Holiday Gift Guides for Crafters

Every year Christmas seems to sneak up on me! Right now is the perfect time to get organised and start present buying. I love to buy people gifts they might not have seen before and support small businesses at the same time. That’s why I love Etsy. They have thousands of sellers, located all overRead more

5 ways to make a visual impact with handcrafted interior design

Handmade crafts tutorial - Make an impact with interior design using free fonts

I’m going to share with you how to use free fonts to create amazing home décor items. Making these items by hand means that you can personalise your home with phrases that are important to your family. They will add a unique and visually stunning statement to your home. Of course, using free fonts, alsoRead more

Support Small Creative Businesses Easily & For Free

How to Help Small Creative Businesses for Free and get sent gifts

The world is full of big brands and disposable products. But there are so many people creating beautiful products and building their small creative businesses online. It can be hard to find these people and their products so when you do it’s important to promote them and lift them up. I’ve found an easy wayRead more

How to use the Print and Cut feature with the Cricut Maker

Cricut Print and Cut Stickers

The Print and Cut feature in Cricut Design Space means that you can make your own stickers! Use them in your planners or bullet journals, or add them to customise wedding stationary and gifts. Here I’ll show you how to use the Print and Cut feature using the Cricut Maker. Watch the video or keepRead more

The Best DIY Christmas Wreath Kits From Small Businesses

Christmas Wreath by Home Crush on Etsy

I’m struggling to feel festive this year but the one thing that always gets me feeling Christmassy is to put up a wreath! I think in 2020, it’s more important than ever to shop local and support small businesses, and that’s why I love Etsy! So to combine my love of crafts, need for ChristmasRead more

Craft Book Review – I Can’t Draw! by Lydia Crook

Craft Book Review I Can't Draw by Lydia Crook - book cover

Quarto Creates kindly gifted me a copy of the new book ‘I Can’t Draw!’ by Lydia Crook but all opinions are my own! (spoiler -I really like the book!) What’s it about?: Lydia Crook is an illustrator and paper engineer. In ‘I Can’t Draw!’ she gives us 60 artistic and creative activities to help usRead more

DIY – Snowman Christmas Countdown Calendar

Craftyism| Snowman Christmas Countdown Calendar

It seems to me that people have started getting ready for Christmas even earlier this year. I know a few people who have told me that they have already done all of their present shopping and have it wrapped! I am much less organised, and to be honest I enjoy my annual last minute panicRead more

The Top 10 Advent Calendars for Crafters – An Etsy Gift Guide

Craftyism | The Best 10 Advent Calendars for Crafters | Title

Gone are the days when an advent calendar was a picture of a robin or snowman behind each cardboard window. No, nowadays, you can get advent calendars filled with everything from cheese to high end beauty products. Luckily for us crafters, we can join in with this advent madness too! If you’re looking to treatRead more