Homemade Bath Bombs Fabric Hearts Heart-shaped Trinkets Lavender Scented Fabric Hearts Valentine Bunting Marigold seeds Key to my Heart Garland … [Read more...]
Holiday Crafts
I love crafting. Especially for the holidays. I have been photographing sewing and craft projects for about five years. But I've only just started putting them in the site. So please be patient. I'm updating all the time, and I will catch up. I have lots to show you for this section. Soon. I promise.
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Key to My Heart Garland
This is my favorite Valentine's decoration, the incredibly romantic Key to My Heart Garland! It's such a simple but effective play on a traditional garland that looks fantastic around my home. With a few vintage keys, you can show your loved one how … [Read more...]
Valentine Bunting
Much like many of my Buntings, this one requires the same traditional bunting method but produces loving results! This Valentine Bunting is a beautiful way to show love in and around your home. I used a combination of red and white fabric with red … [Read more...]
Heart Shaped Trinkets
These gorgeous heart-shaped trinkets are the perfect decoration for Valentine's Day and they're really easy to make. There's no one way to make these lovely trinkets, you can be as creative as you like! Hang them around your home on the 14th of Feb … [Read more...]
Lavender Scented Fabric Hearts
These Lavender Scented Fabric Hearts are both beautiful and practical! Display them around your home- in your kitchen, living room and even your wardrobe- to release the wonderful Lavender fragrance and help keep those pesky moths at bay! Shop bought … [Read more...]
Fabric Hearts
Fabric hearts are a wonderful decoration perfect for Valentine's Day. In fact, I think they're perfect all year round! To show someone you love them and to fill your house with love, why not try making your own fabric hearts with this simple and easy … [Read more...]
Glitter Candle Vase
This is a wonderful winter decoration to have in your home. It is also a wonderful gift to make for friends and family for Hanukkah. I found this unused glass vase in my cupboard and thought it could do with a wintery make over. If you've tried my … [Read more...]
Gelt Baubles
Can there possibly be tastier bauble? I don't think so. That's why I like to make Gelt Baubles for my Hanukkah bush. I don't expect them to last very long, particularly in this house! But the golden and silver sparkle of these chocolate coins really … [Read more...]
Dreidel Bunting
Dreidel Buntings are a wonderful item to have around the home during Hanukkah. This Dreidel Bunting is so beautiful and it's even better because it does not require a single stitch! All you need to make this wonderful sparkling bunting is fabric and … [Read more...]
Winter Craft Ideas
Here you'll find a list of my favorite Winter Crafts to decorate your home. I make these crafts mid-autumn so I have just enough time to assemble everything as Autumn passes and Winter draws closer. I'll keep adding more inspiring ideas so do check … [Read more...]
Hanukkah Craft Ideas
Here you'll find link to my favorite homemade Hanukkah crafts! I hope you enjoy crafting this Hanukkah! I'll keep updating this page as soon as I have finished each craft. Happy crafting! Glittery Candles Glittery Hanukkah Candles … [Read more...]
Homemade Gift: Rock Frame
Home made gifts are great for kids to make over holidays, particularly Hanukkah. I love to encourage my boys to create home made gifts and I really encourage them to recycle unused objects around the home. It's a really Victorian way of making … [Read more...]
Snowy PomPom Garland
In my Winter home I love bring in the outdoors in many ways and Pom Pom Garlands are a great way to bring the snowy cold comfortably indoors. They are very easy to make and highly effective hung from ceilings, doorways and around mirrors … [Read more...]
Hanukkah Wreath
Wreaths are a wonderful way to decorate the front door of your home. Just because we're Jewish doesn't mean our door should be bare this holiday season! To the contrary; there are so many different designs, sizes, colours and materials that … [Read more...]
Winter Leaves
Winter leaves look fantastic around your home and they are great way to make a winter garland. With the added sparkle of white and silver glitter, they really bring the magical feeling of winter to life. They look fantastic and are so easy to … [Read more...]
Kids Baking Apron
Jack loves to bake. I think baking is such a wonderful skill for kids to learn and be part of, plus it's so fun! To keep the mess of cookie dough and fudge to a minimum, I've made Jack a few winter aprons over the years and this winter is no … [Read more...]
Glittery Candles
These glittery candles decorations look so fantastic everywhere around the house during winter and particularly during Hanukkah when the blue and silver sparkle away throughout my house. I've found that store bought glittery candles are actually … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Pilgrim and Indian Hats
Pilgrim Hats and Indian Headbands are a great craft for older kids to make and really bring Thanksgiving alive. There are many ways to make these hats, but for now, I'm going to show you how to make them out of paper as it's so fun for kids to do … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Turkey Place Settings
These turkey place settings are great fun for kids to make as it's a messy but fantastic way to create a plump turkey place setting. Whatever your child's age, these place settings always turn out looking great in different colours, shapes and sizes. … [Read more...]
Winter Branch Vase Decorations
Winter is a magical time. As autumn begins to fall and fade away, a frosty cool fills my home. I have lots of different home decoration ideas and winter branches are one of my favourite. They are so fun to make, from scavenging for branches in the … [Read more...]
Snowy Pine Cones
Pine Cones look fantastic unadorned throughout the autumn period. They have a true rustic autumnal look and sit perfectly in any autumn arrangement indoors. Over winter, I like to re-dress my pine cones by trasforming them into snowy, sparkling … [Read more...]
Winter ‘Snow’ Bunting
As Winter draws closer, I prepare to transform my home into a winter wonderland and a Snow bunting is a beautiful way to encourage the transition between autumn and winter. Like all the buntings you find on my site, this one is no different. You'll … [Read more...]
Hanukkah Lanterns
Hanukkah Lanterns are a fantastic craft for kids and lovely gift for them to give to their family. They are fun and messy in equal measure but very easy to make. They look great indoors by a window with a small tea light illuminating the glass day by … [Read more...]
Hanukkah Menorah Wall Hanging
This is a wonderful alternative for children and those a little too young to light real candles. It's really easy to make and you can be as adventurous as you like! I love to hang my felt menorah wall hanging near my fireplace, it's so effective. I … [Read more...]
Hanukkah 8 Days Wall Hanging
This Hanukkah Wall Hanging countdown calendar is perfect for little ones and it's really fun to make and stock with little treats, messages and gifts. I like to make one for Jack every year and this year I'll be making two! It's going to be wall … [Read more...]
Happy Hanukkah Bunting
As you may have guessed by now, Buntings are one of my favourite crafts. I love to make a Hanukkah bunting each year with variations of colour and fabric to hang across the fireplace in my living room. The blue, silver and white in my Hanukkah … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Visuals
I like to create 'mood boards' of images that are both mine and sourced on the Internet to inspire me. Here's my growing compilation of visuals for Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is such a wonderful celebration. Even though we live in the UK, we still … [Read more...]
Cheesecloth Ghosts!
Cheescloth [or Muslin as it's known in the UK] Ghosts are easy and fun to make. This is a great craft project for kids and I think they effect is great, don't you? To make these wonderful Ghosts all you need is: Some Milk bottles or glass jars … [Read more...]
Halloween Snow Globes
Halloween Snow Globes are fast and easy to make and require few materials to create the wonderful effect. They are great to have around the house over Halloween for kids to shake and see what's inside. All you'll need: 1 glass jar and lid [we … [Read more...]
Spider and Bat Templates
Templates are perfect for so many craft projects! I love spiders and bats around my home at Halloween time! I offer a few different shapes because some are good for cakes and others are great for t-shirts [think felt, hot glued on] as well as just … [Read more...]
Halloween Templates: Spiders and Spooky Bats
Spiders and Bats are creepy any time of the year but around Halloween they get even creepier! I like to make hanging spiders and Bats to dot around my house. You wouldn't believe how many people think they're real! It's a fun way to trick your … [Read more...]
Halloween Painted Lanterns
Halloween Painted Lanterns are such a fun craft for kids. They are really easy to make and look fantastic inside or outside. You can choose the size and shape of your lantern and be creative when it comes to choosing your characters. Jack and I made … [Read more...]
Spooky Halloween Wreath
Spooky Halloween Wreaths are the perfect way to horrify trick-or-treaters before they knock on your door...if they dare! It's really easy to make a Halloween Wreath with basic materials which you can easily pick up from your local craft store. If … [Read more...]
Make Rosh Hashanah Apple Bunting!
Come On! It's the New Year celebration! We need to get into gear and make some decorations so it feels like a celebration. This bunting is really easy to make and oh so cute! You could also add honey pots to alternate the flags if you … [Read more...]
Craft Project: Paper Mache Witch
This Paper Mache witch is very easy to make and so incredibly effective on the spookiness scale! The most important part is to get the face and hands right so have fun and take your time with the paper mache. As you'll see in the instructions … [Read more...]
Craft Project: Halloween ‘Trick or Treat’ Bunting
Craft Project: Halloween 'Trick or Treat' Bunting Print Cook time: 60 mins Total time: 1 hour Ingredients Instructions On a piece of paper, draw a triangle to use as a template for your bunting flags. Experiment with different … [Read more...]
Craft Project: Halloween ‘BOO!’ Bunting
Craft Project: Halloween 'BOO!' Bunting Print Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 30 mins Ingredients Instructions With a piece of … [Read more...]
Painting Hanukkah Cards
Everyone appreciates a homemade card. Considering store-bought Jewish cards often lack imagination [if they can be sourced at all] this is a lovely way to add a touch of beauty to Hanukkah. There are no right or wrong rules to making holiday … [Read more...]
Craft Project: Apple Placemats
Apple Placemats are really easy to make! All you need are some red, white and brown sturdy fabrics and you're good to go! These take no time at all and are perfect for your Rosh Hashanah table! I've cut out an apple shape with red felt. [Click here … [Read more...]
Craft Project: Felt Honey Hives
I love to put branches in a vase as the centerpiece on my Rosh Hashanah table. And what better to decorate these branches with than the symbols of Rosh Hashanah that we know and love? How cute is this honey hive? It's super easy to make: Click here … [Read more...]
Craft Project: Felt Apples
In the spirit of making your Rosh Hashanah table festive, these felt apples are perfect. Click here for the template. I love hanging Rosh Hashanah themed decorations on and around my table. I place branches in the middle of my table and these are … [Read more...]
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Hi! I'm Meg Stone! I live in a dolls house. It's small but beautiful. We're on a budget, but we live life to the fullest. I have a young family. We're focused on enjoying our loving home filled with fresh baking, healthy meals, crafts, celebrations, budget home solutions & lots of DIY, as well as honoring our beautiful traditions. 
