We’ve been in our new home for almost two months now. When friends ask me if we are feeling settled my answer is usually ‘yes, our home no longer looks messy because we are living out of boxes. It just looks messy because we live there!’ A slight exaggeration perhaps, it’s not that bad really.…
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Last weekend I had a lovely surprise as my parcel from the Springtime Surprise project arrived. I signed up to be a part of this project a few months ago via Lucy from the blog ‘Capture by Lucy’. The idea of the project was to create a surprise parcel for a fellow blogger that Lucy…
Read MoreDIY Blackbird Garland
I spied this garland over on Pinterest the other day and immediately saved it to my DIY board. I think that this would be a pretty easy to make – just some thick black card and string required. You could even make the birds out of thin plywood and paint them with blackboard paint. Actually,…
Read MoreSimple Valentine DIY
Valentine’s day is only a few days away and if you are looking to mark the occasion, why not try your hand at these sweet Valentine treat bags? Valentine’s day doesn’t have to be exclusively for couples – I’m making these for the ladies I share an office with and am planning to fill them…
Read MoreChristmas craft: Easy DIY Christmas cards
The snow is back on the blog so it’s officially the countdown to Christmas! As promised, today’s post is the first in a few seasonal DIYs that I have planned for Celebrate Creation this month. These Christmas cards were incredibly simple to make, yet look really effective. It’s the time of year where most companies will be…
Read MoreFriday links
I’m ready for the weekend – are you? My links this week all have a crafting/DIY theme… Why not try your hand at this amazing geometric vase tutorial by Hege Morris as featured in 91 Magazine’s January craft publication? Or perhaps you may like to make this journal from Oh So Pretty (via Lark and Linen)…
Read MoreChristmas DIY – Reindeer sparkle dust
I have a fun little DIY today that’s perfect for the children in your life. Mr P and I don’t have children just yet and so I’ve been making this reindeer sparkle dust for friends who have children and also my neices and nephews. The idea is to give the children a little pack of…
Read More5 minute make: Star tutorial
I often browse pinterest looking for simple craft projects that I can do it I haven’t got much time/am too tired to concentrate on a large project in the evening. This star tutorial is the latest to be added to my pinterest DIY board. I’m planning to make some in a slightly larger size so that I can…
Read MoreFelt heart bookmarks
I’ve been blogging here at Celebrate Creation for just over 5 years now and so have a lot of older content which you may not have seen. I’ve decided to do some re-posting for the next few Fridays in order to post more frequently and also increase the longevity of my past posts! I’ll be…
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pretty DIYs to spruce up your work space. I’m in the mood for making one of these – I already have some white acrylic paint and an unused cork board lying around in the spare room. Time to get making I think! You can follow the full DIY for this cork board at The Happy…
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Claire Parkin Interior Design 