Transform your wall into a starry sky with Anna Alicia’s super-easy and stash-busting wall hanging tutorial.
Author: Anna Alicia
Anna Alicia
Anna is a designer, maker and craft writer based in London. She is passionate about eco-ethical, handmade projects and creating unique makes that you will love forever. Find her latest designs over on Instagram @aalicialondon.
Get scrap-happy and mix and match pastel prints for this patchwork shade! Learning how to make a lampshade is a really useful skill to have – a DIY lampshade is a quick way to add some handmade style to any room. It also comes in handy if you’re struggling to find a lampshade that coordinates with your home decor. If you’re making your own curtains, cushions or bed sheets and you have a bit of fabric left over, you can use it to create this patchwork DIY lampshade design created by Anna Alicia. This is a great project to make…
For foodie folks, December means plundering the spice rack, digging out the Christmas cookie cutters and generally indulging in extra time in the kitchen. We think this calls for suitably jolly accessories, and a llama apron definitely fits the bill. The playful print, pom pom trim and contemporary flashes of mint add modern retro vibes that make this easy-sew set fun to create. Use your apron to add a festive feel to your kitchen, or give as a gift – if you can bear to part with it. This cute llama apron pattern created by Anna Alicia was first featured…
Can’t find a duvet cover to match your bedroom interior style? In this tutorial created by Anna Alicia, we’ll show you how to make a duvet cover step by step! This pattern is for a single duvet cover. To make a double duvet cover you may need to search for an extra-wide fabric. Once you’ve given this pattern a try, you’ll soon be making duvet covers for every bedroom in your home! You can also use this tutorial to learn how to make a duvet cover from sheets if you don’t want to splash out on new fabric. Complete the…
This has been the year of the face mask. Hard to imagine at the beginning of 2020, but these are now an essential part of out daily lives. We hope you have already made a good supply of these for your friends and family – take a look at our How to make a face mask article if you are still after patterns and tutorials to craft these for everyday wear. But what about if you want to jazz up your look, Christmas face mask style? Top your head with a Santa hat (we have the Santa hat knitting pattern…
Bring colour to your wardrobe by sewing your own floral garland necklace! This easy sewing project is a great way to use up leftover scraps of fabric from other projects or upcycle material from old clothes. Download the templates here. Read on to learn how to make a fabric necklace…
Boost your mood with our beginner-friendly home sewing idea! Swap out the fabric colours for your favourite shades or go full-on rainbow and adapt this pattern to include all the colours of the rainbow. Which fabrics do you need? To make this cushion here are the full fabric notes: Fabric A: 45x55cm (18x22in) (yellow) Fabric B: 35x35cm (14x14in) (blue) Fabric C: 25x20cm (10x8in) (pink) Medium-weight canvas: 90x110cm (36x44in), for the lining and backing If you want to recreate the colours we’ve used then we’ve used fabrics from the Kona Solids collection by Robert Kaufman. Grellow. Ref: K001-476 Slate. Ref: K001-1336…