Paper Calla Lilies

The instructions for these beautiful flowers, made from paper, wire and clay, can be found here.

Paper Cut Map

If you'd like some tips on cutting out a paper map of your own home town or city, click here. For more papercutting ideas and tutorials, go here.

DIY Nylon Tulips

Stretching the nylon over wire frames gives a great effect - go here for more details.

Mosaic Masquerade Masks

Smashing a Christmas decoration and using the pieces to decorate a masquerade mask produces a very glam, expensive-looking finish, even though you only need a cheap mask base to start off with.

Go here for the instructions.

Tie Snake Toy

Staying with the theme of ties, this cute snake toy is a great idea for recycling old ties - and it would make a great draught excluder too. Click here for the how-to.

Knitted Neck Ties

I absolutely LOVE these - so much so, I would totally wear one myself - they just look so soft, fun and fashionable. Go here for the tutorial.

Beaded Cowboy Boots

Aren't these awesome?

Have a look at more photos here - and if you have some turquoise beads and boots yourself, why not try it?!

Mushroom Terrarium

I think terrariums look wonderful anyway, but the needle felted mushrooms in this one look lovely and soft. Go here for the instructions.

Perfect Egg Fried Rice

Chinese is my favourite takeaway, and if you love a bit of egg fried rice too, click here for how to get the best from each ingredient.

Bacon Jam!

If I knew such a thing existed, I would have made loads already :-) You can add some to your burger or, as I would do, eat it straight from the jar! Go here for the recipe.

Framed Love Hearts

I've been trying to find wood grain fabric but can't seem to get any in the UK - but I suppose I could print my own if it lets me something as cute as this framed heart! Awww...

DIY Mobile Roundup

Photo and mobile by Sophie Honey.

Another big roundup - this time for mobiles, windchimes, dreamcatchers and other hanging decorations. Hopefully it will give you lots of inspiration :-)

Click here to have a look.

Medieval Felt Ankle Boots

Click here to see an interesting tutorial showing how these boots were made, including how the felt insides were made to fit.

Photo Gift Wrap

Photographic wrapping paper would definitely make your gift stand out from the crowd, and you can see how to print some yourself, here.

Embroidered Felt Watch Strap

What a lovely watch strap, and it's straightforward to make too - just see this page for details.

Hard Candy Bowl

I've not seen this before, but basically you melt candy together and mould it over a bowl shape. The end result looks so colourful AND it's edible!

Go here for the how-to.

Cheese Grater Pincushion

This cheese grater idea from Fibrous Pics is so fun and clever...it's just needle felted wool inside a cheese grater!

Flat Cap Pattern

If you'd like to sew a smart flat cap, you can't go far wrong with this free pattern and detailed tutorial.

Painted Card Houses

These cardboard houses would look lovely as a little village on your windowsill, or hanging up from the ceiling - as you can see here, along with the tutorial.

If you can't find any pre-made card houses, you can make your own by cutting and folding cereal/packaging boxes.

Crochet Boot Cuffs

I've seen loads of boot cuffs at the moment, so if you want to keep on trend, try and crochet your own with these instructions.

DIY Illustrated Pillow

Make your own completely original pillow by letting your creativity loose! You can draw any design you like on the fabric and turn it into a lovely pillow - just have a look at this DIY for details.

Crochet Rocket

I don't think I've ever seen crochet used for such a large, statement decoration before, but it looks awesome!

Click here to see how it was constructed.

DIY Instagram Calendar

Just in case it hasn't occurred to you to create your own calendar, here is a cute example using a photo subject which is personal to the creator - her dog, aww!

Go here for details.

DIY Geometric Pendant

Very cool and fashionable necklace that you can make simply using clay - click here for the tute.

Resin Casting Roundup

Perhaps a little trickier than the normal craft techniques I feature, mainly due to resin being quite toxic, but if you can master it, the models and jewellery you can create can be amazing, and very impressive.

Click here for a list of beginner's instructions, plus a few projects to try.

DIY Paper Pencils

These paper pencils are gorgeous, and they are fun to make too because you can get creative by using layers of patterned and coloured papers to get interesting end results. Click here for the tutorial.

How To Felt Wool

There are not many things more yummy than wool roving!

If you're interested in learning to needle felt or wet felt, please visit my felting roundup here. There are also projects you can make such as slippers, scarves and accessories. I hope you find it interesting :-)

Felted Squirrel Brooch

If you're new to needle felting, this is a good project to start with - find the how-to here.

Stay tuned for a felting roundup tomorrow :-)

Sequin Headphones

Add a bit of glitz and glam to your plain headphones with this fun tutorial.

DIY Fashion Roundup

If you like to have clothes different to everyone else, or you just like getting creative, click here to visit my page packed full of ways you can revamp your clothes, bags, shoes and more!

Russian Doll Cake

How brilliant is this cake?! I've never actually tried any kind of shaped or sculpted cake, but after seeing this I'll give it a go - and the painting looks like fun!

Click here to see how it was made.

Paper Leaf Display

I love the 3D concertina look of these leaves, and they're super easy to create too. Click here for the how-to.

Yarn Spinning Tutorial Roundup

Photo by LaWendula - click here for source.

If you'd like to learn how to spin your very own yarn using a drop spindle (which is perfect for beginners), click here for a list of the best online guides.

Gold Clay Bowls

I love the organic look of these clay bowls, and they're actually simple to make - check out the tutorial here.

Garden Crafts Roundup

If you want to add a bit of DIY awesomeness to your yard as well as your home, please feel free to browse another of my pages, this time with lots of tutorials on things to make for your garden, including revamped gnomes, bird houses, tree stools and planters. Click here to visit.

Bird House Key Hooks

Don't you just love these whimsical, shabby chic wall hooks?!

For the DIY tutorial, click here.

How To Latch Hook

If you've ever wanted to know how you make latch hook rugs like this cute owl one, find lots of info on my new craft page here. I've just got a starter kit myself and it's so relaxing and easy to do whilst in front of the TV!

Make Your Own Wand

Perfect for any Harry Potter fan, these instructions tell you how to whittle your own wooden wand - looks pretty authentic doesn't it?!

Glass Bubble Display

You won't believe how easy it is to make a stunning display like this! The glass bubbles just need stringing up - and you can see how by clicking here.

DIY Matte Nail Polish

I would never have thought to mix eyeshadow with my nail polish - but the result is gorgeous! Try it out with these instructions.

Vintage Key & Coat Rack

This old fashioned key/coat/bag rack is made with brass locks (for the keys) plus brass doorknobs, and I think it's a very clever and attractive DIY. Go here for the tutorial.

Creepy Ticket Booth

This would be an amazing DIY project for (next) Halloween! It's made from wooden pallets and the sign at the top has lightbulbs all the way around for sinister night-time events!

Go here for the brilliant step-by-step instructions.