Doorstep Mosaic

Go here for a mosaic project walkthrough and see how you too can create an artistic surface decoration using all kind of oddments like sea glass, broken plates, glass nuggets, board game pieces and lots more!

Glass Pebble Backsplash

Instead of putting tiles up behind your sink as the backsplash, why not make a really pretty mosaic of glass nuggets? Go here for the how-to.

Fabric Design How-To

If you've ever wanted to create your own fabric, have a look at this tutorial for drawing a repeated pattern of your own design.

Number Pinatas

These number pinatas are a fantastic idea for birthday and anniversary parties - find the tutorial here.

DIY Comic Book Art

As a big fan of comic book graphics myself, this tutorial for turning a digital image into a piece of wall art is bound to come in handy.

DIY Picture Holding Structure

This wood grid is a great idea to support all kinds of art and momentos, without fussing with nails in your walls, and if you click here you can find instructions on making it yourself.

Also check out the rest of the site for some more cool wall decor ideas.

Felt Circle Pillow

This felt throw pillow is easy and funky - and the colours on the one in the photo make it perfect for Christmas!

Felt iPad Sleeve

This very straightforward felt sleeve doesn't require sewing and can be made to fit lots of different phones, laptops and other gadgets. Find the instructions here.

Rustic Bunting

I love the combination of natural embellishments and check fabric in this lovely banner. Go here for the tutorial.

Mason Jar Ceiling Light

This gorgeous ceiling light is another of my favourite mason jar projects - it would look amazing at a wedding or over your dining table.

Typographic String Art

How cool does this look close-up? If you'd like to make your own words and messages with nail and yarn, go here for instructions.

Dreamy Dotty Photos

These beautiful photos have ink and acrylic paint drops on them, and these splashes of colour just elevate the photos into something fantastic.

Bell Jar Snow Globe

These snow globe cloches, with styrofoam balls as the snow, are gorgeous! Go to Poppytalk and read about how you could create your very own.

Deceptive Dust Covers

If you've got some books that you hate the covers of, or you just want to give some a classy makeover, have a look at this fab tutorial for creating your own handmade and hand written covers.

InkoDye

Inkodye is a light-sensitive dye which lets you make fabulous prints on fabric and wood using the sun. A few awesome project ideas include raindrop photo frames,
safety pin purses,

and wood bangle messages.

Moulding Leather With Water

Click here to see how leather moulding techniques are used to make a lovely and simple iPod Touch case.

Custom Leather Patches

This tutorial shows you how to make custom leather patches for adding to clothes, bags and hats etc. You use a heated metal tool (e.g. a soldering iron) to add any year/name/business name you like.

Leather Cuff Wallet

Find instructions on how to make a wallet that doubles as a cuff bracelet, here.

Leather Pinecone DIY

I love these leather ornaments and the tutorial shows some nice techniques for working with leather. They would look great hanging off your Christmas tree or arranging in a wooden bowl.

Leather Phone Case

Functional and stylish project for people who haven't worked with leather before. Get the free envelope case template here.

DIY Rosette Awards

I think these professional looking ribbon awards would make a great gift - for instance, you could change the text to 'Best Dad' or 'Number 1 Boyfriend'. Go here for the tutorial.

Handmade Light-Up Signs

To make temporary, personalised signs (for weddings and parties for example), go here to learn how. I think I'm obssessed with light-up signs actually lol

Braided Clay Bracelets

These gorgeous bangles are made from strands of clay, and they look pretty simple to make.

I love the finished look - especially of the stone-grey one. Find the how-to here.

DIY Rag Rolls

These lovely curls were made simply by wrapping strands of hair with fabric strips - and the best thing is, this method doesn't damage your hair like hot curlers do. Go here for the instructions.

Cement Garden Tiles

These decorative tiles have a pretty mosaic pattern on top and would make a fantastic garden decoration - particularly as stepping stones. See how to make your own here.

Fun Awards Wall Decor

I love this idea for displaying your childhood awards - great for adding humour to your home office!

Paper Bird Decorations

Click here to see how to fold cute paper birds, which you can then use to make a mobile, or hang around a lampshade like this ^

Tropical Bird Wings

These gorgeous graduated bird wings are a nice project to make, and would be a quick fancy dress standby. Go here for the tutorial.

Party Game Ideas for Kids & Families

If you ever host Halloween, family or kid's parties, check out this long list of the best and most fun games for good clean fun!

Picture Frame Watch

This fun DIY idea means you can have a favourite photo, message, quote, song lyric, picture etc. on your wrist all day for you to look at to cheer you up when you're at work!

I think I would put 'nearly Christmas' in mine :-)

Pirate Ship Centrepiece

This fabulous ship centrepiece from Pottery Barn is made from felt and canvas, and you can read tips and see photos of a DIY table setting version here.

Geometric Paper Garland

For a trendy or minimalist party, this 3D geometric garland is a must! Go here for template.

Best Graphic T-Shirts in the U.S.

Another online t-shirt store top 10 - but this time it's for U.S. shops :-)

Top 10 T-Shirt Shops in the UK

I've put a list of my favourite 10 online t-shirt shops together on this page, all of which are based in the UK. I often find it hard to find cool t-shirts which I don't have to pay high shipping costs on and can get quickly, so I hope UK people find it handy :-)

Mini Piñatas

Aww these little decorations are so cute and could be hung from the ceiling, put on the mantelpiece or even made into Christmas ornaments. Go here for the instructions.

Animal Bookends

Find a tutorial for making these cool and really cheap bookends with plastic toy animals - here.

Sparkly Christmas Backdrop

Click here to learn how to create a lovely sparkly backdrop for your photographs - perfect for Christmas family portraits.

Plastic Bag Bowls

Use a heat gun to mould plastic bags and create decorative, watertight vases and bowls (but beware the fumes!) Click here for details.

Jane Perkins' Art

This brilliant piece of craft heaven is made up mainly of buttons and beads, and you see a few more photos here.

Wedding Proposal Roundup

Even if you're not getting married or aren't planning on proposing soon, but you're a romantic at heart, head over to my new page here to see loads of videos of the sweetest proposals (I love the flash mob ones - they'd bring a tear to a glass eye!) and the most amazing, creative save the dates. There are also lots of tutorials for making your own save-the-date wedding announcement cards, and free downloads too. Hope you like it!

Tablecloth Reborn

There's no how-to here, but I just couldn't not post this gorgeous top, which has been made from an old tablecloth - this is totally up my street!

New Shop & Revamp

In the last month, I've added over 100 new designs to my Applepip and (newly opened) Applepip 2 shops, as well as doing a bit of a revamp. There are some Breakfast Club designs, gifts for pet owners, Big Bang Theory t-shirts, hobby shirts and quite a few other new categories.

I hope you like the changes!

Oilcloth Apron

This oilcloth gardener's apron would make a nice gift for green-fingered guys, and you can also learn how to make your own oilcloth by looking at this tutorial.

Washi Tape DIYs

Washi tape can be used for many little DIYs including easy peasy fridge magnets, and these fun ideas.

Watercolor Pixel Art

This pixelated watercolor art is created by editing a photo into large pixels and then painting the squares onto paper. A really nice project for people who are new to watercolor painting.

Find the details here.

Business Startup Ideas & Success Stories

One of my top goals in life is to have a successful business which can be my full-time job, and I've always fancied myself as a bit of an entrepreneur, having sold online since I was 15 and always having some kind of money-making scheme on the go!

So I've put together what I hope is an inspiring web page here which lists a few ideas for starting your own business, plus links to the best success stories in the UK and worldwide.

I've also put together a list of the best business success stories which have come from Dragons Den UK, the TV programme. I mean, who can forget Levi Roots?!

Internet Photo Memes

Have you heard of planking? How about horsemanning? Coning? Stocking?! If the answer is no, go over to this page to have a look at some funny (and just plain stupid!) photography fads which have trended worldwide.

Paper Blossom Branches

Click here to learn how to make paper blossoms, which you can attach to tree branches to make gorgeous ceiling decorations.