Wednesday 30 July 2014

Northern lights party invites

Party invites can be super expensive to buy so if you've got some sweet little rubber stamps at home, you can save a fortune. These cards would also make good birthday cards. You could use blues and greens if you had floral stamps, dinosaurs or a beach theme.











Wednesday 23 July 2014

Christmas in July

We love Christmas and here in Australia many people celebrate Christmas in July too, so we get to celebrate twice! 

Here are a few of our favourite Christmas projects that we've featured on the blog. Simple enough to be made by small children but lovely enough to be made with pride by adults too!


If you can't be bothered to haul your tree out of the garage for Christmas in July but still want a bit of a festive feel, how about this tiny tree? 






Want some super fast Christmas decorations? Reach for the faithful HAMA beads!







 
(in July!)


Sunday 13 July 2014

Vive La France! Bastille Day and a little Eiffel Tower revisit

The 14th of July is Bastille Day in France which is a fantastic time to revisit our little Tour Eiffel embroidery from our book 'Craft It Up Around The World'. You don't need any embroidery experience to make this gorgeous souvenir of Paris. We used a scrap of fabric and a running stitch. 

We've left it in the hoop and it takes pride of place in the Craft It Up studio. You could use it on a patch pocket, or part of a quilt. It would also look great on a napkin or table runner too. 

We're thinking of doing an embroidery city series. Big Ben would look perfect in a hoop, as would The Golden Gate Bridge and the Statue of Liberty. 

But for now, Vive La France!



'Craft It Up Around The World' is available online or you can order it in bookstores.





Tuesday 8 July 2014

Gracie's washi tape window canvas

Today's project is a collaboration with my awesome teenage daughter. We managed to use materials we had around the studio, so it turned out to be a great holiday activity! The gold sparkle panel really adds something special. Be sure to press your washi tape down firmly to stop paint from creeping underneath it.