Patent Pending Projects

Image: Patent Pending Projects "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it....

Image: Cub Scout Ideas The other night I watched a fantastic documentary called Brooklyn Castle , which told the story of five members o...

Image: poppy haus It seems that BBQ season is well and truly over. You could be forgiven for thinking last week that we were getting a...

Image: Free People BLDG 25 Blog Camping in this country can be really hit or miss. I say that, being very much a non-camper and extre...

Image: Well It's Okay I've mentioned before that my mother seems to be the only person I know who still prints out photos. Wha...

Image: 101 Woonideeën About a year ago, we bought a 4 in 1 jigsaw puzzle ( of a famous toy train character ) in the vain hope that our 1...

Image: Eco_Monster Security envelopes hold our lives in the balance. When the post arrives, we are greeted with one envelope giving u...

*As much as I would love to begin this post by leaping into the world of science and lay out plans, schematics and diagrams for building you...

Image: the little red house Is 1985's chart topping hit,  "Money's Too Tight (to Mention)" , a frighteningly accura...

Image: Doodle Craft The three greatest words any child needs to hear should be - 'I love you', but I'm pretty sure most of th...

Images: Chalk - minieco , Watercolour - Oh My! , Glue - minieco , Clay - Etsy{New York} Street Team The kids are back in school. Th...

Image: The Telegraph You might think it's a bit strange for me to suggest a project that involves having to light a fire in July. The...

So today is the longest day of the year. And it's raining...again. They say this is the longest day of the year but I think you'l...

Why does tea and coffee always taste better out of your favourite mug? Drinking tea or coffee is often a very ritualistic exercise and peo...

Image: gettyimages Father's Day rolls around again this Sunday and personally, I find it hard to define what that actually means. Bu...

This is my 100th post. That sentence sounds a lot like self congratulatory back slapping and in a way, it is. When I started this blog I n...

Here is a fun project that turns an old paperback into a wallet. I don't usually suggest ideas that involve tearing up books but in th...

It's another cold and dreary day in cold and dreary Ireland but hopefully, with today being the 30th of April, that's the end of the...

This project, found over at play and grow , appeals to 3 of my ongoing obsessions. Image: play and grow To start with, Evengy Kudryav...

I'm constantly finding little scraps of paper in my back pocket with hastily scribbled notes on them. Anything from shopping lists, pho...