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The leather sewing thimble: History, types, uses, benefits and buying tips. Post contains affiliate links: The thimble display box and thimbles ar...

Have you started the countdown to Christmas? We have and're celebrating the season with our annual round-up of the best crafting gifts!  You migh...

My love of owls stems from my childhood and one book in particular, Jill Thompson's 'The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark.' Armed with 'Plop,' the ...

Does anybody remember the story of ‘Plop’ the little barn owl in The Children’s book ‘The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark?’ I gave myself a challeng...

Embroidering Museum Quality Paper Paper for embroidery comes in so many different shapes and sizes, but for the first of my blog posts on this su...

Learn how to master the woven wheel stitch, watch the step-by-step video, browse the illustrated guide and choose a project to practice. One of my ...

Kids can craft beautiful artwork using dried pressed flowers! Let their imagination run wild! After gathering and pressing flower heads, petals, st...

I love creating things so when I discovered brand Rose & Skin and their DIY skin care recipes I knew I needed to give them a try. I product tes...

Embroidered letters can be used to make the most beautiful wall art.  Learn how to embroider letters by hand with this easy embroidery letters tuto...

Inspired by little papier mache pots I keep seeing I decided to give papier mache a go. I started by researching papier mache recipes and decided o...

There are so many different ways to upcycle postcards but I decided to hand embroider mine with a basic satin stitch.  Learn how to upcycle a postc...

If you are wondering what ARE the easiest flowers to press and would love a list of flowers that press well, then this is the flower pressing guide...