Painted Summer Necklace

A perfect project for summer, paint your own fun wooden bead necklace to add lots of colour to your outfits. Find the instructions here.

Leather 'Paper' Bag

Clever idea for using the classic brown paper bag template to create a leather clutch which you scrunch up just like a paper bag!

For the instructions, click here.

Lace-Backed Shirt

Adding a lace back to a regular shirt really transforms it into something special. Go here for the how-to.

DIY Envelope

See how to make a cute polka dot glassine envelope on this page and make card-giving extra special. To learn how to make an envelope from scratch to fit any size of card, have a look at this handy video.

String Art Place Cards

I've had a soft spot for string art since I entered some in a competition when I was 10 and won a prize - and it's so versatile that you can experiment with more advanced designs too.

Go here for instructions.

Cake Topper Flags

I think these little bendable flags are very charming, and would be perfect for decorating a Jubilee cake this weekend! Go here for the DIY.

DIY Tank Top Dress

It's been a sunny weekend in the UK, so in response to some sun at last, the summer wardrobe is coming out! If you'd like to make a light and pretty summer dress yourself using a tank top and some fabric, click here for the tutorial.

Is It Tea You're Looking For?

I love the clever use of a Lionel Ritchie lyric in this humourous teapot idea - and it's something you can do in about 5 minutes too!

Twister Game Coat

Not only is this a genius idea, but it is so nicely made - check out the awesome details here.

Pixel Coasters

I really like the pixel flower designs of these coasters, which are simply made up of beads melted together with an iron. Click here for the how-to.

My Knitting Series - Lesson 11

This video is a quick follow-up to the last one and shows the double decrease versions of the the K2Tog and the P2Tog; the K3Tog and the P3Tog.

My Knitting Series - Lesson 10

Sorry for the gap between posts! This video is the first in the series of 'decreasing' and 'increasing' technique lessons - starting with K2tog and P2tog, which decrease the number of stitches on a row by one i.e. they are single decreases.

Fiesta Flowers

Very bold, very bright and very colourful - these tissue paper flowers look amazing!

Go here for the DIY.

Tissue Paper Flowers

I thought these flowers were real when I saw this photo, but they're actually just tissue paper!

Go here for instructions.

Petal Card

This dainty greeting card decoration is made simply from tissue paper petals - lovely!

Funky Furniture Legs

I like the inventive idea of painting fun patterns on furniture legs, because they are often hard to see and these would be like a secret pop of colour hiding away waiting to be discovered!

Go here for details.

Cement Coasters

Click here for instructions on making solid cement coasters, including how to then embellish them with gold paint.

Easy Woodworking Projects

I've put together another big link list, this time for beginner woodworkers. There are basic woodworking lessons to begin with, then plenty of great tutorials for simple things to make.
Click here to have a look :-)



Dollhouse Chair Sculpture

Get arty by creatively stacking up some dollhouse wooden chairs to create a fun sculpture or a jewellery tree.

Go here for the tutorial.



Cacti Pincushions

These cacti pincushions are lovely, and the variety of designs on show in the bottom photo of the tutorial page makes me really want the whole set just to keep on my windowsill!

Negative Space Embroidery

I love the modern look of this negative space embroidery, and the dandelion design looks so pretty on the natural coloured background.
Find details and more photos here.