I redecorated Kirby’s bedroom before Christmas, but have been holding off on showing you around until I had made a few more bits. Last week I finally made him this DIY distressed canvas with his name and birth date. It is so quick and easy to make that I’m planning on making a few more in the next few […]
How to make an easy personalised gift tag
December 1, 2014 By 6 Comments
I love a beautifully wrapped gift. To me, it’s another layer of thoughtfulness. It doesn’t have to be all that fancy, just nicely done, but a great gift tag can really finish it off. I adore tags. They’re unassuming, but full of potential. They don’t take up much space, don’t cost much, and can dress up […]
Scandinavian woven hearts placemats
November 3, 2014 By 16 Comments
It’s November! It’s okay to make and post Christmas crafts openly now, right? For the past few years I have made felt ornaments for our tree. This year I fancied doing something a little different, and adapted a traditional Scandinavian Christmas craft, woven hearts, and turned it into placemats. Scandinavian woven hearts are usually made from paper, […]
Easter crafts: washi tape Easter bunny canvas
April 15, 2014 By 5 Comments
I was trying to purge my craft supplies in the garage when Aoife spotted some small canvases and my box of washi tape and asked if we could make something with them. Not one to turn down an art or craft opportunity with my kids, I said yes, then wondered what to do. But with […]
Easy Lent crafts for kids: paper chain
February 27, 2014 By 4 Comments
Next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday- the beginning of Lent. I can’t quite believe it. It seems like it was just Christmas! And Easter is late this year, so go figure! My two are really excited about Lent this year. Aoife is starting to get Lent now, and has been preparing for it for weeks. I […]
Kids art kits
July 4, 2012 By 14 Comments
Hello my dears! It is so good to be back! Thank you very much for your kind words, thoughts and prayers over the past couple of weeks. Alan and I are very grateful for your concern. We’re doing okay and getting back to normal. Aoife still needs to talk it out a bit more, but […]
Have a sweet Christmas lollipop card
December 12, 2011 By 9 Comments
So a couple of weeks ago I asked my more experienced school mum friends on Facebook if they tip the lollipop lady/man (school crossing guard) at Christmas. They didn’t really know, most drive to school, but a relative joked I should give him/ her a card and a lollipop. That’s when I remembered this lollipop card. We don’t really do […]
How to make a fun rainy day felt activity die
September 1, 2011 By 7 Comments
Aoife is really into games this summer, which is so much fun. We spend much of our days playing hide and seek, I spy with my little eye, board games galore, and whatever running/ jumping/ dancing game she’s just made up. So I was trying to think of a game to make Aoife to keep […]
Kids’ craft kits
August 9, 2011 By 3 Comments
I had first planned on making Aoife some craft kits for when Kirby was born, but ran out of time and energy at the end of the pregnancy, so decided to make them for the summer holidays instead. Whenever the crafting bug hits her (which it does quite often), she can just grab one […]
Half term crafting: butterfly canvas
June 9, 2011 By 2 Comments
With a baby in the house, Aoife hasn’t had quite as much concentrated mummy-time as she’s used to lately. We’ve both missed it, and I’ve been feeling guilty about it (there’s that darn mummy-guilt again), so I made a point of planning daily one-on-one time with her during half term last week. It was fun. We did […]
