Rita Hill put some laundry pegs to good use in the kitchen. Using only wooden pegs, a length of timber and some glue, Rita made a handy rack for hanging bills, postcards, greeting cards, notes and all those wonderful artworks the kids bring home from school! You will...
Making and Mending
Yellow Makeover
This makeover is a classic example of how to extend adventurous colours from the house out into the garden. Don was driving along the street recently and noticed a house painted in fabulous colours. The owner had actually mixed the main brick-red colour himself,...
Decorating Eggs
Rita Hill visited Angie Wright to learn some of the finer points of egg decorating. Angie runs an egg decorating business from her duck farm at Oakville, New South Wales. Using a few simple techniques, Angie showed Rita how to make some stylish, low fat gifts for...
Homemade Shampoo – The French Alternative
Jackie French showed how to make an old-fashioned shampoo that is really good for your hair, because it does not contain harsh detergents. It’s also cheap to make and it smells gorgeous. Jackie says that some old-fashioned things are well worth preserving!...
Jungle Prints
At the moment it’s very fashionable to use animal print fabrics for furnishings and cushions. Rita Hill showed how to complement these fabrics with some jungle-style artwork. These fantastic prints are made using real leaves! You’ll need large leaves from...
Making a Pinata
It’s no wonder kids love pinatas – they’re colourful, full of lollies and they’re about the only things children are actually encouraged to break! The pinata is said to go as far back as Marco Polo, who discovered it in the Orient and...
One Mirror Three Ways
Rita Hill showed how to take plain mirrors and turn them into decorator statements using inexpensive materials such as rope, paint and feathers. Rope mirror medium-sized, round craft mirror with MDF (medium density fibreboard) frame 8 metres natural sisal rope hot...
Building a Dog Kennel
Scott Cam reckoned his best mate, Lizzie, deserved a beaut new home, so he knocked together this top doghouse. Lizzie’s kennel design has a number of simple features that make it easy to look after as well as long-lasting. The whole roof can be removed for...
