Making your own tools to use in your own sewing room can be such a fulfilling feeling as you become surrounded by your creations and achievements. One thing I am in need of replacing is a pin cushion which I don’t find easy as I feel I can be picky. So I decided to make …
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I am terrible for pushing things to one side and letting the mess mount up, the only place I don’t do this is my sewing room. ( The mess gets in the way of sewing!) But many people find it hard to know where to store things and how. One of the items I have …
Something I do a lot is dump stuff, usually all over my desk and then it takes me a lifetime to tidy up. I easily lose things at the same time and I have been working on ways to help me stay organised but also still let me have the dumping feeling while sewing. I …
Year after year I’ve seen these Christmas plates sold both at Christmas fayres, markets and online and been fascinated in making a personalised one for our nieces and nephews. Sadly, most of them I’ve seen have been hand-painted, something I’m not even going to attempt. However, as we’ve purchased a Cricut Air Machine this year, …
I’m not quite sure where I origionally saw these Grinch baubles may be in one of the Crafty Facebook groups, maybe on Pinterest. Either way, I knew it was something the entire family would love to see on our Christmas tree. This tutorial does require a Cricut which is a large investment (but totally worth …
Whether you have a craft/sewing room or just a corner of the dining room you can store your sewing supplies there are ways to maximize your space and storage system. One of the best ways to maximise space is by knowing how to store thread spools. I have so many different sizes, styles and types …
Inspired by something similar I saw at my local Ikea, I decided to make this DIY teddy bear shadow box for my brother, Niall. He’s 22 now, but when he was a kid, he loved pandas. This DIY teddy bear shadow box is easy to create, can be easily adapted to different scenes, characters and …
Though not many people will use up scraps of fabric they can be used for so many different objects. Though having a tidy sewing room can be very important to make life easier. That is why I decided to give you plenty of ideas on the best way to store fabric scraps. There is no …
Ever wondered what you could make with old tin cans? Items such as fizzy pop cans or bakes beans tins? It is a resource so open to us but it can often be unused. Here is our DIY tin can penguin pencil holder. To make this you can use your washed out tin cans, sand …
I have so many strands of embroidery floss and for a long time, I didn’t do anything with them. They were in a grubby plastic bag and really didn’t get utilized. After a while, I decided to sort them out and look after them. Here is the best way to store embroidery floss. Many of …
