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There are three absolute constants about life: taxes, death, and that I’ll make a handmade card for every family birthday. Today, I’m bringing you the card I made for my Dad’s birthday this year – a watercolour card featuring a chocolate cupcake with a birthday candle. I’m not the most confident watercolour painter, but I’m really pleased with how the card turned out!
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I love trying out new crafts. It’s like opening a door to an ocean of possibilities. Sometimes, I end up loving the new craft so much that I continue doing it for years. For example, I’ve been loving cross stitching for some 3 years now, and crocheting for almost a year. Sometimes, unfortunately, it doesn’t go that well. I’ve been wanting to try punch needle for ages, and recently, I caved in and bought an assorted punch needle set. I completed the project in a few days, and here are my thoughts after trying to punch needle for the very first time.
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Continuing with Valentine’s Day crafts (you know that I love a seasonal DIY!), I recently completed yet another cross stitch project, from a kit I bought at TK Maxx. This mini set featured a cute jar filled with hearts. If that’s not a perfect DIY project for February evenings, I don’t know what is! I had fun cross stitching this design and managed to complete the project with no issues.
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Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and if you have someone to celebrate it with, why not make them a DIY card? Handmade gifts come across as thoughtful, and they’re really fun to make. In previous years, I already shared a few ideas for DIY Valentine’s Day cards. The one I’d like to show you today requires pretty much no artistic skills, and can be done in 5 minutes. Just make sure to buy the supplies beforehand!
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I only picked up crocheting less than a year ago, but I feel like I’ve made decent progress already. I’m not an expert, don’t get me wrong – but I went from having no clue how to even read the patterns, to being able to follow instructions and even solve minor unexpected issues. So for Valentine’s Day this year, I picked up an assorted set for making crocheted coasters with a heart design. The box said it required ‘intermediate’ crochet skills, but that didn’t scare me off! I love a seasonal DIY project, and enjoyed working on these coasters.
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It’s already February (this year is just flying by!), and Valentine’s Day items have taken over the supermarkets all over the world. If you’re looking for a unique gift idea – or if you simply enjoy a 3D puzzle – here’s my recently completed DIY project. These wooden flowers were fun to assemble, and the final result looks super cute! The kit was cheaper than the popular LEGO sets, and takes less space – great if you have limited space in your apartment. I also think that the wooden flowers look more chic than plastic ones. With minimal trouble, I had my pot of red camellias ready in just a few hours.
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One of my New Year’s resolutions for 2026 is to make a dent in my stash of DIY supplies, and I recently went through it to make a plan of action. And it just so happened that I found just the perfect cross stitch kit for this time of year. Every year, I spend Christmas and the New Year back in Poland with my family, and return to London at the beginning of January. And as soon as I come back, I get to experience the beginning of spring in the UK. I still can’t believe that fields of daffodils start to pop up in London parks right after the New Year! Below is a photo I took on January 4th. So colourful! A cross stitch kit with daffodils and crocuses seemed perfect for my first week back in London.
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Earlier this year, I bought a set of 12 botanical cross stitch kits, designed by the Royal Horticultural Society. I had seen this set in several shops, and one day, I found it in TK Maxx at half the regular price. So, naturally, I got it! The mini cross stitch designs are labelled with months, and I decided to complete them in those months, and share the results every quarter. Today, I’d like to present the completed mini projects for October, November and December – featuring an anemone, a pansy, and a poinsettia. This makes 9 out of 12 designs from the set done!
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I can’t believe it’s almost Christmas. This year has just flown by! I’ve been in the Christmas spirit for ages (I’m one of those people who get in the festive mood on the first colder days in September), and finally, the holidays are pretty much here. So naturally, I’ve been enjoying Christmas themed crafts lately. This time, I completed yet another cross stitch kit, with the perfect design for this time of year. I thoroughly enjoyed cross stitching this small gingerbread man holding a candy cane!
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Today, I’m bringing you another Christmas crochet project inspiration. This time, with a free pattern included! I bought an assorted kit for making a garland of crocheted Christmas trees, but ended up changing the pattern to my own taste, and making individual hanging decorations instead of a garland. It was a bit of a learning cure, especially with the pattern tweaks, but I’m really pleased with how cute these turned out!
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