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A round up of 16 great pom pom crafts for kids, with links to tutorials on how to make pom poms with cardboard circles, your fingers, a fork and nifty pom pom tools. I'm adding some for mums now :)
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I fulfilled a year long ambition to learn how to needle felt yesterday, I was intimidated by this one, mainly I think because I see such awesome needle felting on pinterest and elsewhere. But leaving all that at the door I sat in the company of five other ladies and fed happily off the calm [&hellip
I am delighted to host this special craft roundup, in honour of the humble hen, by some of the most wonderfully creative members of blogging communities that I am a member of. Click on to see the 100% farm fresh hens from the UK, Canada, the US and Ireland of course :)
My paper plate chickens are all grown up... and they like to wear converse!! For the recent Hen Craft Challenge I needed to create a hen that represented me somehow, so all decked out in stripes, polka dots and converse this is me…. as a hen!!
How great are these retro 1950’s style Betty Dolls by Elbojobo, they love to drink tea, in great quantities, and to gossip over, under and through the hedge with the brightest red lipstick!! I love the humour, the folded indignant arms, the hair rollers and scarves – I’m thinking these would make a great gift [&hellip
Introducing!!! my new papier mache hen design with a more 'curve figure' and arched back. There have been many many welcomed requests over the past few months for more information on how to make, and for a pattern, so I finally got my act and time together to create
I am 'a tad' obsessed with papier mache, no secret there!! In advance of publishing my new Hen design, tutorial and pattern Friday morning, I decided to post the tutorial for the papier mache technique I use in advance, so as not to overload the steps on the hen tutorial
hey hey!! I've made the leap to wood and created a fish 'decor' craft for fans of cool and quirky. The kits are really lovely to work with, custom paint or decopatch to suit your own decor - in the living room, kitchen and bathroom. Why not create a pirate one for your son's room
Simple and sweet character rich chickens - humble paper plate crafts for kids. I love how the belly of the chooks acts as a blank canvas for the kids to explore colour and pattern, paint a picture or even recreate a master
Last Friday I started a new collaborate board on Pinterest with a few like minded, giggle-loving, bloggers – with a mission to make the world a little more kid-friendly, one googly eye at a time. With a pocket full of eyes Molly and I descended on Tescos at the weekend, and had a few ladies [&hellip
ok 'wattles' at the ready folks - I have a new papier mache hen designed and should be ready to go live within the next week. I will have a full tutorial and pattern available so stay tuned :)
Dear readers I’m not resident on MollyMoo ‘every day’ (if only this could be my full time job!) so make sure you don’t miss out on my daily tips and craft shares and follow me on facebook. I’ve just launched my newly designed blog, MollyMoo version 2!!, which has a subscribe by email facility – [&hellip
Every now and then I come across a nugget of crafting genius, one of those nuggets I say ‘now why didn’t I think of that’ to, and this is one of them – toilet roll flowers by Krokotak. How brilliant, how gorgeous, how simple…doing. At moments like this I am reminded why I love kids [&hellip
Here are two of my favourite free Easter printables this year. As always they are super sweet :) I love the idea of or the kiddos leave a likkle note for the Easter Bunny – like Santa he has his own ‘nice list’ and gives brownie point for thank yous :) Leave it with a [&hellip
I wanted to share some awesomeness with you for the holidays – some oh so gorgeous up-cycling crafts for you and the kids to have fun with over the Easter, using everyday materials from around the house. God knows we need a bit of indoor distraction from that never-ending bitterly cold easterly wind swirling around!! [&hellip
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