It is amazing how you can use junk and scraps to make extraodinary things. For this brooch I used fabric scraps and old watches I bought on flee markt. Few stitches, hot glue and brooch pin - and brooch is don...
Dec 23, 2014
Nov 24, 2014
Vintage cupboard to cheer me up
This cupboard I put in my kitchen proofs that old furniture could and should be refurbished to improve our space and bring something original in our home.
And this is how the adventure started
This old cupboard belons to my family for decades - in good condition, but ugly. Decided to make something new.
First, of...
Oct 12, 2014
Digital storytelling for crafters
Crafters and Bloggers love photos and videos, but how to make them? What software to use, how it works, is it expensive? And how to combine photos, video, music, speach?
I recently attended amazing course on Coursera, I woudl recommend to anyone. If you miss this opportunity in October, visit the site Digital Storytelling where...
Sep 22, 2014
No sugar oven-baked plum jam recipe
I know there are number of jam recipes on the net, but sawing so much sugar added in the most of them, I decided to share this very simple jam recipe with NO sugar at all.
Recipe:
- 3 kg of plums
- rum or vanilla sugar to add - optional
- small portion of salt
Steps:
1. Wash plums and remove stalks and...
Aug 21, 2014
Create your own jam labels or tags using MS Word
There are thousands of label examples on the net, but i usually have my own idea, or the label I like the most can't be customized. One afternoon I tried to create label by myself, using MS Word (2010). It wasn't very easy ("&#%!@?!" for Microsoft), but neither so difficult. I prepared tutorial how to do it, just to remind you...
Aug 4, 2014
Homemade Sage Syrup
Sage (or Salvia Officinnalis) is one of the most healing plants, well known and used since the ancient times.
This recipe is so simple and the result is amazing - tasteful, refreshing and healing sage syrup.
Ingredients:
30 dag of sage leaves ( I have huge sage in my garden and used it for the recipe)
2 kg sugar
7 - 10...
Jul 18, 2014
Cheerful Summer Bag
Finally finished this cheerful summmer bag. Birds you can see are brooches so I will be able to wear them in the winter, too, to make my day. Tut for brooches find in this post.
Just to give you a short input how I made it:
Original fabric is upholstery fabric I bought in Ikea.
Decided to painted...
Jul 1, 2014
Felted birds brooch - multipurpose
Birds are singing all day long in my garden and i can't help it but make few felted birds brooches to put them on my purse or wear them as brooches. Read this tutorial below to see how it is easy to make them.
Tutorial how to make felted birds brooch
Material
Besides felt and fabric scraps, I used small buttons for eyes, double-sided...
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