Craft

Aucklander Hollie Ryan’s pretty creations will bloom forever After graduating from law school, it didn’t take long for Hollie Ryan to feel the pull of creative pursuits. I should’ve figured that out before incurring five years of student debt,” she jokes. In an old Grey Lynn villa in Auckland, which she shares with her flatmates […]

This bread bin hack is the best thing since sliced bread Every so often a life hack will go viral, taking social media by storm thanks to its DIY brilliance. The Kmart bread bin bedside table is no exception. With a stunning vintage-inspired facade mixed with Scandinavian sensibilities, the innovative storage solution is so popular […]

Transform a bench seat, make a cute reusable shopping bag or a simple cushion. These velvet DIY projects will bring a little bit of class to your home 1. Bench Seat Measure seat and add 30cm to both length and width. Cut velvet to this size and lay on floor, right side down. Place seat […]

A room divider is an easy and decorative way to create separate spaces in a room or give a bare corner some interest. Here’s how to make your own You will need 2 pieces of 1900mm x 600mm x 18mm MDF (if you wish, you can use slightly thinner MDF to make screen lighter and […]

If you love leopard print, you’ll love these four creative DIY projects 1. Side table/stool To create this pretty side table or stool either repurpose an old one or buy a cheap new one. Give the table 2 coats of paint in a colour of your choice (we used black), leaving it to dry after each. […]

We’ve taken these $3 wooden placemats from Kmart and turned them into four easy DIY projects. See how below 1. Key holder With luck, you will never lose your keys again with this simple key hanger. Take a round wooden placemat and drill 3 small holes, evenly spaced, across the top third of the mat; […]

Jute string, or twine, is a staple in every Arts and Crafts cupboard. We’ve pulled together four interesting ways to use it for your next DIY project 1. Display Board Paint a 76cm x 50cm canvas in a colour of your choice (we used a testpot of Resene ‘Gondwana’). Run a piece of string across […]

Don’t chuck away your old jam and peanut butter jars in the recycling bin, give these DIY jar projects a go Planters Jars make wonderful planters for small house plants. Simply pick a collection of jars and remove any labels and traces of glue. Pop a few small stones at the bottom for drainage, then […]

Get creative this weekend and try your hand at one of these super easy craft ideas with fabric Pillowcase Type the word of your choice in a text document, increasing the font to your desired size. Print and cut out the letters. Place each letter on the fabric, trace the outline with a marker pen, […]

Alex says goodbye to one set of Christmas traditions (and decorations) and shows us how she’s investing some new ones this year with the help of a clever local ceramicist AC Homestore’s Alex Walls shares her rustic Christmas style For me, Christmas is going to be a bit different this year – the family home […]