Category Archives: Crafts

Weekending

Posted on June 16, 2013 by

Kaya drew Batu, himself and his Daddy on the Father’s Day card. “I’m very sorry, Mama, but there is no space for you. Maybe you can be in the kitchen.” Thanks so much. Our Father’s Day started with bundling everyone … Continue reading →

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Shooting stars for you and me

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

This is a perfect little project: little effort, big fun. Want to make your own shooting star? This is how I made ours: You need: • a piece of cotton fabric approx 9 x 18cm • several pieces of ribbon; I used … Continue reading →

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Making & Listening

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

There is knitting and reading, and there is making and listening. Why, yes please! Making: We made he fastest car in the world from a toilet roll. I saw it here (the blog is in Hungarian, so I used Google … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

We are still having to dye our eggs – time ran away from us yesterday, and in the evening I couldn’t tear myself away from this little crochet bunny. (I found the pattern here. Next is this owl!) The husband … Continue reading →

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Easter Preparations

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

We have started to get ready for the Easter weekend. This year, we dyed the first of our eggs with tissue paper. I’ve never used this method before, but a friend showed me earlier this week and her eggs looked … Continue reading →

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Weekending.

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

This one was of the rainy sort. We stayed in and drank tea with honey. Then we made some pompoms. There are some fun things to make with pompoms (for another rainy weekend). Well, firstly making them as we made ours (with … Continue reading →

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Stitching

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

Since the baby was born, there hasn’t been much new in the shop. But these past few days my fingers have been busy with felt and thread and little stitches. The first batch of needle books I made way back … Continue reading →

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Occasionally

Posted on January 7, 2013 by

When I knew that we were going to celebrate Christmas here, by ourselves, I thought I’d make something special for our table. A centrepiece. The husband was not convinced. What about the candle? And why put lots of flowers on … Continue reading →

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Winter Sun Catchers

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

I’ve seen these wintery sun catchers around the internet and in magazines, and last week we had a go. We picked little bits of dried flowers and plants and tiny sticks on one of our walks. A few red berries … Continue reading →

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Advent Crafting

Posted on December 11, 2012 by
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