Celebrate World Peace Day, or How to Make Your Own Peace Pole Instructions for Beautiful Wreaths Tin Can Stove Kids Furniture Bikini : Free Knitting Pattern 4th of July Image Collection Crafting World Peace Fathersday Scrapbooking :: Dad Album :: Free Template Best Gift for Fathers Day? Howto Crochet & Free Pattern: Water Bottle Cozy Fathers Day Bookmarks Fathers Day: Cards & Crafts Downloadable Mothers Day Cards Mothers Day Card with Jewels How To: Beaded Bracelet



Celebrate World Peace Day, or How to Make Your Own Peace Pole

Celebrate World Peace Day, or How to Make Your Own Peace Pole

I love World Peace Day. It’s September 21, and hopefully every day hereafter.
While the UN initiated a world peace day as ‘early’ as 1981, it was not until 2001 that the date was set: The International Day of Peace is September 21.

The UN "declares that the International Day of Peace shall henceforth be observed [...]


Instructions for Beautiful Wreaths

Instructions for Beautiful Wreaths

Christmas in July? Well, it’s really hard for me to get excited about the cold season while I am relishing the warm weather, beautiful scenery and lovely food feasts here in Italy.

However, for those of you who love ‘Christmas in July’, today I’m featuring a ‘How to Make a Cute Wreath in Less than [...]


Tin Can Stove

Tin Can Stove

Or, how to make a Hobo cooker.
 
Now this is really fun.   

If you want to go camping, show a useful project at a girl guide camp, or when you are in for some serious wilderness trekking, you might like to at least know how to make and use a tin can wood stove.  It’s [...]


Kids Furniture

Kids Furniture

I did something new. I made a HOUZZ idea book. This idea book focuses on kids furniture & creative kids bedroom ideas, as that appears to be a key topic of discussion in our wider family these days.  I guess, summer is not just for lazing around at the beach or doing crafts with the [...]


Bikini : Free Knitting Pattern

Bikini : Free Knitting Pattern

If crocheting is beyond but you like that handmade look for a bikini, consider this knitted bikini version. While it is officially recommended for knitters and crocheters with some experience, it’s not hard at all.
 
 
Instructions for bra top are written for A-cup size. Any changes for B- and C-cup sizes are written in brackets. If [...]


4th of July Image Collection

4th of July Image Collection

First of all, Happy Canada Day (1st of July) to all northern North Americans. May you have a blessed day today, full of festive celebrations!
For the other North Americans, that celebration is a few days ahead: 4th of July:
Here are some additional pictures for our collection of free 4th of July downloadables. I know [...]


Crafting World Peace

Crafting World Peace

Want to Craft Peace at Home, in School, on the Beach and in the Office? OK. Here are lots of creative tips and craft ideas to create a personal World Peace Day. The official World Peace day is September 21, but feel free to celebrate peace any other day as well.

Peace Symbols, Pictures of Peace and More: These free craft patterns and designs include Peace Symbols and Pictures of Peace, and offer ideas to make your own versions.


Fathersday Scrapbooking :: Dad Album :: Free Template

Fathersday Scrapbooking :: Dad Album :: Free Template

Nope. You haven’t ran out of time yet to make something personal for fathers day this year.  Here’s Rose coming to the Rescue.
Last year, one of the Fathers Day projects I  (Rose) had in mind was to share a little DAD book with you. It took me until now to finally made one for you, [...]


Best Gift for Fathers Day?

Best Gift for Fathers Day?

I have given you free Fathers Day Cards to download, plus some more free bookmarks to download as presents for Dad. Now I thought it’s your turn and you actually find him a real gift to match.
In my first article, I came up with 10 different type of dads and designed a card for [...]


Howto Crochet & Free Pattern: Water Bottle Cozy

Howto Crochet & Free Pattern: Water Bottle Cozy

Learn how to crochet!!!
Now that it’s sunny, you might swapyour cosy coffee cup cozy for a water bottle crocheted pouch.
Here is a tutorial how to crochet that is also a free crochet pattern for an adorable bottle bag, that will make you want to take your water along, wherever you go, just [...]


Fathers Day Bookmarks

Fathers Day Bookmarks

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As I reminded everyone last week, I created a slew of free and unique Fathers’ Day greeting cards last year. For this year, I thought to add some free Fathers Day craft templates, and other downloadables for you.
 
 
 
To [...]


Fathers Day: Cards & Crafts

Fathers Day: Cards & Crafts

You might recall our collection of free downloadable & truly original Fathers Day greeting cards that we created last year? 
 
Here is the list of all those Father’s Day Cards.
 
 10 Free Printable Fathers Day Cards, with Templates & Project Ideas

Type of Dad

Free Downloadable Greeting Card

Card Reads:

‘Pro Golf’ Dad
1. Your Fathers’ Day greeting card, [...]


Downloadable Mothers Day Cards

Downloadable Mothers Day Cards

For procrastinators, busy types and forgetful children of delightful moms, I’ve just made two printable Mothers Day Cards which you can download, print and simply sign at the back.
 
They are blooms from my garden for lovely moms around the world.

Free Downloadable
Mothers Day card 1

Free Downloadable
Mothers Day card 2

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Mothers Day Card with Jewels

Mothers Day Card with Jewels

Happy Mothers Day!

 
 
 
Greeting Card
Step-by-step
 
1. Doodle along making pretty jewels on paper
2. Pick the best 4 and cut them out
3. Glue them onto a new craft card,
or recycled cardboard that’s clean on the back
(we did the latter here)
4. Write ‘I love you, Mommy’
5. Love/Kiss, <your name>

Easy as pie??!
As easy as eating [...]


How To: Beaded Bracelet

How To: Beaded Bracelet

Friday already… One day left to prep for Mothers’ Day….
 
Don’t panic.
You still have enough time to make this lovely beaded bracelet as a Mothers Day gift.
 
 

How to Make a Simple Beaded Bracelet
1. Peek in your mom’s wardrobe and see which dress definitely needs some jewelry.
2. Go over to your [...]


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