Obsessions & Distractions - Moustaches

Movember is run by The Movember Foundation every November and challenges men to grow moustaches, to spark conversation and raise vital funds for its men’s health programs.

You can find out how to get involved on the website and here are a few moustache related crafts you may also like!!

... and Five Minute Thank You Cards

Melody is 3 months old so I thought I'd better get round to doing some Thank You cards for the lovely presents she received when she was born (prompt yes?!!). Sometimes you have the time to make really impressive "WOW" cards. This is not one of those posts! I needed a way to do a lot of cards quickly, that still looked personal...

Obsessions & Distractions - Onesies

 Congratulations to Simi & Dunc on the birth of their gorgeous daughter Melody!! Melody's arrival also seems like a perfect time to do a round up of some fab onesies!

Tips, Tools & Techniques - Nail Polish Marbling

Hello! Here's our regular feature where we share tips, tools & techniques that have caught our eye, things we have Pinned, and things we have tried. These are probably not going to change your life(!) but might make it a bit easier...

... and a Button Skull

We've been a bit absent recently. Sorry about that! Today I thought I'd share part of a project I'm working on - a fabric scrap book. I'm mixing up vintage materials with old pictures of skeletons and skulls and having a lovely old play with techniques such as machine embroidery, fabric printing, making embellishments etc. For one of the pages, I decided to have skull made of buttons as the focal point...

... and Wool Against Weapons (Knitters Needed!!)

Today, instead of our usual type of post, we wanted to highlight a great cause we are getting involved in...

Wool against Weapons is a creative and direct action protest against renewing Trident (UK's nuclear weapons programme) with 7 miles of knitted wool power!

The plan is to create a 7 mile long peace scarf which will join the Women's Peace Camp at Aldermaston, UK and the other Atomic Weapons Establishment at Burghfield, Berkshire on August 9th 2014

Obsessions & Distractions - Painted Stones

We've been having a bit of a gardening week here! Here's a great round up of ways to turn those rocks and pebbles into beautiful decorations - for inside or out! Have fun! xx

Tips, Tools & Techniques - Using Your Kids' Artwork

Hello! Here's our regular feature where we share tips, tools & techniques that have caught our eye, things we have Pinned, and things we have tried. These are probably not going to change your life(!) but might make it a bit easier...

... and Viva España!

Over Easter we went for a lovely trip to Valladolid in Spain to visit my sister. We were there for a week and managed to fit in a bit of culture in between sampling the tapas and red wine!!

... and Painting with Tea

Happy Earth Day! Whilst racking my brains for recycled crafts (which we love), it occurred to me that I was due to use up my various tea bags I had been saving for a few days - you know, for no particular reason!! So here's a great way to "mark" the occasion- painting with used tea bags!

... and some Mixed Media Cards

Last weekend was Mother's Day here in the UK. For the first time since Mally was born I had the day to myself with my boys. So obviously I had to make sure that I sent some extra special cards to my mum as well as Dunc's mum. They do so much for us!!

... and a Third Textile ATC Swap!

We're excited to be able to reveal our ATCs for the third Very Berry Handmade Textile ATC Swap! This time round, there was a choice of themes between "Spring" or  "Books / Literary". As the votes from the participants was split, both themes were included!

... and a Visit to the Spring Knitting and Stitching Show

We were super excited about the thought of visiting the Spring Knitting and Stitching Show at Olympia, London.... and when we visited yesterday, our expectations were more than met!!

Tips, Tools & Techniques - Cheap (or Free) Wall Art!

Hello! Here's our regular feature where we share tips, tools & techniques that have caught our eye, things we have Pinned, and things we have tried. These are probably not going to change your life(!) but might make it a bit easier...

... and No Nails String Art

One of our good friends has just become a Grandmother! (Remember Lants who made the Pink Furry

Headboard?!). Her daughter Abbie has had a beautiful baby girl called India and I wanted to make something extra special and personal for her.

Obsessions and Distractions - Winnie the Pooh

Did you know that it was A.A. Milne's birthday yesterday?! In celebration, we thought it would be a good time for a round up of some great Winnie the Pooh crafts....

... and Embroidered T-Shirt Art

Halloween is over... but Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is still going on so what better time to share this project to make a unique piece of artwork. Of course can be used for any idea / theme but I have been holding onto it for now for obvious reasons ;)

... and the Yellow Suitcase Exhibition

The Yellow Suitcase project has been founded by a group of people who live, survive and are in recovery from mental health issues. The idea of the project is to get people talking about mental health by taking the yellow suitcase to places of work, community groups and organisations around Reading (UK). More often than not one of the most difficult things about having a mental health problem is talking about it, in fear of stigma and discrimination in the workplace.

You can read more about this project on the Yellow Suitcase Project website. "We all have a common dream and shared hope that people suffering with mental health issues, have the right information, help and support, they need to make the most informed decisions about managing their mental health".

Obsessions & Distractions - Robot Crafts!

We've seen so many fab and different Robot based crafts, so thought we would share them here..... enjoy!!

 

Obsessions & Distractions - Monkey and Ape Crafts!

We are both big geeks and love Monkey and Apes!! So what better than combining this with our love of all things crafty?! Here's some of our favourites that we've seen...