*Affiliate links are contained in this post. Pumpkin carving? It’s a lot of fun if you don’t mind the mess. This year though, I thought I’d try something a little different. This still involves some mess but not the soggy kind that you’ll get from scooping out the inside of a pumpkin. I decided to […]
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How I Salvaged My Tarnished Silver Pandora Bracelet
Around 18 months ago, an little incident occurred in relation to my much-loved Pandora bracelet. Having worn the bracelet every day since I received it as a gift from my husband, I didn’t pay any thought to removing it before going swimming with my daughter. It wasn’t the first time my lovely bracelet had come into […]
30 Minute Make: Diamanté & Tassel Fringe Earrings
I have a fun jewellery-making tutorial for you today on how to make a pair of beautiful sparkly fringe earrings using just a few materials. You can make these in around 30 minutes, but if you’re familiar with how to make tassels, you could probably make these in just 10 minutes! For this jewellery-making project, […]
How to Make The Good Dinosaur Cake
It was our daughter’s 6th birthday last weekend and my husband (who is most certainly the baker in our family) made this amazing cake for her. Our daughter absolutely loves The Good Dinosaur film, so she asked specifically for a dinosaur cake this year. And let me tell you, it tasted as good as it looks! […]
5 Minute Jewellery DIY: Bead and Chain Earrings
I’ve had these dark blue ceramic oriental style beads in my bead stash for a long time. I loved them when I saw them but it took me ages to figure out what to do with them! I eventually settled on some pretty cool long earrings made with gold plated chain. This is such a […]
How to Make a Sparkly Rhinestone Pendant Necklace
I’ve been meaning to write up this post for a while, because this necklace is one of my favourite ones to wear at the moment. I made this simply by using a rhinestone button that I’d been saving for something special and I attached it to a long gold chain. The rhinestone button had a […]
Office Secret Santa Gift Ideas – Christmas Gift Guide
Back when I worked in an office environment, we did Secret Santa each year where our team members would each pick out a colleague’s name at random and then buy that person a gift for under £10. It worked really well in that we didn’t have to spend TOO much money on gifts for every co-worker as […]
Beaded Bangle DIY Project
I have a fun DIY jewellery-making project for you today and it’s so easy to make, that anyone could do it! That’s because this silver beaded bangle is made using just a few materials contained in a ready-made kit from Jewellery Maker, who provided me with a sample so that I could review it. The beaded bangle kit arrived […]
Halloween Beadwork Pattern – Peyote Stitch Cuff Bracelet
Life has been busy lately… I haven’t found time to make something spooky and beady for Halloween yet but I did get chance to have a play around with my BeadTool 4 software! I’ve created this beautiful peyote stitch pattern for a Halloween seed bead cuff bracelet! The pattern will make a bracelet that’s almost 6 […]
Handmade Showcase: Autumn/Fall Inspired Projects
Even though the dark nights are drawing in and there’s a definite crisp chill to the morning air, I have to admit that I do love autumn. Watching leaves change from green, to gold, to red and then jumping into a huge pile of them with my little girl is a fun activity, not just for […]
