Keep Your Keys All Framed Up With a Wire Keys Frame Keep all your keys together and within easy reach on a wire keys frame smart key holder. This one costs almost nothing to make if you have an old … Read More
How to Make Magic Lanterns Easy magic lanterns Easy magic lanterns – you can take a set of plain glass tumblers and turn them into stunning magic lanterns. They’ll sparkle and shine for evening meals during warm summer nights … Read More
Make Your Own Covering For Lace Windows Looking after lace When making lace windows then you must treat lace fabrics in the same way as you would other home furnishings by laundering according to fiber content. Most heavy lace fabrics … Read More
How to Make a Cut Paper Tablecloth A paper tablecloth with straight edges often looks dull. A cut-out border around the edge will instantly make it look more attractive. If the tablecloth is then laid over a slightly larger … Read More
How to Make a Pleated Paper Lampshade Paper lampshades are attractive accessories which will fit into most decorative schemes. They are fun to make yourself and require no sewing skills, so you don’t need to be an expert … Read More
How to Make a Nifty Notepad A nifty notepad you say! Well even in this smart techno rich world today keeping track of appointments and memos with pencil and paper should not be a problem in any busy life. … Read More
How to Make an Embroidered Gingham Tablecloth Lay the kitchen table with a stunning embroidered gingham tablecloth and give mealtimes a lift. The fabric is a red-and white-check, which is perfect for a country style home, with an embroidered … Read More
All About Treasure Trove Display Boxes Treasure Trove Display Boxes Display treasure trove boxes are useful and appealing. If you have a prize collection of trinkets or memorabilia hidden away in the back of a drawer or cupboard, now … Read More
Decorate With Painted Tin Cans Don’t throw those old tin cans away, recycle them and make painted tin cans and use them to decorate with. Handy containers in which you can store items such as kitchen utensils, make-up brushes, … Read More
How to Make a Dough Basket This is how to make a dough basket the easy way. This charming wall basket, overflowing with foliage and flowers is the perfect decoration for a country home. Made from salt dough and … Read More
How to Make Rag Rugs This is how we make rag rugs. It’s hard to imagine that this impressive rug could have been made from fabric scraps, but the pile is simply constructed from narrow strips of fabric hooked … Read More
How to Make Padded Picture Frames Simple padded picture frames are one of the easiest home accessories to make. With a small amount of fabric and scraps of card, you can make up a set in no time at … Read More
Traditional Barge Painting OK, so to do some Barge Painting you do not have to own a barge. For over a century, the inland waterways of Britain and Europe have literally sparkled with the brilliant colors and distinctive designs, … Read More
Hand Painting Things Hand painting things is a wonderful way of adding individual and coordinating touches to your home decorations without spending a great deal of time or money. You don’t have to be very artistic – a playful, … Read More
How To Do Rubber Stamp Printing To do this Rubber Stamp Printing you use a rubber stamp to print out a leaf design and it is a clean and quick alternative to the more traditional method of printing from … Read More
Decorate Your Own Headboard 1. Here Are A Few Headboard Ideas If your bed does not have an integrated headboard you can decorate your own headboard, it can be a distinct advantage. It offers you endless options to invent … Read More
How to Do Leaf Printing We show you how to do leaf printing so you can avoid spending a fortune on all those expensive hand-printed papers. Why not have a go at making your own? Turn to nature to … Read More
How To Make Your Own Painted Tulip Napkins Painting motifs on to fabric, then working simple embroidery stitches over them is a pretty way of making your table napkins totally original. Use this tulip motif or choose a favorite … Read More
How To Stencil – Get Started This is how to stencil the easy way. For your first attempt at stenciling, choose a project that is small and unlikely to cause grief if it doesn’t turn out well, but will … Read More
Festive Flair Christmas Napkins Individual Style Delight your guests this Christmas with individually styled Christmas napkins, each one decorated with a winter motif. These napkins will enhance a beautifully laid table and, as each one is made using a … Read More
How to Make Christmas Tree Decorations Making your own Christmas tree decorations is all part of the planning and preparation for Christmas. When in full swing there’s nothing more satisfying and relaxing than making your own Christmas tree decorations. … Read More
Festive Christmas Candles Bright red festive candles are perfectly suited to the jollities of Christmas-time. Displayed in brass or glass candlesticks and set against glossy green foliage, they conjure up images of traditional Christmases, with rosy cheeked choristers caroling … Read More
Making a Home-made Symbolic Christmas Tree This bare and wintry symbolic Christmas tree was made from one salvaged tree trunk but you could achieve a similar symbolic Christmas tree effect by nailing two branches together. Smaller branches are inserted … Read More
How To Make a Pomander Historically a pomander was made of any aromatic bunch of flowers or herbs and spices to ward off bad smells. A present day pomander can be made by using an orange, or other fruit, and … Read More
Culinary Food Decorations – Decorate Your Tree With Food Hey good looking! Look at these delightful culinary food decorations ideas. For a simple effect, decorate your Christmas tree with some food. How to decorate your Christmas tree with food decorations. … Read More
Trimming Your Christmas Tree Have you grown up with the tradition of decorating the Christmas tree with all the decorations you have collected over the years? Or loading the branches with as many sparkly baubles and as much tinsel as … Read More
Christmas Craft Ideas for Décor There is something magical about bringing greenery into the home for Christmas: the smell of pine needles on the tree, the glossiness of rich, dark evergreens, like holly and ivy, and the vibrancy of … Read More