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Bedroom Redecorating – Boring to Bliss

Posted on 06/05/202231/05/2022 by Kay

The original talk about plans for bedroom redecorating happened back in 2020. And again last year. The trouble is, we rent, and we have a lot of stuff; couple that with two indoor cats and it all becomes a bit of a work up… We got there eventually!

In this post I thought I’d keep it brief, but share how we changed our bedroom simply by changing the paintwork! I’d still consider it a bit of a work in progress, but it looks miles better now!

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Food and Drink, Home, Home Decor, Seasonal Content

Pumpkin Carving 2021 Edition

Posted on 29/10/202131/10/2021 by Kay

Ah the fun part of Halloween! The pumpkin carving and in 2021 as in other years I have chosen a theme of some description! But what will it be?

I thought I’d share this year’s pumpkin now it’s all carved, as well as having a handy post for all my Blogtober content for this year!

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Challenges, Crafts, Home Decor, Other Craft, Seasonal Content

Upcycled Luminary – #BCChat Challenge

Posted on 25/10/202124/10/2021 by Kay

As part of a recent online challenge, I try to create an upcycled luminary. Of course I added to the challenge, to make it fit with my Halloween crafting, with a pumpkin theme.

I have seen handmade luminaries created from cans, bottles and jars, but could I make one using a tube?

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Crafts, Home, Home Decor, Other Craft

Upcycled Desktop Chest of Drawers

Posted on 11/06/202121/06/2021 by Kay

We’re back in the craft room, also known as “My Upcycled Craft Room” and today I’m sharing my latest project! An upcycled desktop chest of drawers! This has been on my to do list for such a long time; and I’m so excited to share the finished job!

This also tied in nicely with the Upcycling challenge, on the weekly Beyond Craft chat over on Twitter. I’ll share more about that at the end of the post.

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Crafts, Home, Home Decor, Other Craft

An A-Z of the Craft Room Revisited

Posted on 16/02/202110/05/2021 by Kay

The craft room, my upcycled creative space, my den of crafty goodness, and of course the (very) occasional spare room! Since we’re in lockdown again; I managed to actually have a bit of a tidy and a clear out last month. Considering I did the original A-Z tour two years ago; I thought it was high time to share it again! So here we go an A-Z of the craft room, revisited!

As I said in the last one of these, this is just a bit of fun, a bit of a tour and who knows; it might give you a little more insight into me, if you’re new to the blog, or just feeling nosy!

So join me as I revisit the A-Z list from my original post, and share what has and hasn’t changed in the last two years!

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Happy New Year from The Craft Room and Beyond

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Happy New Year – Hello 2021!

Posted on 01/01/202131/12/2020 by Kay

Happy New Year! So, here we are, the beginning of a new year, a fresh start, a new page etc etc! I’m sure I’m not the only one typing “Hello 2021” with a little more hope than previous years!

I’m not going to be all “New Year – New Me”, because it’s not my style. I don’t even have a huge amount of “goals” but I thought I’d take a little bit of time to share some of what you can expect here on The Craft Room and Beyond this year!

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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Crafts, Food and Drink, Home Decor, Knitting, Life, Other Craft, Paper Crafting, Seasonal Content

Shop Indie This Christmas

Posted on 18/11/202017/11/2020 by Kay

I wanted to do something a little different this month, and share some fab indie biz. It’s fairly officially Christmas shopping season, and it’s a great opportunity to support small business; shop indie; and spread a little love to those that may be struggling; as there are no craft fairs or the like this year!

So here are a range of some of the handmade products from some of my friends online! If you have a small business, get in touch and I’ll happily add you to the list! Please don’t link spam; if you have a gift guide similar to this one, do tell everyone about it in the comments below!

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Halloween Decor – Crafty Ideas – Blogtober 2020

Posted on 16/10/202020/10/2020 by Kay

This year, more than in the past I’ve gotten more into Halloween, and Halloween decor. Not that Halloween is something I don’t enjoy, but spending more time indoors; means wanting to make the most of the fun! So unlike any before; I’ve found myself getting more into bringing a little Spooky Season into the house.

Here are some fun, creative decorating ideas, you could try if you’d like to do the same!

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Crafts, Home Decor, Seasonal Content

12 Days Of Christmas 2019 – Movie Inspired Christmas Cushion

Posted on 23/12/201905/12/2020 by Kay

I planned this a little while ago… Well, when I say I planned this project, I knew I wanted to make a Christmas cushion. It was choosing the design that took a little more time!

Way back when I planned the Halloween Cat Cushion, I also planned this project! (How’s that for organised?!) So when I picked up the plain black cotton cushion cover in Ikea, I also picked up a red one!

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Shadow Box Frame Gift *

Posted on 15/02/201909/01/2021 by Kay

For Valentines day yesterday, Stu and I didn’t really have much planned. Neither of us really buy into the day; though we use it as an excuse to give each other a little present. And some chocolate (because any time is a good time for chocolate!). This year I decided I was going to make Stu something I’d promised a while ago; a shadow box frame gift!

I was very kindly gifted a product within this post from Hobbycraft, the gifted item has been clearly marked with an *

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