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I have been looking for ways to show my creativity, I decided that my HOUSE was the perfect canvas to work on. We had a clock on a small wall in our dining room, the clock (which was a wedding gift) was no longer fixable, so we decided to get rid of it. I wanted to something cute and functional and a bit off beat to fill the space. I saw some coat hangers while doing the groceries. I loved {Read More}
I do love running give-aways on my blog… It feels as if it is an opportunity for me to give something back to those who read bbeingcool. This month’s giveaway is a great one. I am giving away a personal planner valued at $45 from Personal Planner. I have seen these planners before and they are lovely. I have enviously flicked through CraftyMummy’s and dreamt up my own. I love that they can be so personalised. There are 4 sizes {Read More}
This is a great, simple and effective craft that will keep your poppets busy in the lead up to Christmas! It is a craft that can be as simple or as complicated as you like. We have made these using circles, but you could make snowflakes, add snowmen or even make floral ones. They will add some home-made Christmas charm no matter where you hang them… Paper & Twine Garlands You will need… A variety of Christmas Scrapbooking papers A {Read More}
Who doesn’t love Angels as Christmas decorations? I LOVE them! I personally think that they have more to do with Christmas than Santa… I was pretty pleased with the Angel I made, but wait until you see how my students interpreted this craft! This craft is cute and easy and GREAT to do for large groups… I have done this and some others with my year 6 class. An Angel Using A Peg & A Doily You will need: Dolly {Read More}
I was in charge of Christmas craft for my class this year. I decided to put together packs of four different crafts. I precut all ribbons and punched all the circles and bundled them up so that the children could just DO the craft rather than sourcing and working out and planning – it was all done for them, so they could just CREATE. It was a lot of work, but so worth it to see how quickly they were {Read More}
These lovely baubles will add some fun and cheer to your Christmas tree… They are easy to make, but do take a bit of organising to put together if you are making them for large groups. Pudding Baubles You will need: Styrofoam balls {I used 6cm diametre} Cloth cut into 25cm X 25cm squares {I used ‘Pudding Cloth’ so that it looks authentic!} 4 dress pins 50 cm fine ribbon A variety of Christmas ribbons cut into 50cm lengths ‘Bling’ {Read More}
I went on a Creative Craft Retreat on the weekend. I am not totally crafty, I do crochet a bit, I do sew a bit and I do scrap a bit. But, I don’t really identify myself by my craftiness… BUT – I did have an amazing time. I got to hang with some of my favourite peeps and I got to catch up on some scrapbooking and I met some amazing new ladies. Something kind of magical happens when {Read More}
It is 2pm – you know that you don’t have the time to tackle a big job before the school pick-up, but you don’t want to just sit and watch a daytime soapie. Don’t underestimate the power of 10 minutes. You can actually achieve a LOT in that little bit of time. Here are 10 things you can do to be productive and tick off one of those jobs that you have been putting off, or, had never thought {Read More}
When planning for BabyCool’s party this year, I had to make it simple. We have had such a full on time lately, I just couldn’t do the fancy pants bunting, co-ordinating straws, professionally iced cakes, Pinterest worthy party. Sigh. So, I decided I would make some things and buy in the rest. We decided on a car theme. Because that is the way my brain works, I need a theme. I saw these cute little cars at a friend’s party – {Read More}
I have been busy getting my house into an organised state. I am a bit of a clean freak, but not so organised. I have always balked at the thought of getting myself organised as it is just… so… boring… and there are a million things I would rather do than to go through piles of paper and file things and sort and store and… are you all still awake? I signed up to do the The Organised Housewife’s 20 Day {Read More}
