How to make fabric cat toys
How to make fabric cat toys with leftover scrap material and filling. These makes are ‘purr-fect’ if you are a busy crafter as you will probably have these sorts of the things lying around! These make great gifts for friends with fur babies or furry friends. Colours and finishes of the toys can be customised, as long as they pet safe, to the aesthetic of the human owner. What you need to make fabric cat toys What you need to make fabric cat toys varies from project to project but if you have these key items you’ll be creating in no time How to make fabric cat toys-No Sew…
Christmas Cocktail Ideas
Cheers to these Christmas Cocktail Ideas! Have some creative fun whilst celebrating this year with some of these Christmas cocktail ideas. If Christmas and the holiday season isn’t the time to try some cocktails I don’t know when is! Simple Christmas cocktail ideas Christmas Cocktail Ideas Chocolate Box Martinis These simple but delicious cocktails allow for lots of variation and experimentation. We originally tried these combinations on an ill-fated meal at Brewers Fayre on Boxing Day 2023. They were the highlight of a truly rubbish experience. These Christmas Cocktails are each of variation inspired by the flavours of a chocolate box. Each cocktail contains cream and milk and then…
Christmas Craft Ideas
Craft ideas to get you in the festive spirit Christmas Craft Ideas are a great way to get in the mood for Christmas. When do you get in the mood for Christmas? At home we definitely aim for the 1st of December with decorations and Christmas cheer but it just seems to get earlier and earlier each year! This year is a little different for us as we are stuck in a caravan post flood from Storm Babet. But when times are tough the Christmas sparkle is even more important! Tis the season If you are a crafter-for yourself, sale or gifts-you often find yourself crafting away in a…
Felt Christmas Decorations
A Christmas DIY Felt Christmas decorations are a great creative make this holiday season. If you are looking for a crafty way to make Christmas decorations which are cuddly cute and totally unique this may be the post for you. If not we also have a whole host of other Christmas craft ideas. How to use felt to create Christmas decorations Felt decorations are a simple and effective way to create a Christmas feel. You could make a whole collection of decorations to a theme, a trend or even just a selection of Christmas icons. What do you need to create felt Christmas decorations? First up you need sheets…
How to create a DIY countdown calendar for Christmas
12 days of Christmas Advent Calendar A Christmas DIY Countdown Calendar is a great way to spread the celebration and festive cheer for longer! Christmas Countdown Calendar I created this particular calendar to countdown the 12 days of Christmas. The 12 days of Christmas officially go from Christmas Day to Epiphany Eve, which is the 5th of January, ending in a large feast day of Epiphany on the 6th (which is the day the Christmas decorations must all come down too)! However you could use the same ideas for any countdown period you wanted to celebrate. Why create a calendar? I wanted to keep the festive excitement going during…
Aquafaba Ideas
How to use the water from chickpeas Aquafaba, or the water left behind from either a can of or the cooking of chickpeas, can be used in cooking in multiple ways! Here are some of our favourites! 3 Aquafaba ideas A clotted cream replacer Perfect for a vegan cream Aquafaba can be whipped with a small amount of icing sugar (you don’t want a sweet taste just enough to cancel out the beany taste) to a thick consistency which is perfect for topping scones and jam instead of classic clotted cream. This light alternative takes around 10 mins whisking and increases in volume a lot…it’s also delicious! Perfect for…
How to make redcurrant syrup
What to do with redcurrants if you don’t want to make jelly Redcurrant syrup is the perfect Autumn/Winter treat. A glut of fruit Redcurrants-those oddly delicious sour little berries that look so pretty and inviting yet you can’t think of anything to do with them. Perhaps you have been lured into buying some or perhaps you grow them in the garden. Those of you who have redcurrant plants in your garden will know just how many berries you can get off one plant! Redcurrant ideas What to make with redcurrants After searching and searching for recipes with things to do with redcurrants, little actually came to fruit! (terrible pun!)…
Carving a Pumpkin Inspiration
A Halloween DIY Craft Carving a pumpkin is a classic activity to do on Halloween night. Previously we shared some painted pumpkin inspiration which is perfect for longer lasting Halloween decorations. However a carved pumpkin has a much more limited life. Below are some pictures of some the fun designs we have created over the years to give you inspiration for your own spooky designs! We recently attended Bells Pumpkin Patch which has an amazing range of pumpkins to pick from. Pumpkin Patches are a relatively new concept in the UK but one that is really taking off. Be sure to check if there is an independent patch or…
Oreo Recipe Ideas
Take cookies and cream to a new level These Oreo recipe ideas are ready to transform cookies and cream. Oreo Recipe Ideas Ganache Topped Oreos Keep it simple with ganache topped Oreos. This Oreo recipe idea only takes a pack of Oreos, cream and chocolate to create something a little different and decadent. These ones are topped with white chocolate chip eyes to adorn a Halloween table. Oreo Ice cream It’s officially summer! If you are lucky enough to have an ice cream machine in this heat Oreos make for the perfect mix in. If you don’t have an ice cream machine simple vanilla or clotted cream ice cream…
How to make Cabochon necklaces
Two different ways to create cabochons or picture jewellery. Cabochon necklaces are a great piece of jewellery to DIY as they can easily be focused on to all sorts of different interests and looks. From geeky pictures to beautiful patterns to suit your interests or a gift recipients! Two different ways to create cabochon necklaces The first way is the most simple, buy a matching glass front and metal back. Together these will encapsulate a thin image. The second way is using a metal back, you want one that is fairly deep sided, and an encapsulating liquid. This is better for chunkier entrapments. How to create cabochon necklaces Over…
