Desk Tidy Tutorial

This is a photograph of a desk tidy that me and my daughter made recently. She made one to give as a present for her class teacher. These are so easy to make and you can make them as decorative as you wish. The best news is that they cost next to nothing to make! Here is how I made this particular one:

Items needed:

• Container (I used an empty Bisto gravy container)
• Decorative paper/stickers/ribbons/decorative tape/sticky backed plastic(which I used!)

Steps:

Step 1: Clean out container thoroughly
Step 2: Look around for decorative items and cut them out to shape
Step 3: Apply decor to the container
Step 4: Use as a stylish container with the lid or use as a desk organizer without the lid!

These are really so easy to make, my 9 year old makes these without any help at all, just let you imagination wander.  This is a brilliant upcycling project and a great craft project for children to join in with.

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Widening Slippers Tutorial

My gran needed a new pair of slippers for her recent stay in hospital. Her feet had swollen and none of her slippers/shoes fitted her. I looked around the stores but couldn't find any that were wide enough for her.  I decided the only way was to try to have a go myself at trying to widen some slippers.

I bought the cheapest pair of slippers, they only cost £5.00 from Asda (Walmart). I then experimented on them - they turned out great and my gran simply adores her slippers. The best part was that when her swelling reduced, I simply stitched up the gap again with a few stitches, leaving the elastic in place incase of any further swelling incidents!

The photo tutorial below shows you how to do this:

Step 1: Cut down the middle of the front of the slipper.

Step 2: Add strips of elastic to either side. Stitch sides if needed.

Step 3: Decorate the edges using ribbon. Add decoration like buttons or sequins etc.

Step 4: Repeat with other slipper and wear!

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Cap Makeover Tutorial

There are many caps and hats in my household and thought I would like to change some of their styles somehow.Here is one of the caps which I decided to remove the peak and make the cap into a hat! Here are the instructions on how I did this.

Step 1: Unpick all the stitches that are keeping the peak in place, I used an unpicker. The peak should just fall off.

Step 2: Re-stitch the opening with either hand stitches (which is what I did) or with the sewing machine.

Step 3: There isn't a step 3 - just wear your new design! You can guarantee you will be the only one with that style of hat!

I have done this with a few different styles of cap and they have always been so easy to do following these 2 simple instructions!

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