Today is challenge 7 of the #12DaysofChristmasDIYChallenges The challenge – Take a walk around your garden or the park and find something you can make Christmas decor from. Today I have updated our stick tree, regular readers may remember it from previous blog posts. The tree was made last Christmas with branches from the garden, simply …
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For 12 days starting on November 2nd we will set a challenge a day to create something for Christmas using just the resources you have on hand. The idea is to show that Christmas Shouldn’t Cost the Earth. If you’re reading this, chances are you love to craft, but why not craft with the resources …
Are you still trimming up? We finished yesterday – the final touched an upcycled pallet Christmas tree for the front porch. Our porch is often neglected, and not very welcoming. I was determined to give it a little personality for the Christmas season. We have an old pallet waiting to be transformed, so this is the …
I Are you busy trimming up for Christmas? In our home we have a conflict in Christmas decoration styles. The children and my husband would love to have a house and garden filled with bright lights, I’m more for natural homemade decorations. So when Go Cable Ties contacted me offering the kit to make a Christmas decoration light …
It’s that time of year – I love the idea of beautifully wrapped gifts but confess it’s not my natural forte. Did you know that experts estimate that paper waste over Christmas is equivalent to 5-12 million litres of biofuel – enough to power a bus to go to the moon 20 times (source – friends of …
I love Christmas, the decorating, luscious food, time with family and friends. I can be a bit of a bah humbug about things such as Christmas Jumpers, viewing them as a waste of money… That’s where the homemade ugly Christmas sweater ideas come in. It’s time to recycle an old sweater with these DIY Christmas Jumper …
There is nothing quite like homemade and upcycled christmas decorations, especially of they are upcycled. I have been having lots of fun coming up with ideas to enter a competition being run by Light Bulbs Direct. The brief is “This competition involves redecorating light bulbs into Christmas baubles and other festive decorations” Regular readers will …
Recycled Gift Tag Ideas In our family there is a birthday just before Christmas, Christmas, and then a birthday. Coupled with five siblings to be more than generous to our children, we inevitably have carrier bags of gifts stuffed into the wardrobe. Yesteday evening we were busy hunting for names written on wrapping paper, …
It is a very busy time of year, especially if you are running a small business – this week I have (squeezed in) enjoyed preparing jam jars for the school jam jar tombola. The kids loved making biscotti, and chocolate fudge, the left overs handily doubled up as my work colleagues Christmas cards (I would much …
To create your own recycled paper christmas wreath you will need: Glue gun Old book Paper plate Scissors String To make: Start by marking a circle on your paper plate Cut out the circle Create two circles/layers of scrunched paper Create the first outer layer – scrunch your paper in the middle, and using …
Here are some great ideas for Recycled Gift Wrap – enjoy:) Old Dress Patterns for tissue paper, with a pretty string and gift tag:) Tots drawings – we go through copious amounts of paper in our house so it’s great not to put it all in recycling, what could be better for a grandparent? No …
My inbox is flooded with flyers for shops offering great discounts. Always one for a bargain I would love to spend a day browsing at gorgeous clothes, and treating myself to the odd new item. Several reasons are stopping me – what do I actually really need, time and finances! However there is also a …