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10 Quick Crafting Tips

10 Quick Crafting Tips

Yarn is a great material for a variety of projects. Go beyond knitting and crochet, and use it for wall hangings, weaving and even embroidery. Organise your supplies by how you use them, not necessarily by type or colour. Keep your most used tools handy […]

Hearts and Books

Hearts and Books

I’m taking a slight detour from my current project list to make some quick crochet hearts for my guys for Valentine’s Day. We don’t actually celebrate Valentine’s Day, we do Book Giving Day instead, but I saw these hearts by Jen Tyler and thought they […]

Weekend To-Do | Prettify Your Thumbtacks with Washi Tapes

Weekend To-Do | Prettify Your Thumbtacks with Washi Tapes

Dudes, this DIY is so simple it shouldn’t even need an entire blog post, but it just made me feel so happy I had to share!You can have yourself a handful of these in about 5 minutes. That’s it. Two supplies: thumbtacks and washi tape. […]

Easy Customised Mugs for Valentine’s Day | Real Life Crafting

Easy Customised Mugs for Valentine’s Day | Real Life Crafting

  I’ve been pinning ideas for customising mugs for a while, but have yet to try out the Sharpie and porcelain pen baking tutorials. There are some things I just can’t seem to find the time for. As I was brainstorming ideas one day, I […]

Freebie Friday | Printable Valentine’s Day Treat Toppers

Freebie Friday | Printable Valentine’s Day Treat Toppers

Get ahead this year and start planning your Valentine’s Day treats today. These treat bag toppers are easy to print, cut and assemble, just make sure you’ve got some small treat bags, a stapler, and of course, treats! I’m showing candy, but you can use […]

DIY | Make a Blending Palette for Watercolour Markers

DIY | Make a Blending Palette for Watercolour Markers

Thanks to my lettering for the 100 Day Project, I got interested in learning how to blend my watercolour markers (I have two kinds, Tombow Duals and Kois), and found out that I needed to use a blending palette. You can purchase one that is […]

Freebie Friday | Printable Popcorn & Candy Boxes

Freebie Friday | Printable Popcorn & Candy Boxes

That title up there should say Popcorn Boxes, but lo and behold, when I headed downstairs to pop up some corn to take photos, the pantry was bare! So no fun popcorn for my photo shoot, plus I had a very unhealthy snack as I […]

Quick Craft | Make Easy Dividers for Your Planner

Quick Craft | Make Easy Dividers for Your Planner

I picked up a pocket planner at the flea market a few months ago, and am finally working on customising and getting it set up. I’ve decided to use it as my binder for all my Parents’ Association information (I’m the Treasurer!). My first step […]

How to Make A Photo Card for Your Planner

How to Make A Photo Card for Your Planner

Do you have a special photo that you’d like to keep close, like say in your planner or household binder? Here’s how you can use a Project Life card and sticky tab note to do just that! You’ll need: a photo 3×4 journaling card tabbed […]

DIY | Patterned Paper Pockets for Planners & Scrapbooks

When I revealed my DIY Memory Planner on Wednesday, I talked about the patterned paper pocket I made for keeping supplies and memorabilia. Today I’ll show you how to make your own! You’ll need: a sheet of 12 x 12 scrapbook pager with the extra […]