Diy Adventures | Pretty Potato

How to Remove Labels and Glue from Jars

Pretty jars make any kitchen look beautiful! But before you can put all that hard work into decoration, etching or decoupaging your jars to make them pretty, you first have to go through all the hard work of preparing the...

5 things I learned when playing with chalkpaint: homemade chalk paint can be a little problematic

5 Things I learned when I played with chalk paint

So this week I had a play with chalk paint; I had an old nasty mirror hanging around and wanted to spruce up the frame to make it acceptable to hang in the house. The project got off to...

DIY tile coasters made from leftover curtain material and modge podge,; beginner decoupage project

Coasters to Match your Curtains!

This project has been a long time in the making; I think it’s safe to say that I’ve been banging on about it for months now! In fact I’ve been planning it since my DIY Curtain Hemming post which is...

Decorate your own Desk Tidy

Today I’m having trouble with words. I know what I’m going to talk about but the words just won’t leave my fingers… So I apologise now for the short and sweet post that this may end up as. This project...

Decoupage pretty jam jar lids, using homemade modge podge and patterned paper perfect beginners project

DIY Pretty Jam Jar Lids

So this week has felt very busy, but I think I can put that down to the bank holiday; with the weekend being longer there’s less of the week to fit everything into! Before you know it, it’s Thursday and...

Do it yourself DIY herb flower vinegar: you can make flavoured vinegars, oils, butters or even waters from the herbs and their flowers in your garden

Do it Yourself: Herb Flower Vinegars

It would seem spring is here! The sun has been shining (most of the time) here and the trees and flowers are starting to take notice. A few unexpected things have happened: The potatoes we forgot to harvest last winter...

No sew curtain hemming: how to hem up your curtains using wonder web or hemming web and a pair of scissors

DIY adventures: No Sew Curtain Hemming

While I began this blog to talk about my crochet adventures I find myself talking more and more about my life and the other projects we have going on. I find myself not wanting to be limited by the title...