Paige Joanna

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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.

Crafts

How to draft and sew a sweatshirt pattern

It'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.

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Punch Needle Embroidery For Beginners

It'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. 

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Simply Sewing Magazine Liberty Scrap Fabric Butterfly Tutorial

In 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 […]

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Paige Joanna X Pigeon Wishes Summer Buttons Collaboration

Back 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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Sewing Plans & Me-Made Outfits

This year my goal is to sew a lot more garments for myself and wear more me-made outfits. In this blog post, I thought I'd share some of my sewing plans for 2022 and other skills I'd like to develop. As well as my plans I'm sharing some of my current favourite me-made outfits that I'm loving on repeat. Continue reading to find out more.

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The Differences Between Cricut Machines & Which One Do You Buy?

This is a long-overdue blog post all about the Differences Between Cricut Machines and which one do you buy. I talk about the machine features including a handy infographic with comparisons of the Cricut Joy, Cricut Explore Air 2, and the Cricut Maker machines. Continue reading to find out more and get my personal insight into each model.

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