Pressed Violas

Make your own botanical art by pressing pretty flowers from your garden - a perfect spring craft - and you can then decoupage the flowers to a jewelry box, frame them or perhaps glue them onto cards.



Fisherman Mobile

I've not seen a hanging mobile like this before, and I think it would be really cute in a little boy's room. Go here for instructions.

Homemade Potpourri

Add some flowery scents to your home by mixing your own potpourri.

Magnetic Makeup Board

Clever idea for being able to see all of your makeup collection at once...I know I need this myself because I have a box of makeup and I don't think I've even seen the products at the bottom for years!

Go here for the DIY.



Colorful Printed Felt

You can't often find patterned felts around, so a solution to that is to print your own using freezer paper stencils. Click here for the tutorial.



Bicycle Wheel Clock

This bicycle wheel clock looks fantastic, especially with yard sticks for the hands! Have a look at the DIY here.



Batik Wall Hanging

This beautiful hanging is made by blocking out the design with wax before dyeing the fabric, which is a technique called batik. Find the how-to here.



Funny Thumb Tacks

Mould your own plaster of Paris thumb tips and paint them in realistic colours for a new (and slightly creepy) take on normal 'thumb tacks'!

Go here for the DIY.



Strawberry Bouquet

A really cute display for Spring - click here for the tutorial and sewing template.



Retro Metal Art

These vintage style signs are homemade using metal sheets, a stencil, paint and a candle. I think they look so authentic, and you can check out the technique used to make them here.



Custom Monotype Drawings

This tutorial shows you a brilliantly artistic technique for making monotype portraits. I love the smudged charcoal look of the resulting images.



DIY Honeycomb Paper

Yes sure you can buy honeycomb paper ready-made...but we're crafty people so we should make it ourselves! Check out the clever technique here.



Wooden Mountain Shelf

This mountain range shelf is a simple enough woodworking project, but it looks so unique on a wall - a definite attention-grabber!



Vintage Look Mirror

There's a really clever spray available from Krylon called 'Looking Glass' which can transform a clear piece of glass from a framed picture into an aged looking mirror! Take a look at how it works here.



Woven Plastic Hangers

I love the use of plastic laces to weave around wooden clothes hangers - it certainly would cheer up my wardrobe! Click here for instructions.

 



Hot Air Balloon Card

Go here for a free print-out and instructions for making a 3D balloon using just circles of card.



DIY Phone Projector

Using your smartphone and a shoebox you can project any photo or moving image onto a white wall - cool! Go here for the how-to.



Crackled Vintage Map

This map started life as a pristine looking print, and now it looks like an aged vintage map - awesome! It would amazing (and expensive) on any wall at home, and you can see how the clever distressed effect was added by having a look here.



DIY Tapewriter Magnets

If you have a tapewriter at home you can make these very easy and very cool looking magnets in next to no time. I've had my trusty Dymo for years - there's just something so appealing about the tactile white writing isn't there?

Find the tutorial here.



Ice Skating Scene

Fun little toy made for kids using paper, a paperclip, an Altoids tin and a magnet. I had a puppet show when I was little where the puppets were moved with magnets and I LOVED it!

Click here for the how-to. 



Bookbinding Techniques & Tutorial Roundup

Photo and book by Andy Mangold.

I've hand-bound a few journals before and I just think it's a fantastic skill to learn, so I've researched the different techniques of binding and put them all in my roundup here which is great for beginners and amateurs alike. I hope you find it interesting :)



Pom-Pom Rug

Squishy and multi-coloured...my favourite things!

Click here for instructions.



Creative Save-The-Date Ideas

Save-the-Date (Stop Motion) from Karleidoscope on Vimeo.
If you need to organise save-the-dates for a wedding, but want to save money or want something a bit more creative and unique, check out this roundup of free card templates, ideas and tutorials, plus a fun array of save-the-date videos for a completely personal announcement.

His & Hers Pillowcases

The pants and knickers embroidered on these pillows are adorable! Find the tutorial here.

Yarn Memo Board

I really like the modern look of the contrast yellow yarn used here, and it's quite an easy project to make using just yarn, nails and a photo frame. Check out the DIY here.



Press Flower Phone Case

Beautiful phone case covered with colourful pressed flowers and resin, perfect for the upcoming Spring & Summer season!

Go here for the tute.



Zippered T-Shirt

Click here to revamp a plain long-line tee into a funky zip-up dress - one for the more daring!



Transparent Bookmarks

Simple and artistic idea for bookmarks made by simply tracing a design onto an acetate sheet. Click here for the how-to.



National Geographic Nostalgia

This collection of old National Geographic photos is so interesting, with many bizarre, strange, beautiful and nostalgic moments captured. This is why photography is such an amazing thing - it keeps moments in time alive forever.