as a few things she would change if she were to make them up again! Megan mentioned how awesome they would look in a monochromatic range of chips, and she’s not kidding, I think they would be awesome in various shades of purple. See Megan’s full tutorial here.

The team at Martha Stewart Crafts have another great tutorial up, this time, how to make very shabby chic candles from op-shop tea cups – although I think I’m being stiffed at my local op-shops, the only thing I ever seem to find is promotional mugs or weird beer themed stuff – never the dainty little chic tea cups, maybe I need to expand my search outside of Parramatta! My firefighter father in law will also demand that I need [...]

Fed up with spending way too much money on storage that actually looks good AND is practical, Juliet from Urban Nest shared her cereal box storage idea, along with a full pattern and tutorial to make your own. How cute do those boxes look stashed away on her shelf?! Download the PDF from Urban Nest here.

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 items and give them a new lease of life in your home! Cushions – Decorate your home with your old t-shirts a great project if [...]