Handmade Gifts - Craft Room And Beyond

Events, Food and Drink, Home Decor, Seasonal Content

Blogmas 2018 – Made in Cornwall – Truro Christmas Market

Posted on 14/12/201830/11/2020 by Kay

I look forward to visiting the local Christmas market here in Truro every year; it’s always great fun and a great chance to see some wonderful handmade products made in Cornwall. I always try to do a bit of my Christmas shopping here; and there are usually some cheeky samples to enjoy too!

While I was having a wander, I thought I’d take some photos of some of the brilliant handmade products around the market! There were SO many stalls I didn’t get a chance to take photos of; as it was extremely busy, but here are a few things I loved!

Continue reading →

Blogging, Crafts, Favourites, Food and Drink, Guest Posts, Home Decor, Seasonal Content

Blogmas 2018 – Fizzi-Jayne – Stocking Fillers Under £10!

Posted on 13/12/201830/11/2020 by Kay

I have invited some friends to join me this Blogmas and my second guest this month is the lovely Fiona, owner of indie biz Fizzi-Jayne, crafter and all around lover of bright fun things!

Today Fi is here to share some amazing stocking fillers all under £10 from indie businesses across the web, as well as a little gift for you too..

Continue reading →

Crafts, Home Decor, Seasonal Content, Sewing

Blogmas 2018 – Christmas Hoop Art *

Posted on 10/12/201820/01/2023 by Kay

Hoop art, is definitely more popular now than it was a few years ago, and it is a great craft for making a gift, or even decorating at Christmas, there are SO many great Christmas fabric designs which are really good fun for many projects; and it is nice to have a different use if you’re not big on sewing, as I wasn’t up til a couple of years ago!

This post contains items which I have kindly been gifted * All opinions are my own.

Christmas fabric is also a great eco friendly alternative to paper for wrapping! Especially for those harder to wrap gifts!

Continue reading →

Current Projects

Blogmas 2018 – Festive Christmas Tree Garland *

Posted on 08/12/201824/11/2020 by Kay

This Christmas I really wanted to show how you can get creative with decotrating! Thanks to the lovely people at Hobbycraft, I have a fun Christmas Tree Garland to share today!

This post contains items which I have been gifted*. All opinions are my own.

I have several handmade decorations I get out every Christmas, and there’s something so nice about having something completely unique, which is why I wanted to share this fun handmade decoration kit!

Continue reading →

Guest Posts

Blogmas 2018 – Christmas with Adventure Accessories

Posted on 07/12/201824/11/2020 by Kay

I have invited some friends to join me this Blogmas; and my first guest this month is the lovely Sarah; owner of Adventure Accessories, and fellow lover of all things craft!

Here to talk about her creative journey, and how she turned a love of creating into an award winning business! Featuring a new Christmas edition of her signature Traveller Notebooks

Continue reading →

Favourites, Home Decor, Life, Seasonal Content, This Week

It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 2018

Posted on 30/11/201823/11/2020 by Kay

As Blogmas begins tomorrow; I thought I’d share some of my Christmas decorating. Some of which is already on the blog, so I will add a link to the post where relevant!

I just thought it would be a fun time to share some of my handmade decorations and more!

Continue reading →

Crafts, Guest Posts, Knitting, Paper Crafting, Seasonal Content, Sewing

Perfect Gifts for Crafters – Craftyism

Posted on 26/11/201823/11/2020 by Kay

My guest blogger today is Christine, sharing fab gifts for crafters! A fellow craft blogger who I met through #CraftBlogClub on Twitter; I love her blog Craftyism, which is full of tutorials, tips, reviews and other crafty goodness.

Like me Christine is a fan of a variety of different crafts; and I’m so happy to share her gift guide.

Thank you so much Christine for this fab post! So many gorgeous pieces, and some much needed Christmas shopping inspiration!

Continue reading →

Crafts, Sewing

Fat Quarter Projects – Reversible Mini Tote Bag

Posted on 14/09/201822/11/2020 by Kay

I enjoy sewing but am definitely a beginner; so fat quarter projects are a simple, fun way to get used to my sewing machine; and get creative!

And with fat quarter projects in mind, I thought I would share how I made this cute reversible tote bag. I’ve made a couple of these bags now, one as a gift, and one for myself, and they’re a fairly quick make once you have the materials ready.

Continue reading →

Crafts, Food and Drink, Seasonal Content

12 Days of Christmas 2017 – Locally Sourced Christmas Hamper

Posted on 22/12/201705/11/2020 by Kay

I love making a Christmas Hamper, it’s a versatile, fun gift to put together and you can really make them bespoke for who you’re gifting them to! I thought I’d share one of mine with you to get you inspired!

Are you looking for a last-minute gift idea, or one that you can plan ahead for? Hampers are suitable for so many occasions, and here’s one I made up for family this Christmas.

Continue reading →

Crafts, Cross-Stitch, Home Decor

Handmade Wedding Gift – Created With Love

Posted on 17/02/201706/11/2020 by Kay

It’s Valentines week, all hearts and flowers as far as the eye can see! But I’m not here to talk about valentines, I’m here to talk about a handmade wedding gift.

So if valentines is not for you, please stay, enjoy, and think of the discounted chocolate available now!

We went to a wedding this week, and it was of course a great opportunity for me to get creative! I decided to make a handmade wedding gift for the happy couple!

Continue reading →