Rainy day craft box

It's always awesome to have a craft box stuffed full of crafty essentials. I've compiled a list of things I like to have on hand for any craft emergency :-) 

Here in Sydney we're looking at a solid week of rain, so having some indoor craft activities lined up could be a life saver. 

If your kids have started back at school this week after the summer break, maybe a little craft activity could help them unwind and relax after a busy day. 

Happy Publication Day Craft It Up Christmas!

Hey Happy Publication Day! Craft It Up Christmas is now officially here. Whoop whoop! 

I know it's a little early for Christmas but over the next few months I'll give you little prods! Because as well as making a beautiful Christmas gift it would make an even more awesome pre-Christmas gift to someone else...or for you and your family! You can get a head start on some lovely Christmas crafting. Or planning craft group Christmas nights. Or Christmas decoration swaps. 

I can see it rolled up in a stocking too. So maybe tip off Santa now? 

Craft It Up Around The World and Craft It Up Christmas Around The World by Abadee and Armstrong are available from all good bookstores, online and also from our publisher.

http://www.bookdepository.com/Craft-it-Up-Around-World-Libby-Abadee/9781782490388

http://www.bookdepository.com/Craft-it-Up-Christmas-Around-World-Libby-Abadee/9781782491569

Button flowers

These simple button flowers first made an appearance on the blog a year ago, and are still one of our most visited posts! They looks so beautiful but are brilliantly easy and cheap to make. Win, win!

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.

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!)

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.

http://www.amazon.com/Craft-Around-World-Traveling-Adventures/dp/1782490388

http://www.bookdepository.com/Craft-it-Up-Around-World-Libby-Abadee/9781782490388

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.