Shakespeare's 450th birthday craft

This week we were lucky enough to be in Stratford on Avon, Shakepseare's birthplace, on the 450th anniversary of his birth!

To celebrate, we've made a gorgeous Shakespeare craft project inspired by one of his most famous plays, the sad love story 'Romeo and Juliet'.

We reckon that if Romeo had got his hands on some salt dough and bright acrylic paints, he'd have made his sweetheart Juliet a 'Lovestruck Romeo's Beautiful Bracelet' too!

Woolly woven Celtic cross

Greetings from beautiful, bright, sunny Scotland!

We're staying on a farm surrounded by cattle, geese and sheep. So we thought it would be fitting to use gorgeous coloured wool to wind around sticks to make a stunning Celtic cross. Once you get the hang of these crosses you'll want to make more!

We've seen these crosses more than 1 metre across which look incredible too!

Crufts gorgeous golden broach

This week we're in the UK, which is home of the famous Crufts Dog Show! We're missing our golden retriever Scout, so we've made a little golden retriever broach.

We're not sure if she'd win any obedience awards at Crufts but she's certainly the best dog in the world to us!

This broach can be made in any shape and with any pet. Just make 2 copies of the photo or picture and use one for the basic shape and one for the features.

Reader pics: Worldwide. 'I'd Like to Teach the World to String'.

Isn't this bunting amazing?

Ollie's Mum writes from the UK,

"This is Ollie's first time using the sewing machine. We cut cirlces from his fav British comics, Dr Who, maps of where we live, special places etc. We think it's ace! Next time we might laminate circles so it can go out in the tree house!"

Well Ollie, at Craft It Up we think you've done a brilliant job! The way you've adapted the project to include things you love is great! And we also think you are super clever using a sewing machine too. When you make another one for your treehouse will you send us some more photos please?