This stunning light feature would look fantastic in the centre of any space, and it's something you can create yourself - with these instructions.
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This stunning light feature would look fantastic in the centre of any space, and it's something you can create yourself - with these instructions.
Click here for a detailed tutorial on making your own eye-catching hat as part of a steampunk outfit.
I never knew you could create such realistic looking 'turquoise' beads and pendants from polymer clay, but guess what? You can! Go here to see how.
Book pages have the ability to look arty no matter how you use them to decorate, but if you need some inspiration, click here for 20 ideas, including the paper branches and leaves shown above.
I always enjoy original ideas, and this one is a perfect project to make for your kids, especially as it's so easy to store, fun to make and it would really encourage imagination. Go here for the tutorial.
Go here to learn how to turn your plain dish towels into adorable be-tasselled creations!
This fabulous wall art allows your favourite fabric to show through within the letters, for a unique piece of art. Click here for the tute.
This cute coin purse is made from just ribbon and a zip....and I bet you could find some adorable ribbon for this make too :-)
These luminaries are affordable and simple to make. You also have control over the paper you use to decorate them - although I love the retro graphics on these ones!
I think the stripe effect of this cake - especially in black and white - looks so fun, and if you'd like to see how it's done, click here.
These brought back some memories! I used to have these with mini chips in a packet...and now I can make some myself with this fun recipe (which includes instructions on making your own mini fish cookie cutter!).
This tutorial is full of beautiful photos and shows you how to make such a lovely and intricate cabochon necklace - you have to check it out!
Covering things in maps makes them look so much more interesting, and it's so simple too. Click here for 25 projects which make great use of maps.
Paper is one of the most versatile crafts around, and if you'd like to find paper sculpting advice and how-tos, plus loads of brilliant photo galleries of inspiration, head over to my new page here.
These custom personalised cards are such a creative and practical use for chalkboard self-adhesive paper - check out the how-to here.
If you crochet you will probably be very familiar with granny squares, and I don't think I've seen a better use of them than this super quirky bird house decoration. Click here for more details.
Create your own sturdy bird bath by using sand to cast cement into a leaf shape. Go here for instructions.
This is definitely one of my favourite DIY dresses I have ever seen - soooo gorgeous! A basic dress was made and then layers of eyelet lace were added on top. But the best bit is that the lace was hand-dyed in different shades of yummy pink.
This cute little den/tent is made from just hula hoops and bed sheets! To find out how, click here.
Remember these cute pop-up puppet toys from your childhood? Well now you can make your own clown version by following this photo step-by-step.
I think these herb gravestones are fantastic and so clever! Go here for the Instructable.
I adore these traditional style lollies, and you can learn how to make your own here using clever powdered sugar molds. They remind me of the lollies in the Santa Clause movie where they make you fly!
I love this idea for turning an outside wall into a giant canvas - you can actually paint with moss! Click here for the instructions.
These lanterns would look beautiful in the garden, and they're something anyone can make by just molding doilies over bowls. Go here for the how-to.
This is a homemade Porsche. Yep...a homemade Porsche. For photos of the car manufacture, click here.
Papier mache is a super versatile craft which I have actually just tried myself for the first time (I'm making a mask at the moment) so I thought I'd make a roundup of the best recipes as well as the coolest tutorials. To have a look, click here.
Fantastic tutorial on how to design and paint your own jigsaw puzzle.