Warrior princess dolly peg

Here at Craft It Up HQ we love a fairy doll as much as the next gal. But we also love strong, wise warrior dolls too! Let your girls role play with girl power with these wise warrior dolly pegs! Smaller girls could skip the paper altogether and just paint clothes on! This project was part of the shoot we did with the wonderful Tickle The Imagination Magazine.

Sassy sample pot canvas

On a recent visit to the Art Gallery of NSW I was struck by the beautiful vivid colours of an abstract painting from the 1940's. Its modern, energetic look really stayed with me. This weekend as we were using some sample pot paints for another project, the colours took me back to that canvas. 

Just add paint until you're happy with how it looks. Using house paint sample pots gives really thick dense coverage, but you could use acrylic paint too.

'Rain rain go away unless you're bringing us a rainbow' wall hanging

This week we're doing a project to cheer up our chilly American friends and our soggy English ones. And what could be more cheerful than rainbow craft. We love rainbows!

We've made this craft coaster size, but you could do it any size you want. An MDF table mat would make a really cool wall hanging and maybe you could increase the number of rainbow strands you use?

 

 

Give thanks! Thanksgiving jar

This year we are grateful for so many things! For our families and friends...and for a new book contract! You'll be seeing even more of us in 2014!

 

Even though Thanksgiving isn't a holiday here in Australia, we think it's a good time to join our American friends and think about what we are thankful for! This project should come together fairly quickly and all of the components are flexible. Use what you can find! The head doesn't have to be a ball, you could use a piece of card instead. And if you don't have a glass jar for your notes, you could swap it for an ice cream tub or bowl. If you want a quicker project you can use a hot glue gun instead of waiting for the PVA to dry.

 

Thank YOU for visiting! We're thankful for you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daisy chain shoes giveaway!

To celebrate the start of Spring in Sydney we've got 2 pairs of our sweet daisy chain shoes to give away! We loved doing this project and we think your little cutie pie will love wearing them!

 

We've got 2 pairs to give away in kids Aussie sizes 8 and 9. You can leave a comment on our Facebook page, leave us a comment here or send us an email! craftitup at live dot com dot au

Just let us know which size you'd like and we'll pull 2 lucky gals names from the hat on Friday!

If you don't win this time, or these aren't your size, remember they're so quick and easy to make!
http://craftitupsydney.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/put-spring-in-your-step.html


Thanks to www.kidspot.com.au for this sizing guide.

UK	European	US	AU
0.5	16	1	3-6 m
1	17	2	6-12 m
2	18	3	2
3	19	4	3
4	20	5	4
5	22	6	5
6	23	7	6
7	24	8	7
8	25	9	8
9	26	10	9
10	27	11	10
11	28	12	11
12	29	13	12
13	30	1	13
1	31	2	1
2	32	3	2

Put a Spring in your step!

We made these cute shoes in a matter of minutes. Acrylic paint is widely available, inexpensive and very quick drying. If you like your craft projects quick, easy and pretty, then this is for you!

We've done a little daisy chain but you could do any design. Maybe a chevron design on a teenagers canvas slip-ons or some skulls?