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How many people return from the beach with pockets full of shells and driftwood and then end up with boxes of dusty beach treasure never looked at again? This project will get some of that treasure fairy blinged up and out on display with your very own fairy ring at the bottom of the garden! (You do need a hot glue gun to make this, I borrowed one from my friend but you can pick them up quite cheaply on ebay too.)
WHAT YOU WILL NEED: -Limpet shells -small driftwood sticks -acrylic paint -Hot glue gun -varnish (optional) WHAT TO DO: 1) Lay out your shells on a piece of newspaper 2) Carefully paint all your shells in red or any colour you want your toadstools to be 3) Do a second coat when the first is dry 4) Paint on white spots all different sizes 5) Heat up your glue gun an put a big blob in the centre underside of your shell 6) Press a piece of driftwood onto the glue blob and hold till it dries. Repeat with all your shells When you are done, you can either make a fairy ring in the garden, or simply decorate your indoor plant pots with cute little toadstools!
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This simple project will brighten up any outdoor space, and due to it being made of umbrella fabric, it is completely weather proof too! I had a gorgeous big rainbow umbrella, but after a while it inevitably got blown inside out. I couldn't bring myself to throw it out, even though it was trashed, and then inspiration struck! Outdoor bunting! Yey!!!
WHAT YOU WILL NEED: - A long piece of ribbon -An old broken rainbow ( or other bright and pretty ) umbrella -Sewing machine ( optional, you can also sew this by hand) - Pins -Old cereal box, pen and scissors WHAT TO DO: - Make a triangular bunting flag shape from your cardboard and cut out - Draw around your template on each colour of your rainbow and cut out flags - Pin the flags to your ribbon spaced a few cm's apart - Sew flags on in one long uninterrupted line of stitching, securing thread at each end -Tie a loop in each end of your ribbon and hang somewhere nice -That's it! You're done!
Do you, like me, have a hula hoop staring accusingly at you from across the room? Did you, like me, have great intentions of learning all kinds of hula hooping tricks and getting a trim tummy from all that hooping, only to find you spent a lot more time watching other people doing said tricks on youtube than actually picking up your hoop? Then this is the blog post for you.
Turn that hula hoop into a fabulous garden art installation instead! You will feel joy every time you look at it instead of annoyance! WHAT YOU WILL NEED: - 1 hula hoop - 1 or 2 balls of chunky, colourful yarn - A few big feathers and beads WHAT TO DO: - Begin by wrapping yarn tightly round the whole hoop to hide the plastic, and tie in a secure knot at end - Now attach the end of your yarn ball and wrap following the below instructions:
-Click the button above to visit the site I got this picture from, they have great written instructions and a lovely dream catcher legend too.
- Once you get to the middle, fasten off your yarn securely - Now make 3 long plaits and tie them to the bottom of the dream catcher a few inches apart -If you like you can thread big beads onto these plaits now - Tie or sew a big feather to the bottom of each plait. -Now tie a loop to the top so you can hang it up - All that remains is to hang your beautiful creation up in a tree or somewhere in your garden or a friend's.
My kids and I love a particular coconutty frozen treat from the wholefood shop, but they are very small and very expensive, so I decided to see if I could create my own version with no sugar at home. The experiment was a success! Here I have used frozen berries, but another time I used pineapple juice instead and that was also LUSH!!!
WHAT YOU NEED: -1 tin coconut milk -1/2 cup honey ( or sweetener of your choice) -2 cups frozen berries ( or fresh fruit or 1 cup of fruit juice) -Blender -Lolly molds -Freezer WHAT TO DO: - Put coconut milk, honey and fruit into blender and blend till smooth and creamy -Pour into lolly molds -Put into freezer -Wait a few hours or over night and enjoy with your children! These have to be tasted to be believed! They are super super lush with a cherry on top!!!
This gorgeous balm is fantastic for just about any skin complaint. I find it is the only thing that soothes the eczema on my hands, it is perfect for bites, stings, sunburn, bruises, sore bits, nappy rash, cuts etc... There are simply three ingredients and it smells gorgeous too!
I really enjoy making cute little labels for the pots and giving them as gifts too. WHAT YOU WILL NEED: -Coconut butter -Tea tree essential oil -Lavender essential oil -Small glass jar/s WHAT TO DO: -Put enough coconut butter to fill your jar/s into a glass or metal jug and place in a pan of simmering water till melted -Add in approx 20 drops each of lavender and tea tree oils and stir well -Carefully pour into your jar/s and put on the lid/s. -Place in fridge to solidify That's it! So simple and such a wonderful thing to have in your medicine cabinet.
This recipe is a favourite cookie recipe of ours, but using honey instead of sugar and spelt flour instead of wholemeal. They are really chunky and satisfying for those times when only a cookie will do! They are also super quick and easy to make.
You will need:
A baking tray A round cookie cutter 4oz soft butter 3oz honey 4oz wholemeal spelt flour 4oz porridge oats What to do: - Put oven on at 180 degrees centigrade - In a bowl, mix the butter with the honey - Add oats and flour and mix well till completely blended - Grease a baking tray, then roll out mixture thinly on surface - Use you cookie cutter to cut out cookies and place onto tray ( makes about 12 cookies) - Bake for 12-15 mins - Allow to cool before serving
These cupcakes are so sweet and tasty, that no-one would guess they are sugar free! You can also use the mix to make a big cake too, you just need to cook it for a little longer. It makes a fantastic alternative to sugary birthday cake and produces a less hyper party of kids too!
WHAT YOU NEED:
1/2 cup cocoa 1/2 cup boiling water 1 1/2 cups sifted spelt flour 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 3/4 cup butter ( room temp ) 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1/4 cup milk 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup honey WHAT TO DO: - Preheat oven at 175 degrees centigrade - Combine cocoa and water and whisk till blended - In another big bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt and honey - Mix soft butter into flour mix - Add eggs, milk and vanilla to cocoa mix and whisk till smooth - Add cocoa mix to flour mix and whisk together till smooth - Spoon into paper cases and bake for approximately 20-25 mins or until a fork comes out clean - Top with frosting of your choice. I have used a small tub of cream cheese mixed with 1/3 cup honey and a dash of vanilla extract and topped each one with a raspberry- yummy!
WHAT TO DO:
* Lay out some newspaper and set out jars * Cover your jars in a thick layer of glue * Rip tissue paper into strips roughly the height of you jars and press onto the gluey surface, cutting or ripping excess paper off * Glue a leaf to the front of each jar * Cover whole jar in glue again and stick on another layer of tissue paper. This looks great if you use a different colour for the top layer. * Cover the whole thing in a final thin layer of glue to seal it all in * Wait for jars to dry, then place a night-light in each one and marvel at your beautiful creations! NOTE: Never leave a lit candle unattended.
Today I am going to share with you how to make these little fairy tea sets from acorns for the little fairy or fairies in your life!
WHAT YOU WILL NEED: Some acorn cups milliput ( air dry modelling clay) Acrylic paints Non toxic varnish WHAT TO DO: *Spread out some newspaper and lay out all your acorn cups *Get some milliput soft in your hands, then make tiny sausages for cup and teapot handle's and a tiny spout for your teapot *Make a small disk for the base of each cup and the teapot and push each one down gently onto it's base so they all stand up properly. *Press handles onto the side of your acorn teacups and teapot, carefully molding into the shape you want. *Do the same with the teapot spout on the opposite side from the handle. *Wait for clay to dry before painting the outsides whatever colour you like then wait to dry *Now paint the insides, I have gone for gold as it looks extra magical. *When the paint is dry, apply a coat of non toxic varnish Now present to a little fairy and let the fun begin! NOTE: This tea set is is not for actual liquids, just imaginary fairy juice! |
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