How to Make Candle Lampshades Step-by-Step Candle lampshades covered with decorative card or fabric shades are very much in vogue at the moment. There is almost always a drawer full of unused candles somewhere in the home, usually kept at … Read More
How to Make a Simple Fabric Headboard If your headboard is a little old and worn, or clashes with a fresh color scheme, you can quickly give it a new look with a tie-on or slip-on fabric cover. Simple … Read More
How to Make Flower Motif Lavender Bags These delightful little lavender bags, decorated with a range of charming cross stitch flower motifs, are quick and easy to make. Filled with aromatic lavender, they can be tucked between freshly laundered … 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 Double Frilled Cushions Perfect Gathering 1 – Heavy fabric If for your frilled cushions you have chosen fabric that is medium to heavy weight, the long gathering threads may break when they are pulled up. Stitch the … Read More
How to Make A Frilled Cushion Cushions, and a frilled cushion are the most versatile of home furnishings. They are synonymous with comfort, color and style. Wherever they are placed, cushions have an immediate softening impact. Yet by … Read More
How to Make Seaside Candles Light up your home on warm evenings with these original seaside candles using shells and rope. All the designs are quick and easy to make, so they are ideal for a special occasion, especially … 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 a Webbing Cushion Here is how to make a webbing cushion cover. Just a hint of color peeps out from between these bands of simple cotton webbing, providing an understated, but stunning webbing cushion cover. The … Read More
Make Your Own Headings For Lace Windows How To Make a Cased Heading For Lace Windows Decide where the rod or fitment is to be hung and then measure the depth of the window from the sill to the top … 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 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
How To Do Wood Staining We show you here how to do wood staining the easy way. Stained timber is a way of changing the wood’s color without sacrificing the character of the grain and knots. This can be … 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
How to Make Paper Window Curtains in 6 Easy Steps These Paper Window Curtains are used as a sun screen and will keep a room cool, with the pattern attractively reflected into the room. It is also a pretty … Read More
Making a Découpage Box Découpage has transformed this light plywood box into an attractive jewelry box. The pansies have been cut from a sheet of good-quality gift wrap. When choosing a box to decorate with découpage, make sure … Read More
How to Make Paper Pears Materials Sheets of newspaper Wallpaper paste, mixed to full strength following manufacturers instructions and left to stand before use. Bowl and spoon for mixing the paste Scissors Masking tape Thin card white or green Gold … Read More
Introduction to Woodwork Story & Pictures by Janek Szymanowski © Woodworking has different meanings to different people. To some it is building kitchen cabinets, to others it is turning a bowl of rare wood, to still others it is … Read More
A Selection of the Best Bag Making Books Available CLICK ON THE COVER BELOW The Bag Making Bible “The Bag Making Bible” is the first book and resource of it’s kind – a technique-led approach to sewing your own … Read More
A Selection of the Best Beadwork Books Available Getting Started Stringing Beads The art of crafting beautiful string and bead creations is explained in this step-by-step guide for novice beaders. Twenty-five quick and simple projects will help build foundational … Read More
A Selection of the Best Batik Books Available Creative Batik This colorful, practical guide explores many different waxing and dyeing techniques, explaining how to create beautiful flowers, trees, birds, animals, landscapes, and abstract designs. Fabric Surface Design Sensational … Read More
A Selection of the Best Jewelry Books Available New Encyclopedia of Jewelry Making Techniques Since its first publication in 1995, the Encyclopedia of Jewelry Making Techniques has been devoured by students borrowing a well-thumbed copy from their college library, … Read More