Celebrate the beauty of upcycling with DIY and crafting projects to spark your imagination all year round. From handmade wedding decor, festival fashion and upcycling. There’s a craft project for everyone no matter what your skill level to make life that little more beautiful. For crafts that are brimming with colour search #PaigeJoannaDIY & stay tuned for monthly content within the Thrift Made Fun Community.
It's a gifting season, which is one of my favourite times of the year. I love choosing really personal gifts, and I often take a long time mulling over the perfect choice. If you are a maker or are looking for a creative gift idea for a loved one, you're in the right place. In this blog post is a list of Sewing and Craft Gift Guide ideas from small independent, and awesome brands that I love, let's get stuck in!
Continue ReadingIt’s no secret that I love second-hand clothing, and I particularly enjoy finding creative ways to upcycle old clothing to give it new life. In this blog post, I am upcycling old denim jeans with the Brother Skitch embroidery machine. It’s the perfect machine for adding creative sewing embroidery details to your projects. Let me explain how I use this amazing tool to breathe new life into old jeans.
Continue ReadingIt's been a while since I shared a sewing post on the blog, but hopefully, this is the start of many. In this post, I want to share how to draft and sew a sweatshirt pattern from an existing ready-to-wear sweater. I really love this sweater Willow has that I purchased secondhand as I love its oversized baggy sort of shape. It's a fun and rewarding project that I managed to whip up during nap time! In this post, I will guide you through the steps for creating your own sweatshirt pattern and sewing it up.
Continue ReadingIt's wonderful to see the rise in Punch Needle Embroidery within the crafting realm. A couple of years ago I released a Punch Needle video on YouTube for beginners showing how to get started. Since filming that I have developed my skills and practice and wanted a place to note down everything I have learned, to help those wanting to start punch needle. Continue reading to find out more.
Continue ReadingIn this month’s issue of Simply Sewing Magazine, I have a guest feature sharing how to create a Liberty Scrap Fabric Butterfly. The sewing tutorial is perfect for scrap fabrics and achievable by all sewing skill sets. It was also one of my first goes at quilting fabrics with my free-motion sewing machine foot. Continue […]
Continue ReadingBack back back again with a brand new product launch, I am super excited to share with you. Introducing the new Paige Joanna X Pigeon Wishes Summer Buttons collaboration. This launch includes larger and smaller size buttons inspired by my favourite things in nature. Continue reading to find out more.
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