I've just added a new page to my blog that you can find on the header bar. It will be regularly updated with free printable embroidery stitch guides. These will make a useful addition to your sewing box. Why not laminate them and fasten together with a binder ring to allow you to easily flick… Continue reading Free printable Embroidery Stitch Guide – Collection 1
This set of felt Easter eggs is a nice craft for tweens and teens and a great project to complete over the Easter holidays. They look lovely hanging from branches covered in blossom in a brightly coloured vase. If you don't fancy sewing your own set, you can buy them from my Folksy shop. You… Continue reading Free Felt Easter Egg Pattern
This is just a quick colouring printable that makes a very satisfying little pop-up card. The back is blank so you can write your own Easter message. It is best printed onto thin card. Print out the template by clicking here. Cut out the main piece and the small rectangle cross picture. 2. Using a… Continue reading Easter Pop-Up Free Printable
I have a lovely childhood memory of sitting on the wooden floor of our dining room in the sunshine making tissue paper flowers with my Mum. This is the sort of memory I want my children to have - of a special, calm time making things together - and one of the reasons why I… Continue reading Tissue Paper Flowers
Colouring is such a calming activity for children. When the girls arrive at Rainbows I always have some colouring pages set out for them to do while they wait for the session to start. It is great for encouraging them to concentrate and focus on a task and it also relaxes them after a long… Continue reading Origami Gift Boxes
I love children's activity sheets. It is always a bonus when you take the children out for lunch and the waitress arrives with a good activity sheet and a pot of colouring pencils to keep the children occupied. This Easter printable will keep any little guests you have over for lunch busy. It is also… Continue reading Easter Activity Sheet
I grew up in a small, market town in Devon. It was the sort of town that only had one street of shops but they still managed to sell everything that anybody ever needed. This was the early Eighties, we didn't even have a supermarket nearby and internet shopping would have seemed like something from… Continue reading Secret Message Flowers
This egg cosy is loosely based on a version I sell in my Folksy shop but made from felt instead of linen to make it easier for younger/beginner crafters. I am going to include instructions to make two different versions. This blog post is for older children and adults to sew. The easier version for… Continue reading Easter Bunny Egg Cosy 1
This is a sweet little project to fill fifteen minutes or so. It can be adapted to lots of different ideas and occasions (crocodiles, sharks, dinosaur eggs) or you can just print off the pdf below to make our chick and egg Easter version. Click here for printable pdf colouring sheet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E5LJOJHb5XcR1cA_S_NPLQ0su3k4lFut/view?usp=sharing To make this… Continue reading Easter Chick Peg Puppet
These bookmarks make a nice quick colouring project. These are best printed onto cardstock or printed onto paper and then laminated after colouring. Add a ribbon and some beads to make them extra special. Download the printable pdf here.
Make Time Together 