The Make Blog

As you know we release at least one new project every month and as this is the beginning of the month, we have a new design for you. About 8 weeks ago I put out a poll on Instagram to see which project people would like to try the most. English Paper Piecing came out first so here we are! I couldn’t see that anyone else had created a ladybird design out in the world and I have wanted to create something like this for a while. This is a first for me too and took a few attempts to...

  Gingerbread Village Three-Tiered Chocolate Christmas Cake This super fun three-tiered chocolate Christmas fruit cake has been decorated with (my secret recipe) Gingerbread Village Houses. It's simple to make, and a brilliant one for sharing with family and friends as you eat at the houses and then the cake! You can make it even simpler by making any cake you like for the tiers and adding shop-bought gingerbread men around the edge, they look like they are holding hands!  All ingredients For the Christmas Chocolate Cakes 300 grams raisins 350 grams of soft unsalted butter 350 grams of dark brown...

  This wonderful bunting is perfect for a Jubilee Celebration or summer tea party. Using floral papers with scalloped edges and tassels gives an extra pretty look. 🇬🇧Join me making this live on Instagram @makebox.co at 8pm on Thursday 2nd June.🇬🇧 You will need 2 x A4 sheets of navy blue card or card colour of choice for background  5 x A4 ( or equivalent) sheets of floral or patterned card stock. Paper glue  Scalpel & mat  Metal ruler  Hole punch or skewer ( something to make the holes)  3 x cheapest embroidery thread or leftover yarn for tassels ( each...

This spring why not create some magic out of, well literally junk! This exquisite egg box wreath is a bit of a MakeBox craft icon. It not only egg-ellently uses up unwanted egg boxes, the result is quite literally stunning. Heres how!  YOU WILL NEED 4 x half dozen (6 hole) or 2 x dozen ( 12 hole) egg boxes with indentations Strong cardboard Medium cardboard Dining plate Tea Saucer Glue gun and glue sticks or PVA glue Sharp household scissors Pen or pencil Ruler Acrylic or poster paints in colours for flowers and leaves White acrylic paint Paint brush Ruler...