Practical projects and tips for the backyard DIY fanatic
Kids’ Costumes Children love to dress up as their favourite characters from story books or movies. The good news from Rita Hill is that these kids’ costumes are so easy to make you won’t even have to touch a sewing machine. Basic materials scissors...
Pictures and prints add cheer and colour to your home, but they don’t always have to be framed and hung on the walls. Rita Hill showed how to use découpage to turn a plain timber tabletop into a stunning work of art. You will need A small table, old or new...
Aftershave – The French Alternative Jackie’s homemade aftershave is a great present for a bloke, and it smells good too! You’ll need 20 cloves 2 star anise 1 stick cinnamon dried rind of 4 limes 4 tbspns vodka mineral or distilled water Method Put...
Some of the most fashionable bathrooms these days feature wonderful bath mats made of wood. If your bath mat has passed its use-by date, just follow Rita Hill’s easy step by step instructions and make a new one. You will need 6 x 120cm lengths of pine dowel...
Are your nerves completely frazzled every time you go away on a family holiday? The trouble is that cars don’t have storage space for all the things kids need while travelling. Rita Hill came up with a perfect solution to this problem. She made bags to go over...
The whole family will have heaps of fun creating these wonderful handmade Christmas decorations. Rita Hill says they are really simple to put together, yet they add that special touch to a Christmas tree. Glitter Baubles corrugated cardboard roll, $4.95 from Lincraft...
Confetti – The French Alternative Paper confetti can be really messy, and it’s not such a good idea to throw rice at a newly married couple either. Although rice is a fertility symbol, when it is left lying around it can attract vermin such as rats and...
Decorative Throw Decorative throws are very much in vogue and they add a cosy touch to your living room or bedroom. But you don’t have to go to the expense of buying one. Instead, use your sewing machine, leftover furnishing fabric and Rita Hill’s...
Easy Drawing Have you ever been asked by your children to draw a person or an animal, only to have your drawing skills let you down? Don’t worry, using Rita Hill’s step by step instructions even the most ordinary artist can produce a masterpiece, and save...
Family Tree A shoe box in the bottom of the cupboard is no place for your precious family photographs – why not use them to put together your own family tree? It’s fun, and it’s really easy if you use the special fold-out family tree chart in the...