Free Art Printables: Customising For At Home Printing (a complete tutorial)

March 11, 2014 20 Comments

PART II: SETTING-UP FREE PRINTABLES FOR AT HOME PRINTING This is post two in a three part series. Post one covered understanding and editing free printables. Post three covers setting-up free printables (particularly those of large-scale) for professional printing. Aren’t we lucky? Thanks to some lovely, generous, sharing online folk, we have the ability to download...…READ MORE

DIY Large-Scale Art: Antique Bird Illustrations

March 3, 2014 13 Comments

I’m working on a few projects at the moment though am not quite ready to share any of them yet. So, given it’s been a little while between posts, I thought I would chime in with what I hope is a helpful ‘share’. If you follow me on Facebook you would probably know that I like to...…READ MORE

Free Art Printables: Understanding & Editing…plus a Resource Directory

January 28, 2014 22 Comments

PART I: UNDERSTANDING & EDITING FREE PRINTABLES This is post one in a three part series.  Post two covers setting up images for at home printing.  Post three covers setting up images for professional printing. I think my love for DIY wall art was inherited. Or, at least, subconsciously imposed. Mum was always filling frames with images...…READ MORE

Christmas Advent Calendar Wall Chart (full tutorial with free printables!)

November 14, 2013 62 Comments

I love Christmas. It’s my favourite time of year. So, it seemed only fitting that my advent calendar should bring together a few more of my most fave things; wall charts, chalkboards, typography and bakers twine! The countdown to Christmas day isn’t something I’ve given much thought to since childhood, though now with little kids...…READ MORE

Baking Canister Labels Free PSD File!

October 11, 2012 16 Comments

I never could have guessed the amount of interest my little canister labels project (posted back in February) would generate. I have been happily inundated with comments and questions ever since! One stand-out request has been for me to share the original PSD (Photoshop Data File). For those of you who don’t know what the heck...…READ MORE

IKEA Card File Drawers Hack

April 19, 2012 263 Comments

At the moment, amongst other things, I’m working on a totally new room makeover at my hive. It’s a little space I’ve not shared previously. I can’t wait for the final reveal though with a little pair of hands constantly clutching at my pant legs (with an accompanying unresistable “pick-me-up” whine), let’s just say progress hasn’t...…READ MORE

More Free Printable Labels!

March 5, 2012 52 Comments

After I posted my DIY canister decal tutorial I had a HEAP of requests for additional labels. Soooo, because I’m a really nice blogger (and/or just totally awesome in general :-) I decided I would create another page of some staple pantry labels for you guys (see the “At a Glance” section below to view and download)....…READ MORE

MAGIC Decal Tutorial with Free Printables

February 1, 2012 804 Comments

  Some of you may remember, a little while back I posted a tutorial for DIY waterslide decals. Among other things, I mentioned how awesome they are for creating custom embellishments without the need for any fancy-pants equipment. Yep, waterslide decal paper is a truly fab product, though as great as it is, there is...…READ MORE

Fern Study Prints with Free Printables!

December 7, 2011 33 Comments

At the moment I’m really into vintage illustrated nature studies so for my living room I deciding on some fern prints, mainly because I think they’re cute though also because of their green foliage. You see, to a fickle girl like me who can’t seem to commit to colour, green feels like a neutral. I always like to include some form of...…READ MORE

Typographic Cushions

May 26, 2010 61 Comments

Alright, I’ll admit it, I’m in love with typography and would marry it if I could…. ….you know what they say though – too much of a good thing is never a good thing…. ….though does it really have to be so?…. ….I mean, surely a letter here and a number there can’t really hurt…can it? It’s lucky...…READ MORE