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DIY Easy Wall Hanging to Frame a Shibori Fabric Piece

You guys! How has your weekend been? I’ve had a week of intense work on the new We Make Collective site. I’ve been putting in all the hours because I wanted it to be ready for when our collective-eees received the latest kits. So that has meant packing and coding and admining and editing all the live long day – but I could not be happier with the result (even though there are still a few minor bugs that need fixing but they’ll get done eventually.) To celebrate the launch of the new site we’re sharing a tutorial from our members areas everyday… Read More

DIY Wool Woven Paper Basket

Don’t you just love it when you’ve have an idea for a DIY in your mind for a while and then you find the perfect supplies! I already had the wool roving for this tutorial (I’ve been dreaming it up for a while now) but when I stumbled upon this stunning copper wastepaper basket for a steal of a price I knew this DIY Wool Woven Basket was fate! It’s the perfect size and has ideal grid spacing for the roving to fit comfortably in. 10 minutes of weaving and you’ll have a basket you might kind of want to cuddle… Read More

50 Must do Projects | May

Ok, hang on a minute. How on earth did we get to the end of May already. I know we have a couple of days left but I feel like I haven’t had anytime to settle into this month at all! I love that everything is now green again and we’re getting more and more sunny days. It’s traditionally a quiet time for bloggers but that doesn’t stop DIY bloggers creating amazing DIY’s to make us want to stay inside and get making! So let’s get straight to it! Here are my favourite 50 DIY’s from May. Pink Shibori Cushion… Read More

DIY Sugar Lavender Bloom Cookie Toppers

I’ve been having a thing for lavender recently. I love the scent. It’s one of those things that literally makes me happy through my senses. It takes me back to childhood summers roller skating around the small cul-de-sac I lived on. It took us about three minutes to get from the big lavender bush just before the small hill, all the way round and right back round to that scent all over again. And we did this for hours. That smell reminds me of being carefree and out in the sun. It makes me want to dig out my old… Read More

Stitch-In Designs | Embroidered Crystals

Today I’m starting a new series that I hope will be here for a long time. As well as getting to collaborate with some of my favourite artists on projects for the blog, I’m delving right into my what really sparks my happy, creative self -Embroidery. If you haven’t already, you can read my journey to becoming a creative blogger which is all about my background and how I specialised in embroidery for my textile design degree. I’m sad to say that in the years since I left university I have been neglecting my skills. I’ve spent the first half of this year… Read More

DIY Washi Tape Holders

I’m so happy I can finally announce that we’re partnering with FIMO for June’s We Make Collective kit. FIMO has always been my go to for polymer clay. I don’t know a maker/blogger who doesn’t absolutely love working with it. The response from our We Make Collective Bloggers when they heard the next box was dedicated to this awesomely versatile material was excitement like no other kit yet! Since this year marks the 50th anniversary of FIMO (yeah, can you believe it!) we wanted to help them party polymer style with a kit celebrating and exploring the amazing possibilities FIMO… Read More

Instagram Hashtag Hints: Creativity

With all the recent changes to social media it’s becoming harder and harder to spread your word and find a new audience. Whatever you reason it’s always nice to seek out new appreciation for what you do and while there are many strings to this multifaceted bow, (ie, improving your photography or updating your bio) one of the easiest ways to help people find you is by using hashtags. For those of you that haven’t quite got your head around hashtags yet it’s basically just using a tag which adds your photos to a group of others. That way people… Read More

DIY Clay Cocktail Garden Planters

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Altos Tequila for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. You might be surprised to hear there are many things you can grow at home to enhance your cocktail recipes. Everyday herbs can take your margarita to the next level without being too exotic or over complicated. Basil, coriander, sage, rosemary and even chillies can be harvested to add flavour to your drinks. One of the most fragrant ingredients you can grow to spice up your next cocktail party is lavender! I love growing fresh herbs at home. Living in… Read More

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