I love a light or two… Our house has so many down lights, it’s like we have a runway on the ceiling. But it’s missing some softness… When I saw this awesome paper light shade  here by Gabrielle Guy I knew I had to try making this. It’s super easy and I just love it was made with a
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Looking for an excuse to put your Instagram shots on display? Here’s how to make hexagon frames for your Instagram pics, so you can showcase your masterpieces. I’ve been meaning to back up my Instagram shots for a while now… …this little project has helped me make a copy of our memories and got me reminiscing along
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So… I do love a bit of wine economy… A couple of mates who have a studio kindly  let me use their space at Stem Media the other week, and I took a few shots of my prints for the shop. Of course they wouldn’t accept anything for the time I spent there, so I decided
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Hi guys, I thought I’d share a free Printable Garland and how to make a cute shirt in a box gift for the person who has everything. It’s father’s day here this weekend and I’m looking for a cool idea to say…. “buy yourself something nice”. Our big guy is a bit fussy on his
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Last week I received a Leibster Award from the lovely Katy Potaty and though it would be a great idea to give you my answers in the form of a DIY Fortune teller invite in gorgeous pink ombre. Download the FREE Fortune Teller Invite here   Katy asked me these questions, I thought it would be fun to find
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Fancy repurposing some strawberry crates into a beautiful gift for dad? Here’s how to make this easy DIY gift for father’s day, repurposing a strawberry crate and using my FREE printable. It’s a take on my Easter Egg Crates… So… If you’ve got some of these guys hanging around the house…   Get eating… then recycle them up and make your
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They’re fancy pants business cards printed online from Moo… Using a print method called printfinity… (You can print as many different backs as you like in a print run)…   I love it…   It’s like a box of chocolates…   You never know which one you’re going to get.   I’ve been designing some quote prints… That will soon
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I went for a walk on the beach… and got inspired… That’s not hard with a view like that. It was the weathered wood that caught my eye and I snapped a few shots… Last week I made these triangle  boxes that were so easy to make, I wanted to explore that more. Here’s what
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  We’ve got another party on this week and I thought I’d share some cute wrapping ideas with you (+ a super easy tutorial on how to make this gorgeous triangle box.) I make up lots of these pom poms and use them for wrapping embellishments. (See how easy it is here in my easter hat
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It’s been a bit of a pizza theme at our place lately. So, I decided to continue it, with a pizza party invite you can make yourself. Here’s two pizza party invite ideas you can print out and add your own details for your next party. There’s two options… The Pizza Box Invite.   Or… The Pizza
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We made this DIY ruler growth chart. Why? …to keep track of our height so we can go on all the rides at that theme park place of course! Height measuring started in earnest when we first saw the ads….   I told the little guy, You have to be a certain height to go on all
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You may say I’m a dreamer… But I’m not the only one.   I love this quote.     This week I made a super easy straw garland, (to go with my new, I’m a dreamer print) that you could use for a beach party… Or make a necklace with the kids this holidays, Or a wall decoration,
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Last week I made this for my mum’s birthday, it’s a super easy Gluten Free ice cream cake, using Bulla Ice Cream, (gluten free) Nestle Chocolate Melts and home made Gluten Free Honeycomb. It’s a cinch to make and looks fabulous. I love the crunch in the ice cream, delish! Plus there’s an easy tutorial to
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Lately we’ve had a lot of parties in our house and I have found myself quickly wrapping up a present as we are about to run out the door, I’ve been thinking to myself… “I really need to get a few birthday greeting cards on hand to use in a rush!” A child’s birthday party…
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Follow this easy, step-by-step tutorial to make a DIY tissue paper tassel garland as a special touch for your next party, wedding or baby shower. We have a superhero party coming up at our place, last birthday I made tissue paper pom pom balls, so it is time for something new, I’m thinking these will
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Looking for easy craft ideas for kids these school holidays? Try this super simple play idea that will keep the kids engrossed with things you already have in the kitchen cupboard – baking soda, vinegar and food dye, too easy! When you run out of ideas to keep the kids amused this holiday or even
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A super easy easter craft idea for kids to help make. Repurpose some pringles or similar cans, and use my free easter printable or make your own version. Start by measuring the shape of your tubes, (I measured the tall ones to be 250mm x 220mm), outline the shape on A3 paper, then asked the
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I’m sooo excited to say that my DIY Easter Bunny Hat printable + mini pom pom tutorial is being featured over at U Create today. The fabulous Kari has an awesome blog that showcases FREE Printables, kids crafts, recipes, party inspiration and more. I’m a massive fan and I’m pretty much jumping for joy at
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We always have so many of these clear crates for strawberries and tomatoes at our house, do you? How about this cute recycling idea? An easter egg holder using one of my label templates Download the FREE DIY Easter Label for Strawberry Crates here Here’s a quick tutorial on how to make them, it easy
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How beautiful is this?… a letter in the mail from grandpa over the course of a few weeks that makes the book… How Grandpa Grew Up! This beautiful idea started because my neices said “We never get any mail!” “In order to get mail you have to send mail”, their mum said, not long after
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Check out this fab idea inspired by St Patrick’s day, simply download and print out for free, then wrap around an envelope to create a stylish mail piece. The design features a four leaf clover and has the words faith, hope, love and luck. The other side of the label says.. Hello! From your most
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  A while back, it was a whopping 34C where we live, our dog Murph doesn’t do heat well, probably accentuated by the fact that he needed a clip too. (We clip him every year so he gets some relief from the hot weather, makes him look like he’s shed about 3kgs too!) I saw
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Christmas traditions do you have one? Here is ours…every year we light tealights in paper bags and make a trail on the lawn on Christmas eve for all the people in our lives. It started as a tribute to the beautiful Jae and has continued ever since. The first year we lit candles in white
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I know everyone is super busy at this time of year, so here is a tutorial and a FREE printable to make these cute teacher or classmate gifts that look like you spent hours on. They’re super quick to do and you can get the older kids to help out too! Here’s how I made
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Kaboom… It’s nearly Christmas! I think lights make everything more magical. Don’t you? Last weekend we put the tree up at our place, early I know, but we had a helper from interstate and I thought she’d love to share the “tree putting up” with our little guy. So we did it! And she loved it!
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Get ready to countdown to Christmas with the kids with this Santa Christmas Countdown Calendar. Print this instant printable, then use cotton wool balls to make santa’s beard… see the easy tutorial below.   We’re getting ready to put up the tree at our house (I think I am more excited than anyone, I’m hoping we can
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Get organised this rainy weekend… why not make some xmas tags with the kids or grandkids? There are 2 ideas to make here and a couple of repurpose artwork ideas for wrapping too! They look fab and the fact that they are handmade makes them even more special. I love it when you do something
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Halloween is fast approaching and I thought we better get with the program. We have some Americans in our street and they always go all out with witches and pumpkins and all the kids in the cul-de-sac knock on the doors for trick or treat. So… I thought we’d give them a surprise when they
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Sometimes everything you need is right infront of you… in the garden. Leaves, dirt, weeds, add a few toys you have lying around and you can pretend play for hours, we made a nature table, complete with a beanstalk from Jack in the Beanstalk. Who needs to buy new toys? You can check out the
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These are my special numbers… They symbolise the places and times spent with some of my favourite people… my heritage. I’ve always liked the graphic look of using numbers in design, but it’s hard to find numbers that mean something to me. So I’ve designed up some graphics that have my own special meaning and
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Reward charts are super huge in my house. My little guy loves receiving a sticker for doing those little things like, getting dressed by himself, listening to mummy and daddy, sharing, etc. I find it makes for an easy escape from the house in the morning to when I say “It’s time to get dressed
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My little guy and I recently made a dinosaur garden. Was so much fun! The best thing is it keeps continuing to grow and give more fun as the days go on, I never thought it would be such a hit, especially the water sprayer!   You can check out the full post over at
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Introducing the cutest light switch… As part of my Repurpose Art Challenge, I received this absolutely beautiful drawing from Lincoln. What a beautiful piece! Far too cute not to see the light of night! (Pardon the pun) So…I decided to make this into a light cover for his bedroom.   YOU WILL NEED: Artwork and
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How to make a diy magnetic seashell clock… it’s super easy. The beach is one of our favourite places. We sometimes collect a few special shells from our beach adventures, when we come home we put them in the “shell bowl”. I thought I’d have a try at making something with these memories of our
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What do you get someone who has everything? I have a few cousins that are at that age where it’s difficult to buy a gift, we usually send them a voucher or deposit some money in an account for their birthday. I saw a dollar note folded into a shirt and thought this could be
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I’ve been saving tin cans for a while now, here is a way to give them a facelift and then hang on a magnetic strip for more storage. I scanned in some of our blow straw art from this post (and a few others that we did making butterflies by folding the paper on blobs
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