DIY Clutch Bag Pattern – Oranges and Lemons
I few weeks ago I posted about how I’m loving fruit prints at the moment, it’s such a cute trend and quite 80s inspired which always wins style points with me! This clutch bag was meant to be a lemon...
View ArticleFelt and ribbon purse for carrying little treasures about
In this post I’m going into more detail about the felt, ribbon and button purse that I made for Mia, using some ribbon that I received from Fantastic Ribbons. It’s really simple to make, and she is...
View ArticleAbout The Friday Rejoicer & Belindq
In The Friday Rejoicer (for short “TFR”), you can find ideas, insights and inspiration of all things beautiful. Every week, TFR presents unique photographs, graphics, crafts, products based on a...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Mum ~ Day 11 #Project365
Today it’s my mums birthday. She really loves Butterflies, so it was a great opportunity for me to use my Swallowtail butterfly stamp from Stampin Up. I painted with watercolours, then clear embossed...
View ArticleDIY Camera Strap Tutorial from Riley Blake Chevron Fabric
Before I made the leap onto WordPress I had a Tumblr account where I posted my recent crafty projects, since then and even after porting it over to a new platform, one of my most popular posts has been...
View ArticleA Painfully Slow Week
As todays title suggests it’s been a painful week here in the Stone Pit Cave, my right hand has been very numb, swollen and stiff due to the Arthritis plus my left shoulder, which I dislocated a few...
View ArticleHomemade Slime Recipe
I’ve been wanting to try my hand at making slime for the kids but all the best looking recipes had borax as a key ingredient, a thing you can’t buy in British shops any more. I decided that as the...
View ArticleKatharine House Recycling Centre, Stafford’s Best Kept Secret
As any keen DIYer knows, finding the perfect piece of furniture for upcycling is tricky, particularly if you’re on a budget. Luckily for me (and now you) I have stumbled across the most amazing place...
View ArticleHama bead elephants
This really has been a summer of Hama beads, and I’ve been enjoying them just as much as the children! As a #craftmerrily blogger I was sent lots of Hama beads and boards, including the Elephant...
View ArticleA bracelet of story beads
I first encountered story beads on the blog Mudpies and Marmalade – Story Beads. It’s a lovely post if you are interested in learning more about them. Basically, story beads are beads which are used as...
View ArticleThe summer holidays are over, and they were brilliant
The summer holidays are over, adn they were brilliant. They have gone so quickly! I thought that I’d find it a struggle having both children at home, but although it hasn’t always been easy, we’ve had...
View ArticleUp-cycled Photo Frames
In the past i have painted frames to show my little doodles and mixed media creations. This time i decided to paint several frames and fix them together to give as a birthday gift to someone. Yes it...
View ArticleRock Buddies
One of the junior ranger sessions with Sarah Richardson was to create Rock Buddies! Again, like the other sessions we’ve
View ArticleGiant Folding Card DIY With Instructions
Want to make someone feel special? How about making them one of these awesome but incredibly easy concertina cards. Personalise
View ArticleUpcycling A Wine Bottle with Spray Paint
It’s been a while since my last post, I’ve been on holiday and also working on a couple of exciting
View ArticleHama bead Roman mosaic border designs for children
Recently I held a Roman themed day, and one of our activities was making Roman mosaics from Hama beads. We
View ArticleDyed Salt Rangoli for Diwali using the Cricut Mini
Rangoli are designs that are created on the floor, either indoors or outdoors, usually using natural materials like dyed sand,
View ArticleCraft with Washi Tape: Pencils and Book Signs
I had some wash tape sitting in my crafty box for a while now and as my eldest started school
View ArticleSimple Diwali crafts for young children – round up post
This year, Diwali falls on Thursday, October 23rd 2014. Diwali is also known as the Festival of Light, and it
View ArticleEasy Peasy Gardening with B&Q Easygrow
I am not a gardener, of the many crafty pastimes I enjoy gardening, unfortunately, isn’t one of them but when B&Q asked me if I wanted to give their super simple Easygrow technology a try (and with...
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