After one too many times in the dishwasher, porous glass corrodes and your glasses get white smears that are not nice to see. That’s no reason for you to discard them – turn them into something new! What you need: a glass pieces of broken plates or plastic mosaic tiles (available at hobby [...]
These highball glasses are simple to make and make great presents for cocktail lovers What you need: long drink glasses glass paints (black, yellow and green) – e.g. Hobby Line Glass Color Pens a piece of paper scissors a pencil scotch tape Method: Measure the glass height. Choose how wide you want [...]
I really like the German tradition of presenting first-graders with a big cardboard cone filled with useful items, toys and candies. Here is how you can make one yourself: What you need: 1 sheet of coloured paperboard 1 roll of crêpe paper 1 sheet of thin wrapping paper collage paper glue scissors a [...]
The quilt can also serve as a playground – all the “toys” are fastened to it by means of velcro straps, which enables your seafarers to rediscover the world over and over again. What you need: 9 35x35-cm squares of cotton fabric with various patterns 160x140-cm cotton fabric 120x150-cm wadding fabric various pieces [...]
wooden coasters or a board a pencil and an eraser a wood burning (pyrography) tool kit Use a pencil to write or draw the message of your choice on the board. Use the heated burning pen to carefully burn (trace) thin lines. Repeat until the lines are thick and coloured to your liking. Once [...]
Razveselite drage ljude ovim šumećim pisanicama za kupanje. Napravljene od sastojaka koje je jednostavno nabaviti (vjerojatno većinu već imate u kuhinji), uronjene u kadu punu vode, brzo se tope, divno mirišu, njeguju kožu i osiguravaju fenomenalno opuštanje nakon napornog dana. Potrebno je: 1 1/3 šalice sode bikarbone ½ šalice limunske kiseline ½ šalice [...]
What you need: 1 (A) 36x23-cm piece of fabric 1 (B) 40x20-cm piece of fabric 1 (C) 40x30-cm piece of fabric pillow stuffing Method: Print out the drawing and use the templates to tailor the boat parts. Cut the fabric marked A to get two A-sails. Cut the fabric marked B to get two [...]
Make these blocks from left-over cotton fabric For 1 block: 6 10x10-cm pieces of cotton fabric with various designs wadding fabric (stuffing) a needle and a thread a pin and a safety pin Sew 4 squares in a row to get a 40-cm circle (see the drawing). Sew the circle to the fifth [...]
As with any patchwork project, it is important to select those patterns that go nicely with one another. You can start by choosing “like” colours (e.g., blue, green and yellow) or, like I did, opt for the intense colours of pink, yellow, red, and purple. Should you wish to have the baby’s [...]
Make this simple puppy pillow for your pet - even if you dislike sewing. It will take you less than an hour! What you need: 1 long-neglected pillow (60x60 cm) felt (150x90 cm) scissors or a fabric cutter Fold the felt to get a 75x90 cm rectangle. Cut the “loose” sides to get [...]
