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A pretty wall hanging with pockets to make
This pretty wall hanging is a wonderfully stylish storage solution for your home. You will need: ✤ 56 x 68cm floral cotton ✤ 36 x 54cm hessian fabric ✤ 60cm…
Use stencilling techniques to transform a vegetable sack
Woman’s Weekly craft and home editor Esme Clemo shares her tips on upcycling a vegetable sack to turn it into something special using these simple stencilling techniques. This is an…
Turn a tray into a pretty bedroom accessory
Woman’s Weekly craft and home editor Esme Clemo demonstrates how to turn a plain tray into a decorative accessory for the bedroom with your favourite colour paint and paper. It’s…
Press flowers to decorate gift tags, jars and notebooks
The traditional method You will need Time to make: 3-4 weeks to dry ✤ Flower press (try Tesco for similar – visit tesco.com) ✤ Blotting paper ✤ Flowers for pressing…
Needle felting a toy dog
What is Needle-felting? By stabbing a barbed felting needle into wool fibres, the fibres will start to interlock to form a more condensed material. Once you have mastered the simple…
Use spray paint to update bathroom essentials
Give your bathroom some sparkle by upcycling your accessories with some metallic spray paint. This is a great project for anyone who’s following our Waste Not Want Not campaign which…
How to make pompoms using old T-shirts
Our fun how to make pompoms project is perfect for our ‘Waste Not Want Not’ campaign which has previously seen us turn an old jar into a mini spa and…
Transform your home with our upcycling and découpage techniques
It’s amazing how you can transform a chest of drawers or a tray using our upcycling and découpage techniques. Découpage drawers Time to make: Two days (including drying time) You…
Easter table ideas: Appliqué egg napkin and runner
Jazz up your Easter table with these fantastic craft ideas. Appliqué napkin Finished size: 40 x 40cm You will need ✤ 1m square lemon cotton ✤ 5 x 20cm rectangles…
Fabulous fabric egg decorating ideas for Easter
Dress up your Easter table with these egg decorating crafts. Perfect for making with the kids, they’re really quick to complete. ‘If you don’t have fabric, use scraps of tissue…
Make cyanotype decorations for your home
What is cyanotype? Cyanotype is a photographic process that produces lovely cyan-blue prints by combining two different chemicals – potassium ferricyanide and ferric ammonium citrate. It works by placing objects,…
How to make a denim bag and beach towel trim
This stylish denim bag duo are ideal to take to the beach or to the shops, and with any leftover fabric you can trim a beach towel, too! You will…
How to make clay bowls and tags
These little clay bowls are the perfect size for your dressing table; they’re great for putting earrings or delicate necklaces in. Our tags can be personalised to make a present…
How to make: Floral Easter egg decorations
Gifting friends and relatives with an Easter egg is a tradition that gives us real pleasure. While treat-filled chocolate varieties are certain to be a hit with children, adults often…
How to make: Easter cards with flowers
Now’s the time to start jotting down the list of people you wish to send Easter cards to. But instead of popping out to the shops to buy designs featuring…
How to sew a geometric necklace
Stitch yourself an on-trend geometric necklace using simple satin stitch. The felt edge is blanket stitched on. You will need: ✤ Cream felt ✤ Carbon paper and pencil ✤ Embroidery…
How to make a fun fox toy with felt and a plastic bottle
Create this fun fox toy by covering an old plastic bottle with felt. Then upcycle all sorts of packaging to make a whole collection of creatures! You will need ✤…
How to turn old jeans into something stylish
Have an old pair of jeans or two lying around? We’ve come up with two clever ways to upcycle them into a stylish storage idea and a fashionable denim tote…
Fun craft projects using old books
Folding Flowers This project using old books will take 15 mins for one flower. You’ll be using book page squares, but we’ve shown the technique on plain paper for clarity.…