Add summer cheer to your front door and learn how to make a lush and fragrant lavender wreath. This wreath dries beautifully and lasts for months to come. For a base, you can use either a straw, wire, or grapevine wreath. And for more summer flower arranging tutorials, check out our peony and hydrangea wreath. …
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“Forgiveness is the smell that lavender gives out when you tread on it” This metaphorical quote, which is often linked to American author and novelist Mark Twain, gives us hope that forgiveness can turn even mistakes and wrongs into something positive. And if forgiveness had a scent, the soothing fragrance of lavender filling the air …
Learn to create a gorgeous paper flower bouquet! The technique we use to make the crepe paper flowers couldn’t be easier, you only need a small wooden ball or a golf ball and crepe paper to shape the petals. We opted for a palette of colorful pastels, of course, any other colors look just as …
Frilly tissue paper butterflies are a beautiful decoration for summer and spring! In this quick paper craft DIY, we show an easy technique to create colorful and elegant butterflies using tissue paper and pipe cleaner. This project is great to do with kids, and, combined with paper flowers, you can create gorgeous wall arrangements. More …
Who is ready for summer and cute butterfly cupcakes? First, we prepare an easy, one-bowl orange-flavored batter, and then show two ways to create adorable butterfly cupcakes. These lovely cakes are perfect for Mother’s Day, birthdays or bridal showers. You can download the printable cupcake wrappers we used at the end of this post. The …
Today, we’ll craft gorgeous paper rosettes! They are stunning as décor for parties and weddings, or as wall ornaments, and add pretty accents to gift packaging. This technique is ideal for softer papers such as wrapping paper, lightweight card stock, or decorative paper. You can create the rosettes in different sizes, using unicolored or patterned …
In this quick craft tutorial we explain how to create a chic tassel garland with tissue paper! You can use tassels and tassel garlands in many different ways, for example as decoration for parties, wedding receptions or dessert tables. Tissue paper comes in a great selection of colors, which you can combine in endless ways. …
Let’s bake caramel doughnuts with a sticky-sweet glaze! First, we whip up a brown sugar batter, and then make a rich and creamy caramel glaze from scratch. These baked doughnuts are super soft and fudgy, and taste perfect with a glass of milk. If you like donuts, also check out our applesauce doughnuts. More caramel …
Let’s make a gorgeous spring flower arrangement in soft pastels! The flower design is inspired by our Spring at Osterley Park pattern, and includes elegant spring blooms such as white anemones, pink ranunculus and light pink tulips. As spring flowers are very delicate, we use aluminum wire to create an armature to lock the stems …
Learn how to make giant paper roses out of cardstock with free templates! The roses are perfect for creating romantic flower backdrops for weddings or parties, and a single rose looks great as a wall ornament. We created the roses in an ombré effect and went from dark to light, choosing a deep mulberry tone for …
Send love to the special ones in your life with scrumptious raspberry chocolate whoopie pies! These cookies have a soft, cakey texture and a fruity, melt-in-your-mouth filling. We love the combination of chocolate and raspberries, and the whoopie pies make a cute gift packaged in our printable gift box, which you can download at the …
Today, we’re baking homemade soft pretzels! Pretzels have a crisp crust but are chewy and soft inside. Soft pretzels taste best on the day they’re made. We love them still warm with a thick layer of butter or mustard. Since we made so many pretzels, we created an entire series of pretzel-themed meals to use …
Today we share 5 quick holiday gift giving ideas made with things you already have at home! We’ll create gorgeous wrappers for candles and match boxes, scrumptious cookie butter, a glittery body scrub with cinnamon and brown sugar, a festive tea blend and hot chocolate on a stick. While all of these gifts are super …
Today, we show how to create a sparkly winter fairy garden with cute evergreen mini shrubs and lots of snowy DIY decorations. This arrangement will bring a wintery flair to your home and makes a wonderful, long-lasting Holiday gift! You can download the instructions and printable ornaments we used as decoration at our blog, which …
Today, we share 4 quick and easy apple DIYs with you! You’ll learn how to create cute apple vases and candle holders, how to make pretty crabapple napkins rings and elegant marbled apples. Being sweet tooths, we also show our recipe for simple and scrumptious caramel apples. You can use these projects to create beautiful …
With Halloween around the corner, we’ll share our recipe for Oreo Nutella bat bites! You only need three ingredients, Oreo cookies, Nutella and white candy melts or chocolate, to make these super quick no bake treats. We also came up with a cute gift box, which you can download at the end of this post, …
Let’s continue our Bad Bats Halloween series with a spooky swarm of paper bats! They look great as wall décor, and we mixed regular cardstock and black glitter paper to vary the textures. You can download the template we used in this quick and easy to do craft tutorial at the end of this post. Be …
Let’s bake bad bat biscuits! These biscuits have a tender, crumbly texture and a rich chocolaty flavour. We’ll decorate them with white chocolate accents and show how you can turn them into lovely cookie pops. They make a handy gift for friends or family, and you can download the printable gift tags we used for …
We’re continuing our Bad Bats series with monochrome Halloween flower pots that will bring a spooky ambience to your home! We use white chrysanthemum, silver dusty miller leaves and grey pillar candles. We’ll explain how to adorn the candles with a pretty wax drip and how to insert them securely in the arrangement. These flower pots …
Boo ya! A bad moon is rising over the Cottage as we start our new Bad Bats Halloween series! Let’s kick-off the festivities with a delicious and spooky Oreo milkshake we created for Kara’s Party Ideas! Kara has one of the most inspiring blogs we know featuring beautiful parties, decorating tips and tasty recipes! Spooky Oreo …