ENGRAVED COASTERS

By | Travanj 6th, 2016|DIY, Home, Presents|

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 [...]

PISANICE ZA KUPKU

By | Ožujak 7th, 2016|Children, DIY, DOM, Easter, Home, Let's celebrate!, Little creators, Pokloni, Presents, Slavimo, Uradi sam, Uskrs|

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 [...]

OMOTNICA ZA VALENTINOVO

By | Veljača 13th, 2016|Children, DIY, Let's celebrate!, Little creators, Pokloni, Presents, Slavimo, Uradi sam, Valentine's Day, Valentinovo|

Iskažite ljubav dragim osobama ovom jedinstvenom omotnicom Potrebno je: 1 kolaž papir (crveni ili s uzorkom) škare olovka samoljepivi gumbić (naljepnica-pečat) Isprintajte šablonu pa izrežite srce. Napišite poruku, a zatim papir presavijte kako je prikazano. Pričvrstite samoljepivim gumbićem i zapečatite poljupcem.

VALENTINE CARDS

By | Veljača 3rd, 2016|Children, DIY, Let's celebrate!, Presents, Valentine's Day|

Make these cute Valentine cards yourselves to show your affection in a funny way. What you need: coloured thin cardboard cards collage paper plastic eyes glitter glue tubes glue scissors Print out the template, or design your own. Cut it to a size slightly smaller than the card and glue it on. [...]

BOAT-PILLOW

By | Veljača 3rd, 2016|Children, DIY, Home, Kids, Presents, Rođendan, Uradi sam|

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 [...]

BABY BLOCKS

By | Siječanj 30th, 2016|DIY, Home, Presents|

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 [...]

BABY PATCHWORK QUILT

By | Siječanj 30th, 2016|Children, DIY, Home, Presents|

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 [...]

PUPPY TOWELS

By | Siječanj 20th, 2016|DIY, Pets, Presents|

Make a towel for your dog to make wiping his paws and belly easier, after having played outside or having a bath. 2 pieces of terry cloth (towelling), 95x22 cm each 2 pieces of terry cloth (towelling), 15x22 cm each 4 pieces of cotton cloth, 17x22 cm each 1 piece of cotton cloth, 10x10 [...]

A SIMPLE PUPPY BED

By | Siječanj 8th, 2016|DIY, Home, Pets, Presents|

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 [...]

CHRISTMAS NO-NAME CARDS

By | Siječanj 7th, 2016|Christmas, DIY, Home, Let's celebrate!, Presents|

For years now we have been making Christmas decorations with the names of family members and friends. We use them to tag presents, and to simply hang them on our Christmas tree. The idea is to collect a sufficient number of tags for decorating the entire tree which will thus become a living time-machine and [...]