Make Your Own Amigurumi

September 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Amigurumi is the Japanese of using crochet to make stuffed animals and shapes. Some examples are so tiny, and use embroidery floss and needle thin crochet hooks. Others can be over sized toys that rival anything won at a carnival.

This art has spread the world over and the word Amigurumi is now used to describe any sort of handmade crocheted soft toy.

*If you have ever wanted to try making your own Amigurumi toys, Miss Turtle has a great, simple to follow tutorial that will give you a base to start your Amigurumi adventures from

Accessories To Dye For

September 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment

I love being able to give new life to old accessories, whether they are already in my wardrobe or something I picked up from the thrift shop. And now with the acid colours that are so popular lately, it’s really easy to get that stylish look with accessories dyed to a fashionable colour.

Rookie Mag has a great dye tutorial for those who have never used clothing dye before, which lays out step by step exactly what you need to do to get the right dye for your accessory.

*Find the full DIY on Rookie Mag and get inspiration for your next Dye emergency

Essential Oils Decongestant Shower Puck

September 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment

With schools starting in a couple of weeks and the temperature drop sure to come with it, colds and flu will be winging their way into your home pretty soon. So how do you stop stuffy heads and stopped up noses from keeping your family down? You make your own decongestant shower pucks.

*Sarah from Frugal By Choice made these when she discovered how expensive buying them from the store was and shared her “recipe” on her website.

Get To Eat Your Beer Cookies

September 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment

I think working at a company that makes beer cookies would be a dream come true for a lot of people. The Cookie Guild has started a Kickstarter page to help them fund their dream of providing great looking and tasting booze filled crunchy cookies.

Their idea is fresh, innovative and looks really tasty. Can’t wait to see these guys selling cookies at the next farmers market.

*See their Kickstarter page for more information on cookie flavours, ordering cookies, backing the Cookie Guild and what they plan to do next.

Corner Door Shelf DIY

August 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

When you see a blog called Craftaholics Anonymous, you pretty much know off the bat that it’s going to be wall to wall crafts. Luckily that just happens to be the kind of place I love to hang out at.

Linda has a great tutorial on how to make a corner shelf from an old door! I have seen old doors and door knobs at garage sales & markets and have always wanted to make something from the really pretty ones but could never figure out what to do with them.

*Linda’s full crafty, easy to follow DIY can be found on Craftaholics Anonymous

Crafty Light Switch Cover

August 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment

OK folks, so this must be by far the easiest DIY craft idea out there!

Sometimes you need a project that’s as easy as 1-2-3, but the results are like oh my goodness aren’t I a smart cookie!. Enter the light switch, every house has their fair share & I’ll go out on a limb here & say every one is plain boring white, but thanks to Karisa over at Clever Thursday she shows us that they don’t have to be. So now you can add a pop of colour to your home without major effort!

Happy crafting!

* Washi Tape light switch via Clever Thursday

Personalised Cork Coasters

July 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Some of the best gifts are the simplest. Do you know anyone that is moving into a new apartments? A funky set of one of a kind coasters would be a great house warming gift.

Or perhaps you know someone having a themed party? Decorate your coasters to suit your theme!

*For some really simple instructions on how to make your own personalised cork coasters, go to Popular Pix

Plastic Animal Hooks

July 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment

This is  great way to get rid of those plastic animal that every child seems to collect. They might be gathered from all corners of your little darling’s world, but they all end up in the toy box.

The idea here is to cut the plastic toys, paint them and attach them to either bits of wood painted the same colour or to attach them directly to your wall where they can be used to hang hats and coats.

* Mike from Blue Velvet Chair has all sorts of ways to re-purpose discarded toys on her blog

Really Simple Cardboard Houses

July 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment

A lovely way to keep your kids’ imaginations going wild is to make these really simple cardboard houses from discarded boxes.

They are bright enough to keep the kids interested while being plain enough so that they can imagine their own details and change them at will.

*The tutorial from Loft in Soho details exactly how you can make these cardboard houses yourself, which I found via Handmade Charlotte

Get Crafty About Your Beer

July 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment

There has been a huge trend towards local craft beer and wine. That is beer and wine produced by smaller breweries who are able to specialise and really hone their craft. The first microbrewery in South Africa started in the 1980′s and the craft beer revolution has gathered speed.

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