Crafting Tips

30 Nov 2014

Christmas Stars

I made this stars to hang from the celling in the corner of my living room.

Hanging Paper stars


Christmas Wreath

I made a new paper wreath for christmas this year it is so easy and cheap to make , just go to youtube and you will see a number of tutorials showing you how to make a wreath out of an old book.


14 Aug 2014

Paper Poppies


Putting a few paper poppies  in between your garden flowers is cheap way of adding colour to your garden party this summer. 


13 Jul 2014

A Ball Of Flowers

For this hanging flower ball I used paper flowers that I had made from pages of an old book and then glued them onto a polystyrene (styrofoam) ball.



6 Jul 2014

Decorative Box

I bought this black box to use as a keepsake box for all my postcards, I decorated the lid with wallpaper strips, painted some sticks with black acrylic paint and a handmade paper flower.




23 Jun 2014

Decoupage Tray


I decorated this tray using left over scrapbook paper and applied a coat of clear varnish on top. I am using the tray to display my flower arrangement but you could use it as a serving tray when you have guests for tea.








2 May 2014

Decorative Wine Bottles

A creative way of recycling empty wine bottles.
Making your own decorative wine bottles is a fun craft to make you can be as artistic as you want and use any colour or any design.




7 Apr 2014

Wall Flower

Wall Flower


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There are some great tutorials on how to make wreaths using old book pages on Youtube. 
It makes a beautifull peice of home decor you can customize it to suit your own interior like I did.

Paper Flower


This is a homemade flower I made out of  wrapping paper and tissue paper it is elegant yet cheap and easy to make.