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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 …

First I want to apologize again to those that were offended by yesterday’s post. I did place an apology on that post and renamed the dessert.

Here is a great dessert that you can make with the kids! So easy! Quick trip to the market to purchase the ingredients and let the fun begin. Jessica Weible has the recipe on …

Maybe I am drawn to this project because I love quilting and fabric. I also hate the idea of throwing fabric scraps, no matter how small they are, and this is a great excuse to save them to be used in a piece of art.

Karin, from Leigh Laurel Studios, explains how her and her daughter save scraps and …

I love ginger, I love ginger tea, I love ginger chocolates so soaking myself in Ginger really does appeal to me.  triedandtrueblog.com shares this simple recipe to get you started with a love for ginger. Ginger can help kick cold symptoms to the curb with it’s natural healing powers.…

Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how you can make a dry-erase coloring placemat to help keep the kiddos occupied while you’re getting dinner together.  You could also take it with you to restaurants to keep the little ones entertained while waiting for your food to come.  Her tutorial is part of the Home Sewn series, hosted …

RaeAnna from Sewing Mama RaeAnna shares a tutorial at The Sewing Rabbit showing how to add a hood when making a t-shirt.  She used Cuddle fabric to make it extra warm, and added a faux button tab at the collar just for kicks.  You can make the hood pattern by tracing around a hood that fits.  Or, if you’re making one …

Tired of fishing around in your purse to find a pen or your phone?  Moe from Five Sixteenths shows how you can make a purse organizer out of a couple of placemats.  This is such a smart idea!  And easy to make, too.  Just fold and sew your pockets and make yourself an organizer.  It just rolls up and slides into …

The Alley Way Stamps has a cute carrot and sentiment digital stamp to download for free, so cute for Easter and spring cards! Hurry though and grab it, not all their freebie are free forever.

-Heather…

If you’re in the market for a dedicated photo printer, Kerri Bradford has posted a comparison of the Canon Selphy and the Epson PictureMate. These two self-contained mini printers bot print 4×6 photos. Kerri gives a bit of technical background on both printers, explains the pros and cons of each and then shows a side by side comparison of …

You probably didn’t think of TicTacToe for church – but you might want to!  We’ve all seen those ‘church babies’ for little girls and the ‘church books’ for tots to keep them occupied and quiet during church or other such times.  Well, a little boy (or girl) might enjoy a silent board game – or mom and dad might be …

Harri at Vanilla Craft Blog has some help if you’re new to Photoshop. She uses sketches to illustrate basic concepts like layers, selecting, transforming and saving files. There are some really good tips here, so go check her out. Click here.…

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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.…

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