How to make shabby chic furniture

Shabby Chic Storage Cabinet

 

SHABBY chic furniture has taken over the high street stores.

From Wilkinson’s, to John Lewis, people are craving the rustic style.

So i thought this would be a great opportunity to create a video tutorial to show all of you crafty people how to make your own shabby chic furniture the cheap way.

How to upcycle a bits and bobs can

Upcycled tin cans

What you will need:

Wallpaper samples
Empty tin can
Scissors
Glue
Ruler
Pencil
Tapemeasure
Ribbon

Click on the video to see how i did it.

My First Attempt At A Video Tutorial/ How to rescue an old bath mat

How to rescue an old bath mat. This is my first attempt at a video tutorial.

You will need:

An old bath mat

Bleach

Plastic dish

Stamp

 

Any feedback would be great!

 

Kirstie’s Handmade Britain Review

KIRSTIE ALLSOPP: We all know Kirstie as the bubbly television presenter for Location, Location, Location but does she know her stuff about arts and crafts?

At first, a lot of people weren’t show sure but after a couple of episodes, you can see that she’s actually quite good and rather enthusiastic about the crafts movement.

Kirstie-Allsopp-Handmade-Britain

However, as the cousin of MBE English fashion designer, businesswoman,an entrepreneur, Cath Kidston, who once herself was selling hand-embroidered tea-towels and brightly renovated furniture, how can she not enjoy working with crafts.