Articles by Mariangela Garau
Pegs, pegs and more pegs. Today we have a very simple raft put together with wooden pegs, glue and construction paper. We glued seven spare pegs side by side with the flat side facing up …
Lately I have grown fond of making things with broken wooden pegs. After the success of our rocking chair decorated with comics we made a raft, which actually floats, and a not so scary crocodile.
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I am crazy about new ideas on how to reuse before recycling and as much as I often come up with some clever ideas of my own I am regularly inspired by the brilliant works …
Our craft this week is a fun construction that actually floats and it’s bound to provide hours of fun in the water on windy days. We made a catamaran with two small plastic bottles, one …
I love the modern twist of the toadstool night lamps by White Rabbit England. I have had a browse through their catalogue after seeing the animal nightlights. The bone china White Rabbit nightlight, the owl …
To complete our magazine themed table set this week we make some napkin rings with a kitchen roll tube and magazine cuttings. First we cut the tube into rings of the same height and we cut …
I started this craft with the idea of making flowers using the colourful cereal packaging we have collected and some wooden sticks. I made one to try it out and then suggested to make some …
I have recently come across some fabulous activity books by The Secret Seed Society that encourage healthy eating by getting children hands on to grow their own vegetables. These books are beautifully illustrated and have …
After an elaborate kind of craft, today we have something much simpler, which not only is suitable for kids of all ages, but it is also a lot of fun to make and to use. …
Today’s craft is for older kids who have reached a good level of manual ability to construct things and decorate with precise skill. We are really on a mission here to use all those old …
Lately we have developed an addiction for Morello cherry ice cream that comes in particularly sturdy tabs. As you all know I love to turn junk into useful and pretty things so I started collecting …
For a paper craft addict like me the recent Etsy find was a breath of fresh air. The most adorable paper craft projects from Fantastic Toys turn cardstock into the cutest toys. All you need …






