We share three fun and festive craft ideas made using twigs. Top trees These rustic-style trees look great on a side table or even grouped together as a centrepiece. Either…
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How to marble stationery
To prepare surfaces before you marble You will need: ✤ Alum powder ✤ Shallow rectangular tray ✤ Paintbrush ✤ Acrylic gesso ✤ Acrylic paint ✤ Masking tape ✤ Pencil For…
How to decorate bowls, bags and books using gold leaf
You will need: ✤ Imitation gold leaf comes in individual sheets attached to a piece of backing paper – a booklet of around 25 sheets costs about £7. ✤ Size…
How To Make: A peg bag
Materials Cotton fabric Child’s coat hanger Matching ribbon Matching sewing thread Paper for the template Pencil Scissors To make the template for the peg bag Note: Use 1cm seam allowances…
How To Make: Papier mache jewellery from an egg box
You will need: ✤ Egg box ✤ PVA glue ✤ Cocktail stick ✤ Chopstick or knitting needle ✤ Fine-grade sandpaper ✤ White acrylic paint ✤ Acrylic ink or paint ✤…
How To Make: A toy bone your dog will love
Instead of popping to the pet shop to buy a Christmas present, treat your beloved hound to a gift they’ll really adore One of the things we love most about…
Vintage Make: A sweet soft toy dog from 1965
Remember that toy dog you loved so much as a child? Here’s how to make one with a distinctively vintage feel – the perfect present To make Donald the dachshund,…
How To Make: A personalised Christmas gingerbread kit
This Christmas gingerbread kit is the perfect gift to put together if you’re in a rush around the festive period. Simply fill up a jar with the ingredients, bake a…
How To Make: A handmade memo board
Organise your home in style with this gorgeouse homemade memo board. Try experimenting with different coloured paints, patterned fabrics and button push pins to give our memo board project a…
How To Make: Paper quilling Christmas cards
What is quilling? Quilling has been practised for centuries, but it’s only in recent years that a choice of narrow paper strips have been readily available for use in this…
How to make a Christmas jumper
Give an old unloved sweater a new lease of life with one of our two easy-to-make festive designs. Home Editor Emily Dawe and Knitting Assistant Freddie Patmore had a go…
How To Make: A personalised candle
You will need A pillar candle Letter stamps Christmas stamps Ink pads White tissue paper Heat gun or hairdryer Wax paper Pillar candles, from £1, Hema; red stars, from a…
How To Make: A personalised pot
You will need Small tree or plant Hessian Ribbon or twine Thin card Rubber stamps Scissors Chalk Bay and citrus trees, rosemary and cyclamens, from a selection at Wyevale Ribbons,…
How To Make: A personalised craft box
Finished size: 25 x 23cm, excluding loop You will need Tracing paper and a sharp HB pencil 40cm of 90cm-wide plain red felt 40cm of 112cm-wide turquoise patterned cotton fabric…
How To Make: A personalised necklace
Pendant size: 3.5 x 2.7cm You will need A photograph Access to a laser printer Cutting mat 25mm-diameter clear domed glass cabochon Pencil Craft knife or scissors Matte or glossy…
Exciting ways to wrap gifts this Christmas
You will need: ✤ Selection of wrapping papers ✤ Brown paper ✤ Jute drawstring bag ✤ Baker’s twine ✤ Brown string ✤ Bells ✤ Selection of ribbons – plain, gingham…
How To Make: 3 washi tape craft projects
Get crafty with your little ones this holiday with our fun makes using washi tape These fun projects are so simple, they’re a great way to get creative with the…
How To Tile: Easy step-by-step guide
We teamed up with B&Q’s own handyman ‘Project Pete’ who showed our Home Editor Emily how easy it is to learn how to tile. You will need Tiles Tape measure…
How To Make: Christmas animal cards
This is a charming project to work on with children. They’ll love working with the bright colours and fun shapes. To make a selection of sweet animal cards you will…
How To Make: A pull along elephant toy
Finished size: Baby elephant toy, 24 x 18cm, mummy elephant toy, 30.5 x 22cm. Note: Mummy elephant pull along toy measurements are shown in brackets. For each elephant, you will…