Challenge ideas: Use your birth month colour, flower or stone as inspiration for a new project

March 23, 2018 by Laura Barnet in fun and inspiration

It's always nice to incorporate a little bit of personalisation into projects and with this challenge you can pick a colour, stone and/or flower to represent your birth month, or add a personal touch to a handmade gift.

Challenge ideas: Make something featuring the Chinese zodiac animal of the year: The Dog

February 17, 2018 by Laura Barnet in fun and inspiration

As part of the Happy Barnet Craft Challenge, our crafters are making something featuring the 2018 Chinese zodiac animal of the year, which is the dog. Here are just a few ideas for projects you can make with links to patterns, books and guides.