Here are my favourite fun embroidery projects for kids to keep you busy, entertained and most of all relaxed this season of the year. It's getting darker and colder and nothing beats some me-time with a sewing project on my lap and a hot water bottle under my feet while the wind and rain are roaring ...
Make Your Own Embroidered Treasure Map
Children love treasure maps and going on the treasure hunt. What they possibly love even more is designing their own treasure map. We seem to be going through a phase where our treasure maps get used on a daily basis. So I decided to transfer a hand drawn treasure map to fabric and embroidering ...
Felt Chocolates for Pretend Play
I am Belgian, so it pretty much goes without saying that I love my chocolate. Everything you ever heard about Belgian chocolate is probably true: we have the best chocolate in the world, more variations of size, shape and taste than you can imagine and we consider it to be very normal to eat ...
How to Make Fairy Hair Braids for Pretend Play
"It's all fairies that hits the clock", as we would literally say in Belgium, meaning that we eat, sleep and breathe fairies nowadays. One afternoon my 4 year old daughter and I made these cute little fairy braids, which were inspired by our princess hair. These fairy braids are easy to make, ...
Kids Art Work Embroidery: from Drawing to Keepsake
This kids art embroidery project is one of our most loved so far. It's the memories of that time when it was still the 4 of us and Miss Glitter was in full "big sister mode". We're a family of 5 now and Miss Glitter (7) and Mister T (4) fight more often than play together. It's all ages and stages I ...
Simple Hand Sewn Felt Easter Tree Decorations
Join me in some crafting fun today as we're making simple hand sewn felt Easter tree decorations. Making an Easter tree is a tradition in some parts of Europe. When I was young, we used to go out and find curly willow tree branches with the soft budding blossoms on, telling us spring was ...
How to make Simple Mini Felt Bags for Small World Play
These mini felt bags will be a winner for every little person who likes to take their figurines on big adventures. EVERYONE needs a bag to put the their 'essentials' (content may vary!) in right? Here's how you can make (and personalise) your own: Getting started Making Mini Felt Bags Level ...