Make a splash with thoughtful and personalized DIY gifts for swimmers. Today I have ten-plus great handmade gift ideas for swimmers, and specifically some for wild swimmers. These DIY gifts for swimmers range from practical to home decor. I don’t know about you but I have great admiration for wild swimmers – I know it …
Holiday Sewing Projects
There are so many ways to decorate a tote bag from fabric paint, to iron-on transfers, to permanent fabric markers, to embroidery, to crochet embellishments. Today I am going to show you how to use your fabric scraps to applique fabric in a modern simple design – no sewing machine is required. Cotton tote bags …
I am super excited to share with you my first Christmas Decorations for the upcoming holiday season – Candy Christmas Decorations DIY. With some simple stitches and beautiful easy leather tassels, you will be wowing people with your holiday decorations this year. Don’t be put off by the hand embroidery, I have chosen easy stitches …
Are you inspired by the clothes you see around you? On our recent holidays in France a woman walked past in an off-shoulder top, dip dyed, blue at the top fading to white at the bottom…It looked so chic. My French is fairly non-existent so I was unable to be cheeky and ask her if …
Loving scrunchies the second time around? Learn just how quick and easy it is to make a scrunchie with optional pompom trim. The best part of homemade scrunchies is you can quickly make a different scrunchie for every outfit in a wide variety of fabrics. All scrunchies involve straight stitching, therefore they are a perfect …
My daughter loves swimming, she has been eyeing up bathing suit cover up dresses in the shop but they are expensive, flimsy and don’t seem quite long enough. Time to make her her own DIY beach cover up dress. It is super easy to do, taking less than an hour and some pretty cotton fabric. …
Now I appreciate I have mentioned the tricky to buy for men already in my 12 Days of DIY Christmas Gifts but I think they warrant a second idea! A good proportion of the men in my extended family live abroad and travel extensively for work, time to design them some leather luggage tags [mailerlite_form form_id=3] …
Learn how easy it is to make your own wax sandwich wraps. These reusable cloth sandwich wraps are perfect for picnics and packed lunches, ditch the plastic! As a child, I remember hating the fact we couldn’t go anywhere without a picnic being made first – as an adult I now see my parents …
This free sewing pattern makes three different sizes of a boxy zipper pouch which are great for small personal items, such as cosmetics, and even small toys. Unlike most free patterns this box pouch has no seams exposed. I love working with old jeans, worn denim has such a lovely feel to it and it …
I don’t know about you but a trip to the beach always contains a little anxiety – I dread the thought of my car keys becoming lost in the sand!! A recent trip to the charity shop found me eyeing up beach bags, my daughter stopped me in my tracks by asking “Why aren’t you …
Today I am going to share with you a great handy cutlery bag, perfect for picnics or taking to work for a lovely salad lunch. The cutlery bag is super easy to make, using a former shower curtain (or you could use PUL fabric) to line the inside. Body image and women is a complex …
DIY Picnic Blanket Tutorial For this project use whatever fabric you have to hand, as long as it is similar weight. This picnic blanket is made with old curtain for hemming, shirts, fat quarters, and some from the fabric from my stash. This is lined with a fabric shower curtain, just in case the grass …