Hello From The Craft Cabin!
It's been a while and we wanted to say hello to all our fabulous crafters and introduce ourselves. You might know our faces from Facebook and Instagram or we might have met getting excited over new yarn in the shop! but let's get to the nitty gritty of what crafts we...
7 Easter Crafts We Love
With Easter coming up, we thought we might compile a list of all of our favourite Easter crafts for you to try out. They're fantastic for both kids and adults, so if you're feeling crafty this Easter, here's a few things to keep you busy! 1. Origami Bunny Garland...
Rico Spring Crochet Along!
Rico Spring CAL - beach party Welcome to the wonderful world of this years Rico Spring CAL!. Each week Rico are releasing a new pattern to make one of these gorgeous crochet figurines and we would love you to join us! You can download just the pattern or buy the whole...
5 Mother’s Day Cards for Kids
Show your appreciation this mother's day with a wonderful handmade card! Here are a few ideas for your little ones to help get their creativity flowing. 1. Pop Up Cupcake Card A unique and easy to make card, this cupcake card is so sweet with an included photo of your...
Purl For Preemies
Purl For Preemies: Make Hats For Premature Babies in the Cavan Maternity Department We are looking for knitting or crocheting volunteers who would be able to make some hats for premature babies. One of our lovely customers is making hats for the Cavan Maternity...
10 Quick and Simple Cards to Make for Any Occasion
Cards can be a wonderful way of expressing birthday wishes, saying thank you, or to celebrate special occasions. Though you could just as easily buy a readymade card, handmaking one yourself really adds that personal touch. Here are a few of our favourite card crafts...
5 St. Patrick’s Day Crafts
Saint Patrick’s Day is an important day for Irish folks, as it celebrates not only the life of our patron Saint Patrick, but also our heritage. So, we hope you’ll join us in commemorating such a big day with these festive Saint Patrick’s crafts! 1. Yarn Wrapped...
Your Kids Will Love These 5 Simple Valentine’s Crafts
Love is in the air this Valentine’s Day, and it’s a perfect excuse to get creative with these Valentine’s crafts. They’re all simple enough that your lovely little ones should have no trouble expressing their love of crafting this Valentine’s Day! 1. 3D Heart Card...
6 Crafts For Nursing Homes
Keeping seniors engaged and interested can be difficult particularly if they reduced dexterity. Here is a list of 6 fun and engaging crafts! 1. Mosaics Create something pretty and useful. A little help might be needed along the way but in the end they will have some...
5 Paper Flower Crafts to Put a Spring in Your Step
Paper crafting is one of the simplest yet versatile crafts out there. With such a low hurdle for beginners, it’s a perfect way to help your younger ones stretch their creative muscles. And what better way to welcome Spring than with some easy-to-make paper flower...
Alternative St. Brigid’s Crosses: No Rushes, No Problem
Cutting rushes (thick grass) in the field behind your house was a typical end-of-January activity for most rural, Irish kids. Next came the twisting and turning of those rushes into St. Brigid’s crosses. But if you can't get your hands on rushes, here we are showing...
Top 5 Kids Christmas Craft How-To’s
Here at The Craft Cabin we love to get kids excited about crafting and what better time to do this then Christmas!. Here are 5 of our favourite Christmas Crafts for Kids. 1: 3d Card Christmas Trees We often see different versions of this at CHristmas time beacuse it...
