Craft's Galore

Today I went a bit overload on the make and do section, the Sun was well and truly out so I spend the day outside making a whole bunch of little crafts.

First off I got a paper craft book for Easter and with over 20 easy paper craft's to select from I was in heaven. The book if anyone is interested (which I pretty sure you will be once you see the adorable
little projects) is called Perfect Paper craft Cards and Gifts by Parragon.

When I had gotten over the hard struggle of choosing my first project I started to work on this simple yet effective decoration. To be honest it was a little tricky and fiddle but once I got the hang of it, it was plane sailing. The patterns and colours are so pretty and the 3D effect is pretty awesome.

Then by sheer shock I had missed it in the first place I came across this little Hen birthday card. Me being a HUGE fan of animals couldn't resist and it was so simple to make. There is a small square space to write your greetings but I'll be hanging on to this myself, it's to cute to let fly away to someone else.
Next up I came across this adorable pop up tea cup/card. It is just such a nice idea, with space on the teabag to ask someone to Tea. Along with saucer and spoon it'l will make a beautiful
invitation.
Finally in the paper craft section I found this 5 sided photo display which I thought instantly will make a perfect present for someone. These are a fantastic idea to display treasured pictures as this can easily be changed and yet still have five on display.

Lastly for the day of my crafting spree, it being very
summery weather I decided to make a flower headband. If your a follower of my YouTube channel MissT you may have seen a tutorial I did on a Adorable Fabric Flower Garland. This headband is made the exact same way and I think even twice as pretty. Fabric Flowers are the simplest thing to make and are so beautiful. The band in fact was a band that came tied to new pyjamas, holding them together and it exactly fitted around my head and I thought would be perfect for a hair band.

Wildlife Garden Week Three

As Spring arrived lucky for us the sun has appeared too and I have spent every day in the garden getting plenty of work done making the most of the weather.I picked up some flower seeds and a foxglove plant and have them now set.

I decided to make some signs for the pond and hedgehog house to add a bit of decoration to the garden and make it even more colourful. I used some spare plywood and just basic poster paints.

I admit its one crazy looking frog but I'm pretty sure they won't be offended.
















Work on the pond came along great in fact I finished it. Although it took its time. I was sat crossed legged in a field picking stones till the sun faded. The stones were taking up when a drain was cleared and were not needed so I took advantage of this and the beautiful natural colours of the stones were perfect for the pond. After then setting each stone down around the pond it was finally finished.

Wildlife Garen Week Two

Week two on the garden was exciting as the fence went up the garden started to take place. I began laying down a path and started building the insect hotel, strange as it sounds is a great idea to use old pallets to make a home for thousands of insects.

                                           Wooden path made from old fence post's halved.

Using an old sink propped up by an old school desk I made an adorable bird bath hopefully for the many birds that will visit the garden. The main tree that the garden is built around is blooming in berries that will attract birds from near and far. Eventually I hope to plant some more bird attracting plants around the bath to blend it into the scenery more.

                                                        Bird Bath in progress.


One of the main ideas I found when researching the garden was an insect hotel which is a fantastic idea if you have space and a few old pallets lying round. A natural environment for many creatures.

Insect hotel made from old pallets. Hidey holes filled with twigs, acorns, moss or any natural supply's you can find around the environment.

Lastly one of my favourite features in the garden. A pond. This was a rather spur of the moment project as I had the space and their is already frogs roaming around. I simply dug a hole and then laid down some leftover plastic I had and began laying stones around the edges.