Category Archives: DIY Crafts

17 Natural Materials To Make DIY Candle Wicks

12th April 2022DIY Craftsarticle, candle, DIY, medieval, tutorial, victorianLina

17 natural materials you can use to make your own candle wicks at home! Learn how to make your own candle wicks with natural materials. The following 17 natural DIY candle wicks are all natural, sustainable, non-toxic (not treated with chemicals like store-bought candle wicks), easy to make, cheap, readily available and of course work as wicks for candles and oil lamps! You probably have the materials for your homemade candle wicks lying around the house or you can simply collect them in nature.

I love to make homemade candles and oil lamps with DIY candle wicks! Continue reading 17 Natural Materials To Make DIY Candle Wicks →

How To Paint Shoes

17th February 2022DIY CraftsDIY, shoe, tutorial, upcyclingLina

Make your old shoes look new again with leather paint!

Painting leather shoes with leather paint is easier than you think! I hesitated for a long time to paint my leather shoes because I was afraid the color might not cover properly or look streaky. But the painted leather shoes turned out so well! Yay! My shoes look like new again. Continue reading How To Paint Shoes →

20 Ways To Make Homemade Natural Glue

27th April 2021DIY CraftsDIY, edwardian, flaxseed, medieval, resource, roundup, tutorial, victorianLina

In the past, glue was usually homemade and natural. There are so many alternatives to store-bought synthetic glues. You can make homemade natural glue with various natural ingredients like flour, gelatin, egg white, milk and tree resin. Continue reading 20 Ways To Make Homemade Natural Glue →

How To Make A Medieval Coil Candle – Tutorial

11th April 2021DIY Craftscandle, DIY, medieval, tutorialLina

Learn how to make an authentic medieval coil candle from scratch with beeswax and DIY candle wicks!

A medieval coil candle – also known as courting candle or candle by the hour – looks like a ball of yarn. And it basically is nothing else than a cotton string dipped in beeswax and wound into a ball of yarn. So all you need to make your own DIY medieval coil candle from scratch is beeswax and cotton string!

By the way, if you’re wondering why people in the Middle Ages made this unusual kind of candle: A medieval coil candle could be used as a kind of clock because it always took the same amount of time until a winding of the coil candle was burned. So a medieval coil candle was a timer and light in one! Continue reading How To Make A Medieval Coil Candle – Tutorial →

DIY Metal Dog Tag From Scratch

26th March 2021DIY CraftsDIY, dog, metal, tutorialLina

Make your own metal pet tag with sheet metal from scratch!

I like to use sheet metal to make my own jewelry and hair accessories. So I thought why not make a DIY metal tag from scratch for my German shepherd dog Khaleesi! Continue reading DIY Metal Dog Tag From Scratch →

DIY Black Beeswax Candles – Natural With Charcoal Powder

20th February 2021DIY Craftscandle, DIY, natural dye, tutorialLina

Make black beeswax candles with charcoal powder!

These DIY black beeswax candles are all natural and non-toxic. All you need for the natural black candles is beeswax, charcoal powder and cotton string for the DIY candle wicks! Continue reading DIY Black Beeswax Candles – Natural With Charcoal Powder →

6 Ways How To Make Candles – DIY Beeswax Candles

19th February 2021DIY Craftscandle, DIY, medieval, resource, roundup, tutorial, victorianLina

6 ways how to make candles with beeswax: dipped, poured, jarred, molded, and rolled with beeswax or beeswax sheets. Make beeswax candles from scratch at home with beeswax and DIY cotton wicks!

Learn 6 ways how to make beeswax candles from scratch at home! Homemade beeswax candles are eco-friendly, non-toxic and even have health benefits because beeswax candles purify the air while burning. Historically, there were different ways to make candles with beeswax. Since the Middle Ages, beeswax candles have been rolled, dipped, poured or molded. And today, you can also make DIY beeswax candles in jars or with beeswax sheets. Continue reading 6 Ways How To Make Candles – DIY Beeswax Candles →

3 Ways To Make A Natural DIY Easter Bunny With Straw Or Raffia

6th February 2021DIY Craftsbunny, DIY, easter, straw, tutorialLina

3 easy ways to make a natural DIY Easter bunny! All you need for the eco-friendly DIY Easter bunny ornaments is straw or raffia and natural twine.

These 3 DIY Easter bunnies are 100% natural and eco-friendly made with wheat straw (or raffia) and natural twine! They look cute as natural Easter decorations. Just add a hanger and use the natural Easter bunnies as ornaments. Continue reading 3 Ways To Make A Natural DIY Easter Bunny With Straw Or Raffia →

How To Make DIY Candle Wicks With Rushes – DIY Rush Candles

4th February 2021DIY Craftscandle, DIY, medieval, tutorial, victorianLina

Did you know that you can gather your own candle wicks in nature? Make your own wicks at home with rushes! You can use rush wicks for DIY rush candles and DIY rushlights.

DIY Beeswax Candle With DIY Rush Wicks DIY Rush Candle Tutorial — DIY Beeswax Candle With Rush Wick

Rushes have a long tradition as DIY candle wicks. To make your own natural candle wicks, just gather rushes and use them as DIY candle wicks! Rush wicks are even better than braided cotton wicks, in my opinion. You can use DIY rush wicks for DIY beeswax candles, DIY tallow candles, DIY rushlights and even DIY oil lamps! Continue reading How To Make DIY Candle Wicks With Rushes – DIY Rush Candles →

How To Make A Straw Hat From Scratch

26th January 2021DIY Crafts, Themes Across Eras18th century, DIY, edwardian, hand sewing, hat, medieval, resource, straw, tutorial, victorianLina

Learn how to make a straw hat from scratch with straw or grass!

In the Victorian era, straw hats were made from scratch: Straw or grass was cut, bleached and then braided. By the way, straw braiding was called straw plaiting or straw platting in the Victorian era. These straw braids were then sewn together to make DIY straw hats. Continue reading How To Make A Straw Hat From Scratch →