With all of the summer road trips and vacations we have been taking this summer, it’s sure to have been taking a toll on our vehicle tires. Keep these projects in mind before you take your car in for a tire change, or maybe you have a few spare ones laying around your yard. All 6 of these projects are … Read More...
Do you have a space you have been trying to find the perfect piece of art for? This great idea from Crafts by Courtney may be just what you are looking for. It would be so cute in a child’s room, or a playroom, maybe a game room or even a family room. You could make the numbers into … Read More...
No more Hamburger Helper for me. I’m ashamed, but it was an easy quick meal on a busy night when I was too tired to cook, but needed to feed my family. I stopped buying it and I have found a replacement that is better than the box meal.
Kevin & Amanda’s Recipes shows us how to make this hearty … Read More...
Before the kids head off for the first day of school, help them make one of these fashionable tags for their backpack.
Kristi from Lolly Jane created this printable project for her preschooler but I think the colorful chevron design will appeal to ll ages. It is easy when you download and print out the tag templates and then … Read More...
Tutorial: Itti Bitti Tag Blanket
Amy from And Sew We Craft shares a tutorial showing how to make her Itti Bitti Tag Blanket. It’s a fabric square backed with a soft nubby Minky, with tags of ribbon peeking out from the edges. It’s a good project to use up shorter lengths of pretty ribbon and scraps of Minky left over from making baby … Read More...
This sketch is perfect for highlighting one very special photo. use embellishments and journaling to support the story.
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Brittany is sharing a tutorial on how to make a Pom Pom Burger.
I love pom poms! They’re easy, fun and so super cute!
Tutorial: Fabric wrapped flip flops
I think I’ve fallen in love with flip flops this summer. They’re my footwear of choice for being out and about in the lazy days of summer, but they’re not exactly dressy. One O bBlog shows how you can create a more fashionable look for your flip flops by wrapping them with fabric. The fabric covers the cheap plastic straps … Read More...
If you have a solid stamp you can add multiple colors directly on the stamp using markers. Learn how to do a pretty water color look onto clear stamps with markers over on the Cat Pajamas stamps blog.
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Bozena Wojtaszek shows us the pomegranate that inspired her latest art quilt. As a work in progress, she called it kitchen landscape. Now a finished textile, Bozena is making Pomegranate Heart available as a print. I have the perfect spot in my kitchen for it. Visit Bozena’s Pantry Archives to see more of her lovely stitching.… Read More...
In case you haven’t checked out CraftArtEdu.com – a site started by Donna Kato a few years ago – you should! There’s plenty of offerings in clay and other media. There’s even some freebies here and there. Deb Hart has one for her scrap clay bangles. Considering how fabulous her work is you can be pretty sure this will … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrappy anchor throw pillow
Bev from Flamingo Toes shows how you can make this cute scrappy anchor throw pillow. The anchor applique is built from smaller scraps of fabric and is outlined with simple handstitching. This would be fun for a front porch or patio, wouldn’t it? It could also be cute accent for a child’s bedding set. Go to Flamingo … Read More...
So of course, cross-stitch doesn’t have to be really on cloth, right? I came across this wonderful tattoo blog where they have collected 10 examples of cross stitch on.. skin!
Each one of these are beautiful designs and are sure to give you ideas to make them on your own … fabric? Or maybe skin 
Which one of these designs … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy fabric headband
Sarah from Alice & Lois shows how you can make a fabric headband. The wider band will keep your hair back out of your face. The bottom is made from a fold over elastic, which will keep the headband fitting snug but is still soft enough to be comfortable. It’s a quick, easy project. Go to Alice … Read More...
Tutorial: Floral yoke top
Kate from See Kate Sew adds a punch of color and pattern to a button up shirt when she adds a contrast yoke. It’s an easy addition to make, and she shares a tutorial showing how to do it. A vintage fabric would be fun to use for this project. Go to See Kate Sew for … Read More...
This idea is for and instant room divider made from wool yarn on “Poppytalk”! Check out all 10 of the iKEA Catalogue ideas.… Read More...
Find out how to make a cool realistic looking brick background for your cards using a stencil, modeling paste and airbrushing over on the Wake up with Wendy blog.
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Tammy Tutterow shares how she made this stunning nature inspired collage shadow box using vellum, metal scrapbooking embellishments, stamping inks and more over on here blog. I love the dimension of the leaves, they look so real!
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Socks are so fun to knit, and if you’ve never tried them before, these striped socks from Mellywood’s Mansion are a good place to start.
They call for 8 ply yarn (she’s in Australia), which is usually called a light weight or DK yarn in the states and elsewhere the ply system isn’t used.
They use three colors, but of … Read More...
Ellen Foord from “made remade” has this delightful “Red, White, and Blue: DIY Hanging Yarn Art” for display to celebrate all the patriotic holidays. She has a step-by-step tutorial for us to follow and tells us that the expense of making this project is economical and it is durable outside. This would be stunning for St. Patrick’s Day in green, … Read More...