Unparalleled – A Life without Mirrors?

Originally posted on Upon the Hearth:
“The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.” – Unknown Imagine a life without mirrors – a world of greater freedoms. A world without the need to conform to others. A world unparalelled with life today. Historically, it is viable that mirrors may have existed…

Fingerprint Tree Tutorial

  I would like to share with you my tutorial for a simple fingerprint tree, but you could easily adapt and elaborate on it if you wanted to make something on a bigger scale such as for a wedding, where finger print trees have started to take the place in some cases of the traditional…

Halloween-Tasty treats for trick or treaters…

If your short of time this Halloween but want to do a easy fun activity with the children why not try just a simple biscuit decorating activity with them. Just something different for your little trick or treaters. No cooking involved. All you need are simply … Halloween shaped biscuits (they can be found in most supermarkets)…

Halloween-Marshmallow Eyeballs

Make your Trick or Treat Sweets a real sight for sore eyes this year with some spooky marshmallow eyeballs. Have fun with the children making these spooky sweets which are quick and easy to make but will make a real impact for Halloween, something a little different for your trick or treaters. All you need…

Embroidery Hoop Tutorial

  I thought I would share a tutorial with you about about Embroidery Hoop I made recently for my nieces Christening. Things you will need to make my embroidery hoop hanging A embroidery hoop which must be slightly smaller than a A4 piece of paper A piece of plain material neutral coloured ( I used…

The Rose:

Originally posted on Upon the Hearth:
“Be the best version of you.” -Zoe Sugg The rose, The blood red petals across a meadow blows; Sweet-scented aroma that tickles the nose. A fiery beauty, a flower so bright, Has a prickly outside but not one of spite. The rose, The symbol of bliss and love, Carried…

Decopatch

Following my post on Decopauge or Decopatch I thought I would give you a brief tutorial on the craft. Decopatch is a craft which really anyone of almost any age can easily master.In my tutorial I have used mdf letters as my base but a simple box would be a great for a first attempt….

An apple a day keeps the doctor away…

An apple a day may be just what the doctor ordered but studies show that craft, art, creative activities all help in a person’s general health and wellbeing and also help in lowering your stress levels, helping to create a distraction and leaving your mind feel more mentally clear. One new popular trend being adult colouring…

Decopauge or Decopatch

Decoupage – Is the art of decorating objects by gluing coloured paper cut outs then covering them with layers of varnish. The word decopauge comes from the French and means cutting up or cut out, it was used as far back as the Victorians. It can be used many ways to personalise many items. they may be…

A Stitch in time…

Embroidery Hoops A Stitch in time.. Literally is how I used my embroidery hoop when trying to think of ideas for my nieces baby’s christening last month. I like to always try and make my family and close friends little gifts or a card when it is their special day, somehow I always think a…

Change…. (Reblog)

Originally posted on Upon the Hearth:
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” -Mahatma Ghandi Change: Change for good, change for worse. Change you may find in your purse. Change of time, change of place. Change of look on a person’s face. ? Change is good, change is bad. Change…

More Owls…

Good Morning, just another Owl themed card I thought I would share with you, which was made by stamping and die cutting.