CRAFTS

Soap making is great fun and makes a lovely homemade gift. However, it’s so easy to fall into the trap of buying loads of supplies just to try out a…

Have you seen the price of pretty stationery these days? Add a sprinkle of glitter and some pastel colours, and suddenly a notepad costs four times as much!

This simple recipe for Rosemary and Peppermint Foot Scrub ticks every box. It is super quick, super easy and super cheap to make. In fact, you probably already have all…

I am delighted to be working with Bostik as a Bostik Blogger. Each month the Bostik Bloggers are set a theme with the challenge to create a craft that our…

Sticky nature cards are the simplest kids craft to set up ever! They’re portable, and a great way to record a day outside. You really can get the kids going…

Hedgehogs are one of our best-loved mammals here in the UK, and most people would be delighted to find one snuffling around their flower beds.

In this simple tutorial, we show you how to weave a beautiful, rustic willow Crown which you can then decorate with flowers. We used sticks from our Weeping Willow tree…

Have you ever heard of Eco Prints? Eco printing is the process of using natural plant materials such as leaves, flowers and bark to dye paper or textiles.

I have no idea who first came up with the notion of seed bombs, but in the last couple of years I have seen numerous mentions of them as a…

A beautiful and ancient craft, screen printing first appeared in China about a thousand years ago. It is something I have always wanted to try but seemed out of my…

Wet felting is the process of combining layers of wool fibres into one flat piece of felt fabric. Wet felting uses water, soap and agitation to interlock and matt wool…

Pine resin is the sticky substance secreted by pine trees when they get damaged.