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.
To celebrate the lead up to Christmas I have put together 6 easy ways that you can embellish brown kraft paper for wrapping your presents. Kraft Brown paper is a more eco-friendly solution to wrapping but can be a little boring. I have 6 fun ideas that are super easy to make your gift wrapping parcels look great this Christmas.
Continue ReadingWith everyone spending more time at home, I thought I'd do an introductory blog post on crafts. Arts and Crafts are the perfect hobbies that can be done at home. In this blog post, I talk about 5 Easy Crafts you can get started with to keep you entertained at home.
Continue ReadingI am so excited to share my NEW clothing Woven Label Designs now available on Etsy. I started designing them back in January after feeling inspired to produce my own. It's been a long process to get them ready for launch but they're finally available to purchase. In this blog post, I'll show you the designs in more detail as well as how to sew them in. Keep reading to find out more.
Continue ReadingMy sewing journey is still in its early days and I am enjoying experimenting with different makes. Last month I went to Tilly and the Buttons studio for a t-shirt workshop. It was a great experience as I haven't sewn with jersey before this. From the workshop, I learned the skills to feel confident sewing jersey at home. In this blog post, I talk about my experience making a Handmade Tabitha t-shirt.
Continue ReadingIf you follow me on social media you'll have seen me share previews and updates on my fabric designs. I am pleased to announce they are finally available on Spoonflower, woohoo! In this blog post, I'll talk about my Paige Joanna Fabric designs and inspiration behind them.
Continue ReadingI'm back with another sewing make (look at me go)! This time it's the beautiful Tilly and The Buttons Bobbi pattern I have made into a teal corduroy Pinafore Dress. It was on my sewing table for 2 weeks and probably one of my most extensive makes to date. In this post, I will show some closer details and talk about my experience making it. I'll also mention some little tips I picked up whilst sewing as well as other pointers sewing corduroy. Keep reading to find out more.
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