The humble biscuit really doesn't get enough press now that cupcakes are on the scene. Maybe biccies aren't as trendy as cupcakes but we grew up with them. They went hand in hand with cups of tea, birthday parties and packed lunches. Isn't it about time they got a little love? In the form of a rug?
This Custard Cream Handhooked Rug is the work in progress of cat-drawing Jim Medway, a comic artist with crafty skills.
You can see the rug's beginnings in an earlier post along with a natty little cat rug he made.
And you can find a useful How to Hook a Rug tutorial on good old WikiHow.
With the how to knowledge sorted the biscuity rug world is now your crumb-covered oyster. Will you go for wiping your feet on a chunky chocolate Bourbon, a funky Jammy Dodger or a sedate Digestive?
If you'd also like to foray into the world of handmade comics it's worth signing up to Jim's upcoming Comical Animal newsletter too. It promises to shove kooky animal tales into your inbox twice a month.
Biscuit rugs and animals who think they're people? It doesn't get much better.
If you're like me and books have taken over your humble abode then any kind of book shelf craft is going to turn your head. It's even better if the shelf is upcycled from something less useful. A book shelf from an old door sounds rather magical. Bring it on.
Kim Werker is a bit of a craft hero of mine as she writes, crafts, blogs and created the Mighty Ugly Project.
Her Upcycled Old Door Side Table is rather lovely. It is created from an old door and a few bits of spare two-by-four.
It puts me in mind of Professor Yaffle from Bagpuss, as if it's about to march off with whatever you put on it. Love it.
It's all gone to sea this week in the world of craft. Maybe I'm just seeing things but I'm pretty convinced there are tentacles coming out of the walls to drag me into the deep. I'm either going insane or I've been wandering through the hallowed halls of handmade we call Etsy again.
Witness the wonder of the Wall Tentacle. A papier-maché and wire wall adornment that puts the man-squeezing octopus into your home decor.
The sea-based sculpture is one of the many kooky cool offerings from Art Akimbo. Other bizarre but brilliant pieces include Nose Mustache Eyeglass Holders, a fridge face and probably least kooky a flying heart of gold clock.
The photo of the face magnets on the toaster is worth a look alone.
There of those of us who have a plinky plunky computer game theme tune in our heads while navigating a people-filled station at rush hour. We're the same people who long for a Triforce tattoo, and we're the people who see pairs of cherries joined at the stem and can't help getting that 'extra points' thrill. To these people I present the coolest pillow ever.
The Pacman Pillow started life on its way to being a fill beanbag chair but lack of material meant it fell short of perfect roundness.
Rather than go out of their way to get extra material, clever Instructabler Sunbanks created the Pacman Pillow.
It goes remarkably well wit the Pacman Ghost Beanbag Chair too.
Relax and put your feet up while you conquer level 5, my fellow gamer geeks.
The bean bag is a ubiquitous beast. You can find them lurking in all kinds of homes as squishy, mobile furniture that seems to fit in anywhere. Fancy crafting a bean bag that is big enough to slip into a snooze on? Of course you do.
The Bean Bag Sofa (which also serves as a bed) is an Instructables How To from Dan, one of the founders of the handy hands on website.
Grab bean bag beans, sturdy cloth, an impressive amount of velco and a sewing machine and get bagging some beans for the ultimate in bean-based home comfort.
Quite simply it's "the biggest baddest beanbag evah" and an offer of being shown how to create something with that kind of title is too hard to resist.
Your pillow is an important place. It's where you rest your noggin to drift off and dream up all those craft projects you will one day bring to life. Therefore you should treat your bed with the respect it deserves by getting some inspirational bedding on there.
I saw these Sleepyhead Pillows on Domestic Sluttery and immediately fell a little bit in love with them. Not only do they cater for the head of the sleeper but also the head of their furry friend and bedfellow.
The pillowcase cheekily reads "Instructions: place heads inside dotted lines for best results" across the top for those too sleepy to think for themselves too.
An inspirational use of embroidery and the perfect crafty present for snoozehounds everywhere.
Knitted furniture can sound all kinds of wrong as visions of baggy, badly sewn square-covered armchairs fill your head. That is until you see something simple, stitched and stylish and it completely changes your mind. This little knitting pattern does just that.
The Puff Daddy Stool from Pickles, a team of two Norwegian crafters, takes its inspiration from the rather more pricey Urchin Pouf from designer Christien Meindertsma.
It's a simpler, more affordable version that you can knit yourself holding three strands of yarn together for that chunky look.
The site also features a huge number of tutorial leading down paths of crochet, sewing and cupcakes.
Put your feet up on your knitted pouf and relax safe in the knowledge you are your own interior designer.
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