Let me begin by saying.. yes…. I am SHOWING OFF! This post is all about me showing off to you. Because I am really rather, very and totally pleased with myself. There. I hope you don’t mind my smugness, but sometimes, I think you just have to be, right?!?! I do love a Gift to…
Today, I have a craft that I think you guys will LOVE – a Cereal Box Pop Up Dolls… yes… a dolls house made from cereal boxes, that you can collapse, fold away and take along with you… be it on holiday, to the park or the coffee shop! I think this dolls house is…
A quick craft post to share Pip Squeak’s doll’s bed that she will receive this Christmas. Finally, it is finished – though not sure why it took so long, it was really quick to make: The Bed One pretty cardboard box (this one contained the gingerbread houses that we made) All I did was cut…
Mouse House Craft Printable. Have a go at this gorgeous free printable Mouse House and Family! A cute craft to make and play with.
Some of you may know that my kids are really into sewing. Especially my daughter. I have a great article on How To Teach Kids to Sew as well as many Sewing Projects for Kids, if you are interested in finding out more on how to get kids started! Today we make an easy Art…
Make this super easy Weaving Dolls Craft for Kids! The best bit? You simply work with the materials you have at home. Give your Woven People different features and details.
We love Bunny Crafts, especially this time of year.. we also love sewing projects for kids. Today’s Free Bunny Doll Pattern can be a “together project” or one for older kids to have a go at! Sooo…. some of you may know, that this is a BIG YEAR for me.. a BIG YEAR in which…
How to create your oen Eco-Friendly Craft Box – an extract from the fabulous Create Your Own Kindness book for tweens and teens.
How to make a cardboard dolls house with kids
I have been DYING to share this little matchbox craft since the SUMMER holidays with you. Red Ted and I made them one afternoon whilst his sister was out visiting friend. Firstly, I love ANYTHING involving matchboxes (I think I may have some happy “dinky” childhood memories of crafting with them – check out our…
A few months ago we saw Tinkerbell – The Secret of The Wings and thoroughly enjoyed. It was a sweet and magical movie – what isn’t there to love about fairies – especially Tinkerbell?! So I knew, I would have to do a Tinkerbell craft at some point soon. And finally I made a Tinkerbell peg…
Oh how I love all things small and cute. As a child I used to adore matchboxes and using them for lots of tiny secret gems of mine. A favourite Matchbox DIY for me, was to turn the boxes into these mini matchbox drawer chest! You can store all sorts in it – from buttons and…
There are LOTS of different ways you can great a gift box! You can make a Gift box from paper or fabric, you can decorate an old shoe box and turn it into a gift box. Or you can take the humble TP Roll and create some fabulous shapes and designs – perfect DIY Gift…
Oh I am a bit of a hoarder of Shoe Boxes.. I don’t know what it is about them, I just love them – they come in that perfect “little size”, you can put things IN a shoebox, shoe boxes stack neatly and they come in all sorts of colours. We particularly shoe boxes, as…
Some of you may know that we have had some Pixies visiting this Christmas. They arrived through our wonderfully pretty Magic Fairy Door at the beginning of December and kept us company right until 3 Kings Day! At this point our Pixies had to go home again. The kids of course, were sad to see…
We have a bit of a love affair with Cardboard here on Red Ted Art. Similarly to Loo Rolls, it is a free and super versatile material and we have made so many toys from it that the kids love and play with all the time. With Christmas just over, we have an abundance of…
I don’t know about you, but out house is full of toys! Toys toys toys. And it is with a little dread that we head into our Birthday and Christmas season – it means yet more toys! Of course I want my children to have wonderful Birthdays and presents form a big part of this….
Cereal Box Crafts are great, as it is another household item that many have in abundance (well, not all.. I had to pinch a couple from my neighbour, but still a common enough item). The card is smooth and flexible and if you make use of the existing “box” there are many cereal box crafts…
As some you may know, I have an on going DIY Doll’s House project here on Red Ted Art. I first made the basic doll’s house out a basic cardboard box for Pip Squeak on her 2nd Birthday! Since then I have been adding lots of dollshouse craft ideas as and when. See below for…
Well.. I finally more or less finished the Dolls’ House Bathroom. It only took 3 months…. The dolls can now: Shower Take a bath Go to the loo (including using some toilet paper) Wash their hands Dry themselves off with warm fluffy towels What is lovely though about making this house in stages, is that…
