Instacrafting/ crafters and DIY

I set up an Instagram account a few  years ago and promptly forgot about it until some months ago and began browsing and got hooked enough to start posting, mainly about gardening.  I noticed some DIY crafting posts and began following them as I had always knit/sewed/made and done etc as many of my generation did because we had to , to look after a family and make ends meet. It was immediately very clear this new generation of crafters enjoyed the creativity and colour in each DIY project they did
My monks bench was vintage white with a pale grey stencil, after looking at the colour and style of Joanne Mooney whose blog and instagram  account A PROUD HOME has won followers and awards I stepped outside my comfort zone and went for Petrol in Colortrend paint and some mad colours in cushions
 of the plain greys I had originally intended!                                         



 Another award winning Blogger is Catherine Colton better known as Dainty Dress Diaries, Catherine had made a Pom Pom cushion in one of her Youtube videos, Joanne began making multi colored Pom poms and when I saw wool on sale in Aldi the idea of a brightly colored Pom Pom
cushion took shape and quickly became this technicoloured triumph

Catherine has a huge number of how to videos on her YouTube channel

Vintageirishkat, the clue is in the name

, all things vintage, craft orientated and some hilarious videos are the hallmark of this Instagrammer ,Katrina. These are some Christmas tea light holders made from sticks, which look fantastic and for free, Just one of many craft ideas !

 Wioletta Kelly of Abbeyfeale Interior Design and another Instagrammer craft and DIYer, these lovely gnomes are made from a Penny’s sweater!

 Next a UK crafter and DIYer with a huge following on her YouTube channel, these rust effect letters were inspired by one of her many how to videos, Kasie Barton.

Aileen from Shabby.ie for all things paint effects, moldings and decor ideas and live how to videos

Joanne Condon author of Furniture Crush, painting not just furniture but PVC doors and windows and would probably give yourself a coat of paint if you stood still long enough!

 These are just a short sample of some of the Bloggers and Instagrammers I look forward to seeing new posts from. Spring is in the air when we all look forward to refurbishing our homes and look for new ideas so give these ladies a look see on Instagram, you won’t regret it ( or maybe you will when you get hooked on DIY) 

I would tag everyone and make it simpler if I could but I haven’t got the hang of those technical thingys