Crafty Marie

Learn how to make a Perler bead key pattern with fused beads. This is an easy and simple craft ideal to make for a special birthday such as a milestone 21st or 18th celebration. When I realized I soon had a special, milestone birthday coming up on the calendar, I thought about something cute to make as an extra, thoughtful gift. The key symbol came to mind because it is a traditional symbol for reaching adulthood.  While a key shape could have been cut from gold card, I wanted something more lasting and Perler beads are ideal. Keys are symbols associated with other meanings to such as romance and giving your heart over to someone as well as with moving into a new home.

This year, send Star Wars Valentines cards to your loved one so that you can conquer the galaxy together. As well as cards you can buy, I've also hunted down my favorite free printables on this theme as well as loads of short Star Wars love puns and quotes. Impress your geeky other half this Valentine's day by sending unique Star Wars love cards to remind them that they are still the Obi-Wan for you. Add in the free, matching puns and quotes to make the card really special and out of this world. You'll enjoy reading the fun geeky love puns on this page. You can add these short quotes and sentiments inside your cards to impress him or her with. Enjoy this trip down geeky lane.

Kids and adults can create a very cute and easy origami cupcake design in minutes. Just follow the instructions using some very simple paper folding techniques. This tutorial explains everything step by step with photos. Discover how you can make a super easy cupcake design from paper. You can make this just by using some simple folds in a sheet of square origami or craft paper. It's so easy that both kids and adults are able to make this flat paper cupcake. Once you've completed this fast design, you can pop it on the front of a greeting card that you want to make. You can also use it as a cute little gift tag, a bookmark and perhaps even create a hanging ornament by punching a hole at the top and popping some twine, ribbon or cord through.

Toadstools and mushrooms are a favorite design theme of mine. Probably because they are heavily associated with the fairy and fantasy world. Enjoy this fun how to make felt mushroom ornaments and brooch pins step by step photo tutorial. I've made my pattern template into mini mushroom houses but you can easily make yours into the more realistic kind instead. You'll find lots of inspiration on this page with finished photos and different samples to enjoy. These look fantastic hung up on the tree as ornaments. Alternatively, wear them as a unique and totally cute brooch or bag accessory.

These cupcakes are a buttercream frosted treat ideal for Easter, Spring, birthdays, weddings, baby showers and more. Learn how to make butterfly toppers for cupcakes to create these amazing sweet treats. Enjoy baking or simply decorating some ready-made vanilla cupcakes with a melt in the mouth buttercream frosting and little fluttering butterflies on top. The fondant butterfly toppers are easy to make and stick to your cakes. Discover how to decorate these beautiful cupcake designs with a spring butterfly theme. It looks as though these butterfly cake toppers are flying over grass. These little butterfly cakes are very easy to create and perfect for Spring and Easter celebrations.

Here are lots of ideas, inspiration and designs on themed Lord of the Rings and Hobbit cakes and cupcakes. These are ideal for all those magical, fantasy Middle Earth birthdays, parties and special events. You really will find lots and lots of inspiration to help you plan some seriously cool Hobbit cake ideas and designs for themed birthdays and parties. Make sure you scroll down the whole article so you can get a great idea of what really appeals to you. Whether you're baking from scratch or decorating a selection of store bought cakes for a fantasy fan, a kids birthday party or for a Tolkien convention of some kind, you'll find plenty of great ideas here on one handy packed page.

Learn how to make fused Hama and Perler bead earrings. These craft beads make fun, novelty earring designs for you to wear. This is a real cute DIY jewelry craft for older kids and adults to enjoy. Learn how it is done with my step by step photo tutorial. Perler, Hama and other varieties of fused bead crafts make an ideal choice for creating your own fun and novelty pieces of custom jewelry very quickly. The bonus is that you get to design whatever you want with these and then transform them into wearable pieces of jewelry. Small dangle earrings make for a fast crafty project that you can make up. Smaller designs and motifs normally work best for jewelry and I made some as a demo with my small skull pattern. Try other little shapes and motifs such as hearts, flowers and fun items like fruit.

Save money and make your own little DIY goody bag and birthday party favors and small gifts from fused Perler and Hama beads. Perler bead party favors can also make great stocking stuffers and mini gifts too. If you're an adult who enjoys fun and easy crafts, learn how to make your own set of DIY Perler bead party favors for birthdays and parties with fused beads. Let me give you ideas on how to make your own favors with ideas and small designs. After spending a small fortune buying favors for my daughter's birthday party last year, this time round I looked to cut costs and make my own instead. My daughter and her friends who received them were delighted.

Learn how to make a quick and easy granny triangle that you can use for bunting, banners, shawls, blankets and more. Use my free granny triangle crochet pattern and tutorial that comes with step by step photos and simple written instructions that you can easily follow. Ever since I discovered crochet and taught myself the basics, I've been busy making fun pennant banners and bunting for the home. It is a cute way to quickly add in some color and also texture up on the walls. I've tested lots of patterns but this pattern which makes use of easy double crochet (treble UK) is perfect for newbies. Double crochet is an easy beginner crochet stitch and you can create designs quickly with it. This free crochet pattern makes use of just the double crochet stitch. This "granny design" creates a soft triangle that is perfect for hanging up as decor. Come see how to make it.