7.2K                                               How To Make A Simple Bee Water Station For Your Garden Welcome to Craft Invaders. We love to think up quirky craft ideas so you don’t have to! We take the Privacy of our visitors to Craft Invaders very seriously. Our Privacy Policy sets out how we use and protect information given to us. Craft Invaders is a participant in the Amazon Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Read more on our...…7.2K                                               How To Make A Simple Bee Water Station For Your Garden Welcome to Craft Invaders. We love to think up quirky craft ideas so you don’t have to! We take the Privacy of our visitors to Craft Invaders very seriously. Our Privacy Policy sets out how we use and protect information given to us. Craft Invaders is a participant in the Amazon Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Read more on our...WW…

15K Support the bees in your garden while adding a pop of colour, with our DIY bee water station.     Disclosure: I am delighted to be working with Bostik as a Bostik Blogger. Each month the Bostik Bloggers create a craft that our readers can easily re-create at home. This month I am using Bostik Power Repair Ultimate Strength Glue.   All living things need water, and bees are no exception. As well as drinking it themselves, bees also gather water to take back to their hives and nests. Here, the bees use water to dilute honey, regulate humidity, feed larvae and cool the hive....…15K Support the bees in your garden while adding a pop of colour, with our DIY bee water station.     Disclosure: I am delighted to be working with Bostik as a Bostik Blogger. Each month the Bostik Bloggers create a craft that our readers can easily re-create at home. This month I am using Bostik Power Repair Ultimate Strength Glue.   All living things need water, and bees are no exception. As well as drinking it themselves, bees also gather water to take back to their hives and nests. Here, the bees use water to dilute honey, regulate humidity, feed larvae and cool the hive....WW…

2.5K This simple tutorial shows you how easy it is to dye egg shells using materials found in the kitchen cupboard. Easter is approaching, and I see lots of images of gorgeous dyed pastel eggs both online and in magazines. The good news is there is no need to buy an expensive chemical dye kit to make coloured eggs for Easter. Most homes will have everything you need in the kitchen, and if you don’t, they are readily available at your local food store.     Our dyeing eggs’ method works equally well on broken pieces of shell, blown eggs and hard-boiled eggs. You can also use it to...…2.5K This simple tutorial shows you how easy it is to dye egg shells using materials found in the kitchen cupboard. Easter is approaching, and I see lots of images of gorgeous dyed pastel eggs both online and in magazines. The good news is there is no need to buy an expensive chemical dye kit to make coloured eggs for Easter. Most homes will have everything you need in the kitchen, and if you don’t, they are readily available at your local food store.     Our dyeing eggs’ method works equally well on broken pieces of shell, blown eggs and hard-boiled eggs. You can also use it to...WW…

11.8K These concrete candles are made using part used pillar candles and homemade moulds. They are a great way of trying out candle making without spending a load of money on equipment.     There are three things to consider when choosing a homemade mould for candle making. Firstly, is the frame strong enough to support the weight of the wax without collapsing? Secondly, can it cope with the heat of the melted wax? And finally, will you be able to remove your finished candle from its mould without damaging it.     I use cardboard tubes and plastic bottles for my homemade...…11.8K These concrete candles are made using part used pillar candles and homemade moulds. They are a great way of trying out candle making without spending a load of money on equipment.     There are three things to consider when choosing a homemade mould for candle making. Firstly, is the frame strong enough to support the weight of the wax without collapsing? Secondly, can it cope with the heat of the melted wax? And finally, will you be able to remove your finished candle from its mould without damaging it.     I use cardboard tubes and plastic bottles for my homemade...WW…

1.8K Tea bag firelighters are a genius way to re-use old tea bags and use up odd ends of candles. – This fab recycling tip came from one of my readers.     I never knew tea bag firelighters were a thing until one of my readers mentioned them. The comment was written on my post How to make homemade firelighters from recycled materials. They wrote, “We drink lots of tea from teabags, which don’t compost. I “flatten” and dry the teabags thoroughly and save all my candle ends in a tin can which, when nearly full, I heat in a pot of simmering water until the wax is liquified. Then I...…1.8K Tea bag firelighters are a genius way to re-use old tea bags and use up odd ends of candles. – This fab recycling tip came from one of my readers.     I never knew tea bag firelighters were a thing until one of my readers mentioned them. The comment was written on my post How to make homemade firelighters from recycled materials. They wrote, “We drink lots of tea from teabags, which don’t compost. I “flatten” and dry the teabags thoroughly and save all my candle ends in a tin can which, when nearly full, I heat in a pot of simmering water until the wax is liquified. Then I...WW…