three painted pumpkins, one with black and white stripes, one black with copper spots, and the third is painted using fluid acrylic pouring method

No-carve Pumpkins: DIY Painted Pumpkin Tutorial

Halloween is just days away and I am loving all of the no-carve pumpkins that keep popping up in my Pinterest feed.  Normally my son and I carve a couple of pumpkins together but as he’s away at University I thought, this year, I would do something different. Of all the pumpkins appearing in Pinterest, […] Read more…

28 Be-Witching Halloween Finds. A roundup of some of the amazing items available on Etsy created by UK artists and designers. www.gorgeouscrafts.co.uk

Etsy Roundup: 28 Be-Witching Halloween Finds

With Halloween just around the corner many of us will soon start thinking about decorations, costumes and parties (for both kiddies and adults!). There are lots of DIY options out there but, lets face it, sometimes we just don’t have the time (or the desire) to pull out the craft box and make our own.  […] Read more…

Crafting for Charity - use your crochet skills to make nests and cave for animal shelters near you.

Crafting for Charity

Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links (*), meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase. During the Easter school holidays earlier this year, my son completed two weeks of work experience at the PACT Animal Sanctuary, a local charity which rescues, rehabilitates and, […] Read more…

Quick Card Tutorial - how to use an inking and stamping technique to create a quick and easy card. www.gorgeouscrafts.co.uk

Quick Birthday Card Tutorial: Stamping and Inking Technique

I am always forgetting people’s birthdays so sometimes I need to make a quick birthday card.  Not only that, but shop bought cards are expensive! This card tutorial shows you how to use a simple inking technique that will allow you to make a great looking card.  Even better this card will cost pennies to […] Read more…

Card made with Hopscotch papers by Kaisercraft

Birthday Card Made with Kaisercraft Papers

This week was my friend’s birthday so I thought I would make a birthday card using the Hopscotch papers by Kaisercraft.   First I used brown A4 card for the base card, I’ve then used the Marvellous paper as the background paper.   The banner flags were cut from the small examples of the papers […] Read more…

Father's Day Card

Quick Father’s Day Card

There’s still time left to create a Father’s Day card.  I’ve used papers from the Hopscotch scrapbook kit by Kaisercraft to create this card.  Initially the Hopscotch kit looks quite feminine with lots of floral and pink papers but this card just goes to show that the kit can be used for more masculine projects. […] Read more…

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