Silver Drips

I think this is a project you will either love or hate, but I have to say I love unusual and original ideas like this. All you need is silver lycra, rice and polyfill to create these strange looking drips - very sci-fi!

Click here to find out how it's done.

Bubble-Bath Table

This has to tick most boxes for my ideal DIY project...it's original, it looks fantastic, it has few parts and ...it incorporates fairy lights. I want it quite badly right now!

To find out how you can do it, have a look at the fab tutorial.

Knitted Dishcloths

I love these vintage-style knitted dishcloths made from organic cotton - I can really imagine them in a rustic kitchen environment...lovely! For the instructions, go here.

Glazed Penny Pendant

This is a gorgeous, feminine necklace that anyone can make by adding an embossing powder glaze and a flower decal to just a penny coin. See the how-to here.

Gather-Up Pillow

This pillow is oh-so-glamorous and made of luxurious dupioni silk - yummy! And if you want to make one too, you can find the pattern here.

Bee Skep

This tutorial shows you how to make a decorative bee skep from just rope. Bear in mind, this is not a working bee skep (because bees can't get in it!) but it would look brilliant in your garden.

Raspberry Lemonade Bars

Anything with raspberries in is of course a winner, but with lemonade too? Truly Scrumptious!

Find the recipe here.

Faux Porcelain

This tutorial outlines an easy and impressive effect for turning plain vases, jars and bottles into textured faux porcelain - just using puffy paint and white spray paint!

Fabric Flowers

I love these funky looking flowers, and they're very simple - all you have to do is take 2 layers of fabric and one layer of iron-on adhesive, put them together, sew a flower or leave outline and cut them out.

Have a look here for the straightforward tutorial.

Dotty Fabric Screen

This gorgeous curtain is made from felt circles and is so easy to make that anybody can do it!

Go to Design Sponge for the tutorial.

Seed Tape

I think these DIY seed tapes would make fantastic and original gifts - all you have to do is attach seeds to newspaper strips so it's very easy too.

You could use an interesting variety of seeds so that the recipient will have a surprise when they grow!

Condiment Picnic Table

I have noticed these fun condiment holders on sale on the internet before, and this fab page shows you how it's done!

Livening Up Your Shoes!

This page has a list of ways of breathing new life into your shoes, from drawing on a pattern (like above), to knitting new shoe tops!

Lace Jewellery Holder

Lace is a great pre-made way of holding earrings - how useful!

Click here for the tutorial.

Mini People Mobile

I don't know why I feel so drawn to mini people, but I just love 'em! So you will understand why this mobile made by attaching string to miniature model people is so up my street!

Vinyl Record Makes

This page has loads of useful and imaginative ways of re-using vinyl records, including turning them into journals, sculptures and jewellery!

Custom Embossing

This tutorial is brilliant for showing how you can create your own personalised embossed logo/monogram using really easy-to-find items. Embossing just adds a bit of class to cards, don't you think?!

Gift Box Templates

Making your own boxes for gifts can work out cheaper, and you can have fun personalising the shape, pattern and material too. My favourite is the box shown above which opens out really beautifully - and you can find the template here.

For more box templates, go here, here, here and here.

Ruffle Headband

I love this ruffled headband - so cute! - and it only needs very few supplies too.

Have a look at the tutorial here.

PS. Hope you all have a great Halloween!

Fancy Dress Costume Ideas V

Go here to see a how-to video for the Mad Hatter costume straight from Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' film (as shown above, on the right).

For some off-the-wall costume ideas, have a look at this collection.

Look here for some hilarious last-minute costumes...

And to see how to make a card skeletal claw, click here.

Retro Menu Board

This retro menu board looks like it belongs in a funky retro diner, and you can make one yourself from a corkboard, some red fabric, pink spray paint and old style letters like these.

Faux Wood Bookends

These hand carved bookends look fab and are very useful too.

They're simply made by making a block of plaster and carving into it to achieve your desired pattern and shape - so you can let your imagination go wild!

Elite Eight

The Elite Eight posts showcase eight of the best Etsy treasuries every Tuesday, so you don't have to sift through them all to find the hidden gems :-)

Halloween Lights

These Halloween lights would look so effective on your doorstep this Halloween - and the flameless tealights inside the paper bags will add a spooky, flickering light :-)

Ceramic Memo Tile

Click here for a how-to on transferring a memo form onto a plain ceramic tile. This would make a great gift - and you could personalise each one for your recipient!