The Sky Goodies DIY and Craft Blog

Christmas is to the year, what Sunday is to a long work week... especially this monumental year, 2020. One of my favourite parts of Christmas is the 'decking the halls' bit! So I wanted to share with you, our recipe for making a bright green and red DIY Christmas Wreath from coloured paper. It's one of the easiest ways to make a paper Christmas wreath that will last you through the month, and for more seasons to come if you care to store it. Watch the video tutorial and happy crafting!

Staying home over the past few months of the Coronavirus lockdown, the monotony of balancing household chores was my not-so-loved companion. Home had also started looking the same, for like, forever, now. It turns out, though, that the urge for a break led me to revisit some of my favourite crafts from ages ago, in particular, making paper flowers. On a rainy weekend afternoon, when we Mumbaikars huddled in our homes while the skies turned liquid, I got out my craft wire, glue, and secret stash of tissue paper (that is never to be used as the makers intended), to make some tissue paper roses....

Making and binding tiny mini books, is one of our favourite things to do. :) Many a time, when I get too stressed out, or have too many thoughts in my head, I do this. Sometimes by myself, sometimes with my 11-year-old daughter. I always emerge an hour and a couple of mini-books later, with a much calmer mind, a smile on my face and gloriously grubby hands from which Fevicol can be removed layer by layer - so oddly satisfying!  First we take out our stash of mini books - stored in one of our Sky Goodies book-shaped-boxes. We'll ogle at...

"Why should I make?" is a question many ask. Well, why should you not have fun? No matter what age you are, you're never too old to treat yourself to a bit of fun and joy! Read on to find out what happens when you take some time out to make something, by yourself or with others. And how it's really great for kids, too!