Blast from the Past - Blood Drip Earrings

Hello! This is a new feature where we share projects which have been on our 'things to try' list for a while.... but just haven't got round to yet. They will still stay on our list (or Pinterest board!), but in the meantime we thought we'd share them for inspiration! 

Obsessions & Distractions - Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead (or Día de Muertos) is a Mexican holiday to remember those who have died. It takes place from October 31st to November 2nd, so in preparation here are some ideas for inspiration!

Obsessions & Distractions - Ice Cream Crafts

It's the perfect time for ice cream at the moment, as here in the UK we're having lovely hot weather (touch wood it lasts!).  So here is a round up of some fab ice cream related crafts!

Obsessions & Distractions - Lego Crafts

Its Father's Day, but also Mally's birthday weekend! In honour of these special boys' days, we've got a round-up of some fantastic Lego crafts for you to try!

... and a Kids' Birth Year Coin Keyring

Its Father's Day this weekend! This year Mally has been busy making all sorts of crap stuff at school so I thought I'd add to his presents for Dunc and make him a special Dad's keyring - complete with the years of the kids birth on it!

... and a Fabric Flower Brooch

The girls over at Live It. Love It. Make It recently did a fab guest post for us on how to make lovely Liberty Print Button Rings. So we were delighted to return the favour and share our Fabric Flower Brooch!

Obsessions & Distractions - St Patrick's Day

Happy St Patrick's Day for tomorrow!! Here's a round up of some of the great St Patrick's crafts we've seen around....

... and Liberty Print Button Rings

We were really excited when the girls from Live it. Love it. Make it. got in touch. Not only do they have a fab blog (which you can check out here).... they had a button related post to share.... plus they are only down the road from us in Reading!! So today we're really pleased to share their post on Liberty Print Button Rings!

Obsessions & Distractions - Winter Olympics

The Winter Olympics are happening in Sochi at the moment, so we thought we'd share a few of these great Olympic themed crafts!!

Obsessions & Distractions - Hearts

"Love is in the air, everywhere I look around".... are you humming the song yet?! With Valentine's Day on the horizon, what better time to share a round up of some great heart crafts!

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 a Shrink Plastic Skeleton

Well, I've given in and decided to do a Halloween post... I'm not against it or anything, its just that its never really been a big deal in our house. But this post is being brought to you mainly because I've wanted to use shrink plastic for AGES but couldn't think of anything I wanted to try it out on. In a way I wish I hadn't tried it because it is so much fun, I think I could be hooked!

... and a Pincushion Ring

Another pincushion?  Have we gone mad?!! (See also our Picture Frame Pincushion and Pin Cushion Boat with Net Thread Catcher...)

Well technically, as much as I use all of my pincushions, the idea of a ring one that is always handy (...on your...hand...!) was too good to pass up.When I saw the how-to in Issue 5 of Crafty magazine, I had to make my own!

... and a Comic Book Bracelet

We are comic book geeks in our house. Unfortunately at 4 years old, Mally isn't always great at keeping them in pristine condition(!) so we end up with lots of loose pages. Luckily there are lots of things we can do with these - like covering up an old charity shop wooden bracelet! 

Obsessions & Distractions - Oranges & Lemons

Oranges and Lemons, say the bells of St Clement's! Check out these zesty crafts that are soooo perfect for the Summer!!

Obsessions & Distractions - Hot Air Balloon Crafts

Hot Air Balloons... So pretty and summery... So much potential for colourful crafting!

Here are some of our favourites:

... and Beach Combing for Sea Glass

During the Easter hols we went on a family trip to the Isle of Wight. It was lovely! This post is all about one tiny part of that holiday - my obsession with Sea Glass! I had read that Cowes beach was in the top 5 UK beaches for beach combing and as the weather wasn't good enough to actually sunbathe or get in the sea, we decided to make the most of it.

... and some Button Jewellery!

We love buttons. Have we mentioned this before?! We have a HUGE stash including some lovely vintage ones donated from older friends and family who had collected them for years - long before we got into crafting. After pinning many, many projects on Pinterest, we decided it was time to get on with it and we spent an evening making jewellery.

... and a Denim Knitting Bag

Like many people here in the UK, I've been glued to the TV watching the BBC series Great British Sewing Bee. I am a far cry away from making my own clothes but it has inspired me to get on with a sewing project I've been meaning to start for a while....a denim bag!

I feel should start with a disclaimer as I'm sure much of what I did broke several sewing 'rules' and I just made it the way that seemed logical to me! Anyway, here's what I did....

... and "Mini Book" Bookmarks

Do you love to read as much as we do? I have had this project in the pipeline for a while now but have only just got round to giving it a go - once I started I became hooked and instead of making one, I made five!!!

I first got the idea from this post by Small World Land. Corinne had made them for a dolls house for her daughter and jewellery for her mother. I first thought of pendants for necklaces but I wasn't sure if people would wear them? But then I saw some other posts on bead and ribbon bookmarks and I was inspired!