I love theme parties! I love transforming my backyard into another world! We've done several parties here at But First We Craft, like Ninjas, Harry Potter, Disney Princess Party and Batman. Today I want to tell you about our Cowboy (or Wild West) Party. This was another one of my favourites. I love the historical … Continue reading Cowboy Party
One of the many things I love at Christmas time is a clementine! Don't you just smell them and see your Christmas tree? The first person to pull one out at lunch time at school or work brings so much joy to those around them. And one thing that always makes me feel wasteful at … Continue reading Clementine Box Doll Bed with Cupboard
Photo by rawpixel.com on Pexels.com I started But First We Craft on April 12th of this year with the post Gilt Picture Frames which to date has been seen 13 times. How adorable! I’d like to tell you my story on how and why I started this blog, and some thoughts on my 2018 blogging journey. … Continue reading 2018- A Blog in Review
Do you have a New Year's Resolution? Perhaps it's reupholstering your dining room chairs? If it is (what are the chances?!) you've come to the right place! I reupholstered my dining room chairs not too long ago - with the help and tutelage of my Mum, who is brilliant. I was shocked at how easy … Continue reading Reupholstered Dining Chairs
If you haven't caught on to this very important fact, I am obsessed with Harry Potter. Totally obsessed; the quintessential "Potterhead." So, naturally, I need to bring Harry Potter into the Christmas part of my life. Last year for Christmas I made this ornament set for myself, my son's teacher, my niece and my brother, … Continue reading Have a Very Harry Christmas!
It's Christmastime! And there's very little I enjoy more than DIYing things better than you can buy them. A prime example is: Christmas Crackers. Christmas Crackers cost a fortune, and all you ever get (usually anyway) are little garbagey trinkets that you'll never use again (that being said, I got an amazingly nice lipstick case … Continue reading DIY Christmas Crackers
Do you know I have famous sugar cookies? Well, I do. I made a bunch of batches for a friends' Buck and Doe and they were the best selling item of the whole bake auction! I used to make them all the time before I had kids, but they've been one thing that gets pushed … Continue reading Decorating Christmas Sugar Cookies
Christmas is in the air at my house! We're listening to Christmas music, baking Christmas cookies and making Christmas crafts! This week we made Toilet Paper Roll Figurines. I was so happy with how these turned out! (Shout out to our AMAZING babysitter who took the brunt of the work by doing the painting with … Continue reading Toilet Paper Roll Christmas Figurines
When we hosted Thanksgiving this year we made a gorgeous Thanksgiving Table Display. For our cutlery we used these napkin rings with fabric napkins. It was really nice to have the cutlery and napkins all ready to go, so there was less to do at the last minute. Bonus: they were so easy to make! And … Continue reading Toilet Paper Roll Napkin Holders
Family, Turkey, pumpkin pie, beautiful colours...I just love Thanksgiving! We hosted Thanksgiving this year for my husband's side of the family. I was very excited to be able to try out this Thanksgiving Decor Table Display. The supplies need to be prepared a bit in advance to let the spray paint dry, but I did … Continue reading Thanksgiving Table Setting
