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Despite the wintery weather reports, spring is just around the corner and so are the farmers markets!  Whether you are visiting the markets weekly for fresh foods, or stopping by a roadside stand on your way home from work, having a reusable bag with you is a must.  We’ve rounded up ten adorable patterns ranging from mesh to weekender styles …

Mod Podge is everywhere. Like everywhere!

Get your hands dirty with mod podge and use it everywhere in the house with this ultimate list of tutorials and ideas that range from beginner to advanced. Perfect way to get into this crafting medium. You are sure to find something that you like.

Mod Podge Tutorials.…

Katie from Made to be a Momma shows how to make these pretty fabric flower napkin rings.  The blooms are made of gathered fabric yo-yos, stacked and embellished in the center with a button.  You can make them from bits in your scrap bin.  Or, if you make a set of fabric napkins you could make these flower napkin rings from the …

The layering of tulle over satin makes this little girl’s skirt sparkle.  It’s a dressy skirt, but it’s actually a fairly easy one to make.  Liz from Simple Simon & Co. shows how.  She made the skirt for a Christmas outfit, but this is pretty for any special occasion.  It would be a pretty skirt for a little girl’s Easter …

Laura of “Laura Lee Burch” has an excellent tutorial for her “Needled Felted Carrot and Bunnies”.  This carrot bag is for carrying childhood treasures.  On Easter it will be filled with her cute bunnies made by you.  Laura has an extensive pictorial tutorial for you to follow.  She shows you how to create her Carrot bag and her bunnies.  You …

Rachel from Imagine Gnats shows how to make an office chair cushion with a removable cover.  She used a laminated cotton which is easy to keep clean.  A zipper on the back allows her to take it off should she need to wash it or perhaps replace the cushion inside.  Her tutorial is part of the Home Sewn series at Living …

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NeedleKnowledge is putting on their first Easter Egg Stitch Along. The Easter Egg pattern offers a number of new stitches for you to try out. You can turn the finished project into a puffy ornament by following their tutorial.  Download the free pattern and stitch along with your friends.…

Carolyn is a freelance marketing manager and a blogger on “Carolyn’s Homework”.  This was her third day of her paper Mache paste craft-a-thon and she came up with this darling “yarn bowl” with easy instructions.  I am seeing these in pastel yarns with a ribbon handle; as Easter baskets, too cute.  Thanks so much Carolyn for sharing this project …

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you lose track of your floss? Are you worried about not having enough of a certain color? Well, now you can keep track of your DMC floss with the XStitcher app for Iphone and Ipad.  This app allows you to keep track of your DMC floss, create a shopping list and allow …

Jelly Park digital stamps has a tutorial for making a fun pop up box card, perfect for a birthday, baby or congrats card!

-Heather…

Ravelry recently reached the milestone of having 4 million registered users (congratulations to them!) and they released some fun information about those users and their habits to celebrate.

There’s lots to see here, but I love that Iceland has the most Ravelers per capita (followed by Canada and the United States, Norway and Finland). The most knit pattern last year …

Becky from Patchwork Posse shows how to make a woven fabric accent you can add to just about any sewing project.  Use it on a pillow, or a pouch, or even garments.  She shows the one she made sewn into the front of a zippered pouch.  If you want to make one, too, she gives a link to a previously published tutorial showing how …

I don’t like my boots to be be loose, I like them snug. I had a great pair of leather boots and they were too wide so I thought I’d try making them snugger by making them lace up the side. Check out my tutorial on how to alter a solid pair of boots into lace up boots.…

Autie from iCandy Handmade shows how to make a hand towel bib smock.  It’s a baby bib that has the absorbency of a towel and the fit of a smock.  It has armholes that help it stay put and also provide extra coverage.  It’s open in the back, with a simple Velcro tab closure so it’s easy on, easy off.  A hand …

Jessica Christman creates tutorials for Factory Direct Craft and has this pretty “Felted Ball Spring Wreath Tutorial” for us to make. Jessica has been doing a lot of knitting this winter and has plenty of scrap yarn sitting at the bottom of her work basket and she recycled the yarn into this wreath.…

The arm knitting tutorials just keep coming! (See previous roundups here and here.)

This one is a photo tutorial series from Flax & Twine, which starts with casting on, then moves on to knitting, binding off and finishing projects. As usual, these instructions show how to work a knit cowl.

I like this tutorial for all …

I don’t want to offend anyone, but this looked to good to ignore. Obviously, you can make the trifle without the booze, but we adults like to indulge occasionally.

St. Patrick’s Day, to me, is really an adult holiday. Green and beer always comes to mind when I hear St. Patrick’s Day. I hated it as a kid, because I …

Michelle of “Molly Moo Crafts” lives in Ireland and is a graphic designer, wife and mom.  Molly Moo is a mum’s blog focused on craft – crafts for children, and crafts for parents, craft tutorials, design finds and fairies.  Molly Moo is a winner of ‘Best Craft Blog’ and ‘Best Designed Blog’ in the Blog Awards Ireland 2012 and 2013.  …

Dana from MADE shows how you can make a striped shower curtain out of a drop cloth.  A canvas drop cloth is an inexpensive source of yardage, and it comes in a piece wider than fabric you buy at the fabric store.  That’s helpful when you need an extra big piece of fabric, like you do for a shower curtain.  She painted …

Yes we all know quilled paper is dimensional so why not put it in a tiny box to protect it and then why not use it as a Birthday card? Pop on over to Instructables to see how to make this cute little box card.…

Please don’t think I am weird, but anytime I walk by the paint section at a store I am drawn to the paint chips. I just want to take one of each paint chip card they have. Am I alone in this?

Perhaps that is why I was so excited to find this craft, or perhaps I like it so …

Sometimes Girls like the boys stuff and vice -versa. I have no problem with my kids playing with toys aimed at the opposite gender. My daughter loves lot’s of “boys” thing but would probably draw the line at having a black Ninja party. This idea by Sew Can Do is a perfect blend of two genders. I love the pink …

This neon necklace was  made using Beans, black eyed peas to be exact. You will need a little patience to make this one as each bead/bean is hand glued into position. Who would have thought a Bean could look so good! If you find yourself in a mid afternoon hunger slump you could also much on it.  Full tutorial and …

Michelle from Handmade Martini shares a free pattern for a toddler’s winter hat with built in ear warmers.  The fleece hat fits snug around the head, with the bottom edge curved down to cover the ears.  The design is based on a hat that came with her daughter’s coat this year.  After the hat wore out from frequent use, she created a  …

Christina from Lincoln Street Blog is guest blogging today at Make It and Love It with a tutorial showing how to make this super cute rainbow placemat for St. Patrick’s Day.  An appliqued rainbow stretches across the placemat, with a pot of gold at one end.  The pot of gold is actually a pocket that you can use to hold cutlery - and …

This is a cool idea I’ve not seen before, adding patina to a copper jewelry blank and stamping on top, I’m going to have to give this a try. The Bombshell Stamps blog has a tutorial for making a lovely ombre effect stamped pendant.

-Heather…

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