Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary
cooking up a storm at the edge of the world
Breathing new life into an old set of stairs in collaboration with Wayfair. This Spring I had the pleasure of traveling the length of breadth of my Shetland Islands home for a magazine feature I was researching for 60 North, a quarterly magazine celebrating all that is Shetland. I was on the Shetland Craft Trail, …
Impress your guests before they even get to the party with these DIY Super Mario Birthday Party invitations! Pull the tab at the bottom of this fun, double-slider birthday party invitation and a 1UP pops out of the top! Prep Time: 1 hour Makes: 4 invitations Difficulty: Easy A Super Mario Bros Birthday Party I …
This FREE printable Coraline doll pattern contains everything you need to make your own 14-inch high fabric Coraline doll complete with blue hair, cheeky grin, dragonfly clip, yellow raincoat and boots. The daughter of a doll maker Among her numerous skills and talents, my mother turned her hand to doll making when I was a …
The school holidays started this week and the weather, especially this morning, has been dreadful. It’s been grey and dreary and this morning it was pouring down with rain. The children need entertained!
My friend Julia over at Jaydee’s Ramblings is super clever. She makes all sorts of things out of recycled materials
What do you get when you take a large willow branch that didn’t survive the winter gales, some white spray primer paint, plenty of scraps of ribbon collected off boxes of chocolates, some painted rocks and an old plant pot?
This amigurumi is my own design, made as a Christmas present for my daughter using some scrap yarn.
This easy recycled newspaper Easter basket project is perfect to make with the kids over the Easter school holidays. Prep Time: 2 hours Drying Time: 48 hours Difficulty: Easy Several weeks ago, I was invited by my friend Julia to join her at a local SWRI meeting as an assistant (moral support!) while she taught …
Steampunk Treasure Chest made from recycled materials.
