Fabric upcycle: make a chicken door stop
September 11, 2014 – 5:55 am | No Comment

To make this chicken door stop I used the template kindly offered by Bake and Sew. I adjusted the sizes in mine to make it a little larger by adding 4 cm on each …

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How to make printed fabric lavender sachets
June 10, 2014 – 1:35 am | No Comment
How to make printed fabric lavender sachets

I have been talking about buying a sewing machine for a longtime, but my sewing limits always stopped me. Inspired by the many crafty projects that require a basic sewing skills, after spending some …

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How to make a picture frame out of cardboard
June 3, 2014 – 6:10 am | No Comment
How to make a picture frame out of cardboard

It’s been a while since I made something out of cardboard, which is rather strange considering the amount of cardboard I keep in my basement waiting for a repurposed life. So here is a …

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How to turn a water jug into an office organiser
June 2, 2014 – 2:19 am | No Comment
How to turn a water jug into an office organiser

Lately I have been buying mineral water in jugs, quite large containers holding 8 litres. After wondering for a while how to turn the empty containers into something useful I came up with the …

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Homemade citronella candles in decorated mason jars
April 14, 2014 – 1:27 am | One Comment
Homemade citronella candles in decorated mason jars

We are preparing for the warm weather here in Spain, but to truly enjoy outdoor living we have to make sure we keep mosquitos away. Trying to keep it natural I have planted lots …

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How to decorate a bottle with yarn and salt
March 24, 2014 – 7:04 am | 2 Comments
How to decorate a bottle with yarn and salt

Since we have moved to Spain I have been collecting bottles. Whenever we go out for a meal or even just a drink I come home with a new bottle. Soft drinks and water …

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Rainbow decorated bottle
March 10, 2014 – 2:34 am | 2 Comments
Rainbow decorated bottle

Lately I have been collecting glass bottles because I like to decorate them and turn them into pretty vases. This week I would like to share this rainbow bottle I made for St Patrick’s …

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Upcycle project: coffee capsule container
February 20, 2014 – 3:47 am | No Comment
Upcycle project: coffee capsule container

We received a wonderful Nespresso machine for Christmas and since then we only drink Nespresso coffee. It is so much better than regular espresso. The only downside is that you can must buy it …

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Kids artwork upcycle
February 12, 2014 – 10:37 am | No Comment
Kids artwork upcycle

It seemed only yesterday that I was decorating my son’s bedroom with cars drawings, owls and all those cute things that young boys like. We already made some changes to his bedroom last year …

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From olive jar to soft top glass jar storage container
January 15, 2013 – 7:18 am | 3 Comments
From olive jar to soft top glass jar storage container

This year I would like to do more crafty projects that require sewing skills. Unfortunately I am not very good at it, so if you see things under a positive light like I do it …

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How to use old wrapping paper to transform an empty plastic container
January 8, 2013 – 8:02 am | One Comment
How to use old wrapping paper to transform an empty plastic container

The holidays are over and finally we are back to normal. It took me a day with my son back at school to reorganize my daily routine and today here I am with a brand …

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How to make herbs pots from ice cream tabs
May 3, 2012 – 3:44 am | 2 Comments
How to make herbs pots from ice cream tabs

Lately we have been consuming large quantities of ice cream so we are left with so many ice cream tabs to transform into useful things. I have already shared the storage containers decorated with comics, …

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Upcycle and recycle: how to turn a washing detergent into a vase
January 6, 2012 – 4:29 am | No Comment
Upcycle and recycle: how to turn a washing detergent into a vase

Here we are again at the start of a new year, Happy 2012 everyone! We have been a little quiet at FabMums over the holidays, but we are back now and what better way to …

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