Best magazine in the UK features our Poinsettia sack in their Christmas edition!

This project is an extra special one in the book because we used beautiful fabrics, some screen printed by hand right here in Sydney, by Prints Charming Original Fabrics. This sack is reasonably quick and easy. The key is using really gorgeous bright fabrics. If you're in Australia you can buy printed Prints Charming fabrics in Spotlight.

Daisy chain bracelet. Happy Birthday Unikko!

As a kid growing up in England, I spent a lot of time on the side of the rounders field making daisy chains. So meditative! Carefully splitting the stem of one daisy with a fingernail, and pushing the stem of another through until we had endless pretty chains of tiny white flowers. 

This sewing project shouldn't take you much longer to do. But if you're really in a hurry, I had a couple of teenagers who used a hot glue gun this morning and the results were just as lovely!

Did you know that Marimekko has just celebrated the 50th anniversary of their iconic design Unikko? So this little daisy is tiny nod to that too! Happy Birthday Unikko! 

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.

Pronto passport pouch!

If you're anything like us you'll love the thrill of travelling but not the airport bits where you have to produce your documents from the depths of your bags whilst juggling kids, belts, shoes and iPads! If this sounds familiar then this project is going to make things a little easier.

We've used the brightest felt, so you'll always be able to find your passport in your bag...even after a long haul!

You only need a button, thread and felt, so it's super cheap too.

You could even add a ribbon to the top to hang round your neck...or make a larger one to fit the whole family's passports!

Bon voyage!

Autumn leaf garland

We celebrated the first day of Spring here in Australia yesterday, which means that it's the first day of Autumn on the other side of the world!

If you have lovely piles of fallen leaves where you live, why not sew up a super fast Autumn leaf garland? If you don't have a sewing machine, you can hand sew the leaves together or even glue them to a thin piece of ribbon.

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?