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My son loves party blowouts, but I’d never thought about trying to make them myself until I saw the easy tutorial on A Tasteful Riot. Her mini party blowouts are made with paper straws, tissue paper, and glassine bags or wrapping paper. In addition to being cheaper than purchased blowouts, they could be customized to perfectly match your party’s … Read More...

It is pretty much a given that if you have a piece of silver in your collection, it will tarnish.  There is not a lot you can do to prevent it from happening, but there are things you can do to help clean it up.

These 10 great tips are just a drop in the bucket of options you can … Read More...

I’ve grilled steak in the rain and snow. The only time I don’t grill is if I can’t get through the snow or I run out of propane. I’ve tried cooking the steak in the oven before and it just isn’t the same. This could make the difference.

Reesa from MommaLew.com was a guest blogger for It’s Yummi and she … Read More...

Another two photo sketch today!

Francine

 

Vernell

 

 

 

Follow our linked names to get more info and detail shots of our pages.

Leave a link to your layout if you use the sketch!… Read More...

This Crystal tutorial shows you how to make crystal Earrings using Quartz. These ones are a little extra special as they are dipped in gold foil. Very elegant very stylish. Full tutorial here.… Read More...

The latest special issue from Interweave, called Enchanted Knits, recently launched, and from the look of things it’s a lovely collection inspired by fairy tales and other fantastical stories.

The magazine offers 27 projects in four themes: Ordinary in the Extraordinary, Sinister, the Classics and Nature’s Magic. You can check them all out at the link above or get … Read More...

Everyday there are more and more glass enthusiasts making tutorials for fused glass. It’s fun to see what inspirations are out there. Today I found a video on making fused glass hearts. Very easy to do…I found this video through a web site in England (don’t you just love the “World Wide Web?), Ju-San. The creator is Dee. The … Read More...

Free pattern: Endearing Elephants mama and baby softies

These mama and baby elephant softies are sooo sweet!  They’re a free project from Camelot Fabrics, designed by Jessica from Sweetbriar Sisters.  This would make a sweet gift for a baby or small child!  And how neat would it be to make parent and child elephants to represent all members of … Read More...

I love these adorable bugs! Amanda, from Crafts By Amanda, explains how to turn an ordinary plastic spoon into a colorful bug sitting on a branch using just a few basic craft supplies. I think I will try making these for my grandkids who are afraid of bugs. These cuties just might help them conquer that fear.

Learn how … Read More...

Jessica’s “Clock for Kids” is one of the cutest and cleverest ideas I have seen for kids.  For the complete tutorial with a supply list and free patterns get over to “cutesy crafts” and make one for your favorite little one.  Due to schedule changes; all of the pieces are attached with Velcro to be interchangeable.  Wow Jessica this is … Read More...

Awesome Etsy sales can turn your hobby into a business in weeks! Everything Etsy is such a great resource for those of us with etsy shops, or that want to sell our handmade goods.

 

Everything Etsy is sharing 5 tips for awesome etsy sales, which is a great read! -5 Tips for Awesome Etsy Sales – EverythingEtsy.com.… Read More...

Tutorial: Lace insert t-shirt

Gina Michele shows a fun t-shirt hack.  She slices it down the side and inserts a lace panel.  The lace is a fun detail and extra fabric at the side will also give a fitted t-shirt a looser fit.  (If you’re worried about the side of your bra showing through the lace insert, just layer a cami … Read More...

Tutorial: 30-minute little girl summer dress

Preethi at WIDI shows how to make this pretty summer dress for a little girl.  It has an empire waist bodice and thin shoulder straps that tie at the back.  It’s actually a variation of her Mela Summer Dress pattern she shared a couple of weeks ago.  Her Mela Summer Dress is a free pattern and … Read More...

Learn how to get an old fashion sepia tone to your stamped images with alcohol markers, Spectrum Noir has all the details.

-Heather… Read More...

Here’s a picture tutorial for a tiger skin cane (what got used to make the nifty beads pictured above I’m betting). Animal skin patterns are often fairly straightforward canes to make and are forgiving of reducing and asymmetry. Tiger and zebra are similar layouts. Cheetah, leopard, and giraffe are made with dots or eyes instead of the stripes.… Read More...

Free pattern: Wrapped crop top you can wear three ways

Nicole from The Felted Fox shares a free pattern for a wrapped crop top that you can wear three ways – tied in the front with long sashes, tied in the front with a bow, or (my favorite) crossed across the front and tied at the back.  You can make it from … Read More...

Tutorial: Christmas gift card mini stockings

Bev from Flamingo Toes shows how you can make these fun Christmas mini stockings.  They’re just the right size to hold a gift card or a bit of folded money. Add some hanging loops and they’d also make cute Christmas ornaments. Or, make a bunch of them to use for an Advent calendar.  Get the tutorial at … Read More...

Video tutorial: Fabric wrapped bangle bracelets

Sarah Hearts shares a video tutorial showing how you can make these fun fabric wrapped bangle bracelets.  They’re a great project for using up strips of fabric left over from previous projects.  Somehow my scrap bin seems to attract long skinny pieces of fabric. You could also pick up a jelly roll of precut fabric and have … Read More...

Learn how to make these lovely flowers from coffee filters and dye using this tutorial from Adventures in Making! I think these hand dyed flowers are pretty perfect for Summer!

Get the DIY here- Hand-Dyed Paper Flowers.… Read More...

Are sharks the next trendy thing? The silly (and soon to be cult classic??) “Sharknado” movie is certainly trendy, I think a sequel is even on the way and Wonderstrange is paying tribute with a funny “shark ate my homework” free digital stamp to download. If you know a teen boy this would make a great card for him!… Read More...

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