Do you have lots of fabric scraps? Me too! I have scraps from cutting pencil cases and coin purses for my Shop, plus I have scraps of the interfacing I use in the pencil cases. But recently I had an “A-ha” moment: all those scraps could combine to become bookmarks for the crafty stall at…
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Mother’s Day: Beaded Bookmarks
Every year at school they have a stall for the kids to buy gifts for Mother’s Day. The items are all made or donated by local families and businesses. A couple of years ago I wrapped soap in brown paper and pretty ribbon. This year I’m trying to get ahead of myself and I’ve started…
Bookmarks from Cards
I’ve been cleaning up our spare room today. Piles of paper have gone to the bin. Boxes have been emptied. Items to give away have been stashed in the boot of the car. Phew! Time for a crafty break! These Christmas cards have been collected by the kids. They’re cute but I know they could…
Super Easy Bookmarks Tutorial
Every time I go to Bunnings my kids want to bring home paint chips. I’m sure the staff over there think I’m repainting the entire house! Little Miss always chooses pinkish ones, but Mr Happy goes with his mood 😉 So this tutorial over at CataRomance caught my eye. What a great way to use…
Magnetic Bookmarks
There’s a cute little tutorial over at Wild Olive for these super easy bookmarks. Love them!
Bookmarks & Keyrings Tutorial
It’s Father’s Day next weekend and there’s a stall at Little Miss’ school this week where the kids can buy something for Dad. (You might remember when I made things for the Mother’s Day stall earlier in the year.) So this time I’ve done a few bookmarks and keyrings – 8 of each because that’s…
Bookmarks
Somewhere in the blogosphere, I saw some clever person’s blog post about using Christmas cards to make bookmarks. So I put aside our cards for just that! With chapter books just starting to appear for our kids, it is perfect timing. Here’s the result…
How to Use Pinterest as a Pin Board
A few weeks back I wrote an introductory post about using Pinterest and then somehow life got in the way. Sigh. That post gave you the introduction to All About Pinterest – check it out here. But I’m back today with the next in the series: How I use Pinterest as a Pin Board. Now…
What is Pinterest?
Having a chat with a friend the other day and she suddenly asks “What is Pinterest?”. Apparently her mother-in-law had told her to check it out but she couldn’t get her head around it. So I explained. At the end she said “Now I get it! I tried to google it and the explanation I…
Tops of 2015
It is that time of the year when I look back at last year’s posts and see what worked, what didn’t and which ones were most popular with you, the Crafty readers. It is always interesting. There is a mix of posts that have been popular in previous years along with some new ones in…
Top Posts of 2015 (so far!)
2015 is flying past! I knew this year would be huge with changes here at Crafty HQ in how our home operates – I’ve gone back to some part-time work outside the home for the first time in over 10 years – and the usual busy life that comes with two kids at school. I…
How to find your Instagram Landing Page in Google Analytics
Have you set up your Instagram landing page yet? I talked about how to set one up last week and I’d love you to leave a link to yours in the comments so I can come and check it out. Today I want to explain how you can see how many people come to your…
B is for Beading
Beading covers all sorts of crafts created with beads. It includes making jewellery with beads, adding beads to fabric projects, melting beads like Pyssla, Hama or Perler beads, and more. Beads can range from tiny seed beads to large wooden beads. They can be every possible colour and made from lots of different substances –…
Sets of 7: Sewing
Today I have another ‘Sets of 7’ post for you, one of the series when I gather some of the best from The Crafty Mummy archives for readers who may have missed out. I love sewing and have certainly shared lots of projects over the years. Many of them have tutorials as well. if you’ve…
Four for Friday: Sewing for Kids
Friday again?! Where did the week go? Have you had a crafty week? This week I’ve collected some sewing projects that you can create for kids. Whether as gifts for friends or grandchildren, or for your own kids, these are useful projects that can be personalised with their favourite fabric. Elastic Book Strap This book…
Ideas for Pinterest Images (when you don’t have a photo)
I know I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again: I Love Pinterest! When I come across something I like on Facebook, I will click through to check it out and my next step is always to pin it to Pinterest. If I read something I enjoy on a blog or website, I will…
Craft Book Shelf: 2001 Cross Stitch Designs
I love craft books! I seem to have a huge collection but that doesn’t stop me acquiring new ones every now and again. I have a couple of shelves of the bookcase dedicated to them and I love to just pull out a random book sometimes and get inspired by the projects. Over the…
Tools I Use: Chrome
One thing I love about bloggers is their willingness to share what they know with each other. I have found many useful tools and learnt tips and tricks from other bloggers. So in that spirit I want to share tips and tools I use to make my life easier when I’m working online. Web Browser:…
Cross Stitch Rainbow Block 4
It is time to share the next in my series of Cross Stitch Rainbow Blocks. This block is number 4 and is a nice simple design that really shows off the rainbow colours. I stitched most of this block when we were away for the weekend with my family and it was a simple one…
Build Virtual Lego
I recently started using Chrome as the browser on my computer. It is not that different to other browsers – you can view web pages, bookmark stuff, the usual. But it also has extensions and these are kind of fun. Extensions are kind of like apps for your phone. They add extra functionality or make…
Top Sewing Posts of 2013
Yesterday I wrote about the most popular Crochet posts of 2013 so today I have the top sewing posts for you. Sewing might be my favourite craft just at the moment and I’ve done quite a lot of new projects this year, but it is interesting to find that the most popular projects are older…
Theme of the Week: Father’s Day
The Theme of the Week is a chance to feature some of the lovely Crafty Mummy readers’ work. Each week I will announce the theme on Facebook and in my Weekly News. If you have a post that you think fits the theme, you can share a link with me and I’ll share it with the world each…
Mother’s Day Gifts: Vases & Bottles
I’ve seen lots of decorating ideas for and with bottles and jars lately and I think they’d be fabulous Mother’s Day gifts. Imagine a row of sparkly bottles with flowers on the window ledge of her kitchen, or a beautiful vase to sit on the dining table. Get inspired by the tutorials below from some…
2012 Tutorials
Tutorials are popular here at The Crafty Mummy. A lot of readers come here to learn how to do something so I have gradually increased the number of tutorials I am writing. This post started as a collection of all the tutorials of 2012 but there were just too many, so I have put…
The Crafty Mummy Story
Let me tell you a little of my Story… If you’ve been reading here at The Crafty Mummy for a while you might know that I started this blog over three years ago now as “Mummy Crafts” on Blogger. It started as my place to share the things I had been making and bookmark things…
Father’s Day is Coming
I have been doing a little sewing. These notebooks are going off to Handmade Highstreet in Brisbane and would make great Father’s Day gifts. The covers were super easy and just make them a little special. They are A7 notebooks so they will easily fit in a pocket. If you’d like to whip of one…
Father’s Day Gift Ideas
Here in Australia we have Father’s Day in September. But I notice that over in the U.S. it is Father’s Day next weekend. So I thought I’d share some crafty ideas for Father’s Day gifts especially for all my overseas readers. Camera Strap Cover – Dad’s with DSLR cameras would use a padded camera strap….
Top 10 Posts in May
I find it so interesting to see which blog posts were most popular each month! Origami Bag Tutorial 10 Quilting Blogs I Love Finished Crochet Ripple Blanket Easy Baby Strip Quilt Paper Plane Party French Knitting Mother’s Day Beaded Bookmarks How to Finish Crochet Blankets Crochet Flower Garland Tutorial Simple Baby Knitting Patterns Which one…
Mini Notebooks Tutorial
I often find myself out and about and needing a notebook to write something down or give details to someone. So I’ve been wanting to make these little notebooks for a while now. Mind you, now that I’ve made them, I think I’ll pop them into my present stash! They’d be the perfect gift for…
Busy at And Sew We Craft
I’ve been regularly sharing posts over at And Sew We Craft recently. Those who follow me over on Facebook or Twitter would have seen the links but I haven’t shared here on the blog for a little while so here’s a summary for you. Last week was Yellow Week so I shared a tutorial to…
Mother’s Day Printables
A few weeks ago I made some beaded bookmarks for the school Mother’s Day stall. I just needed some cards to present them on for the table. Here’s what I came up with: I used a basic word processing programme and a fancy font called Pupcat. I trimmed the cards into rectangles like bookmarks and…
The Year so Far
It’s been busy already! Here’s what I’ve been up to in January and February. Sewing Chair Bag Textiles Display Peacock Cross Stitch Pressing Matters Boy’s Car Pouch Handy Zipper Trick Card Holder for Business Storage Zippers Quilting My Quilting Heart New Quilt Book Country Quilt Pastel Stripes Quilt Block Tutorials Sew a Chair Bag Handy…
Craft Photo a Day Round-up
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Pinterest Tips
Do you Pin yet? Pinterest is one of the most popular bookmarking sites at the moment. You can “pin” pictures to your pinboards as you surf the net and it automatically links back to the site where you found them. So later when you’re thinking “Where did I see that great bunting tutorial?”, you can…
Craft Photo A Day
Day 16 – Something New Day 15 – Phone Day 14 – Heart Day 13 – Blue Day 12 – In Your Closet Day 11 – Makes You Happy My shelf at Handmade Highstreet Day 9 – Front Door the view from outside my front door looking in Day 8 – Sun Through a…
10 Handmade Gifts for Kids
It’s not too late to whip up some gifts for the kids this Christmas. So I’ve put together my top 10 ideas, with a few links thrown in for good measure! 1. Pencil cases – Quick and easy to whip up, pencil cases don’t have to just be for pencils. Boys love to have a pouch…
Knitting Projects for next Winter
A little while ago as it started to get warmer here in Queensland, I wrote a post about the crochet projects I wanted to make before next Winter. Lately I’ve also been seeing knitting projects that I want to have a try at too, so here’s my bookmarking for when the weather gets cooler again….
Crochet Lovelies
Some peeks at my Pinterest board… Pinterest is an online bookmarking site especially for “pinning” gorgeous pictures. If you’d like an invitation so you can check it out, leave me a comment. If you’re already there, let me know so I can visit your boards! Note: My Crochet board looks a little different after concerns…
Modern Quilts
Uploaded with Skitch! I have a twin brother. He’s very cool. He drives a cute cool car. He plays fun cool games with my kids. And has very lovely cool fiancee. (He’s almost as cool as B ;o) Do you know the most common question you get asked when you’re a twin? “Are you identical?”…
September Review
Where did the first week of October go!? My review of September is a little late but here goes… It was a busy month at home with school holidays and a couple of bouts of sickness in our house, so I didn’t finish as many projects as I would have liked to. Here’s the kid’s…