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Anna from Plan B shares the pattern she used to create these floral skinny pants.  I was just out shopping today and fell in love with some skinny pants that sadly were made from a fabric thinner than what pants fabric should be.  I decided that I needed to just make my own.  Her free pattern is for a size …

1. How to make a felted mug cozy: no knit or crochet!

“One Crafty Mumma” hosted by Mel.  She lives with her husband and 2 children in Tasmania, Australia; created this nifty tutorial for her “felted mug cozy” for us to follow. It’s a simple tutorial on creating a mug rug using a felted garment – perfect for the non …

Here’s a pretty little project from Stampington and Company combining canvas, Gelatos and stamps for a mixed media wall hanging.

-Heather…

I like deserts of all types, but my very favorite one has to be cake. And any type of cake will do. Sponge cake, pound cake, sour cream cake. Cake, cake, cake. This free chart from Chez Mounette has me dreaming and drooling. Celebrate the goodness of cake by stitching it up today! Get the free chart.…

Fun food for kids continues this Friday with a froggy pancake breakfast. I must point out the strawberry tongue snagging the raisin fly. Clever, clever, clever. Find the how-tos HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.…

Becky from U Create shares a tutorial over at Riley Blake Designs showing how to make a swaddling blanket that fits in a car seat.  There are holes cut for the straps so baby can be wrapped up inside the blanket while riding in the car.  Get the tute at Riley Blake Designs.

[photo from U Create on Riley Blake …

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern for making her Summer Breeze Baby Dress.  It’s a simple sleeveless dress with a wide shoulder straps and a full skirt.  Though it is intended for summer wear, you could easily layer it over a long sleeved tee and leggings for colder weather.  The pattern will make a dress size 3-6 …

Friday is kid’s day here at Edible Crafts. Are you planning on trapping yourself in the car with any kids this summer for some road trips? If so, here are a few ideas for packing snacks.

Make road trip apple pies at Julie Vision in the Kitchen.

Make no-bake energy bites at Gimme Some Oven.

Find a few …

Kataryna Borders from Sew Chibi shows the Super Skirts that she made for her  daughters.  They’re superhero skirts that also happen to be super cute.  And, like all the clothes she designs for her girls, packed with super fun details that kids love.  The insignia on the front is actually a super pocket.  And on the back, a contrast overskirt …

Craft Passion creatively converted door knobs and door knob hardware into a set of candle stands – head over to her site for the tutorial.…

Well, more like 33. But an impressive roundup. Thank you for this collection of recipes for kids’ stuff, like chalk, bubbles, paint and play dough from around the web, Busy Kids = Happy Mom! Click HERE to go to them all. (Image above from Busy Kids = Happy Mom.)…

I feel compelled to mention my adamant refusal to go camping any time I have anything camping-related on this blog. My aversion to camping is a well-known, unchangeable part of my being. But. If I HAD to go camping, I’d go with Jill of Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons. Check out their awesome restored vintage camper and all …

Using watercolor paper and water color pencils can add a whole new dimension to your stamping. You can color in images or add color to backgrounds like with the pretty multicolored sentiment on this card from the Creative Chick.

-Heather…

Why, oh why did I not think of this cleverness? Dang. I’m glad someone did. Make marshmallow faux ice cream cones at Sugar Swings! Serve Some.…

How will you celebrate National Doughnut Day?

Will you…

…buy some doughnut art?

…make doughnut cake pops?

…make a doughnut cake?

…make chocolate covered doughnuts on a stick?

…make a doughnut dude?

…make rainbow doughnuts?

…get a free donut?

 …

In our modern world of e-mail and sharing on social media it’s always nice to receive a letter via snail mail. The question then becomes, how should I store it? Melissa Goodsell from One Crafty Mumma has one possible solution: this letter storage album made from envelopes and paper crafting supplies. You can use this for letters, postcards and …

ScanArtist, the Canadian photo scanning service, is now introducing printing services for scrapbook layouts from the comfort of your home. You can now upload your scanned scrapbook pages and have them printed for $1.99 for a 12×12 page. ScanArtist offers flat rate shipping, and can be used from any location in Canada except Quebec. Click here for more details.…

Sunglasses are my favorite accessories purchase each year! I can’t even count how many pairs I buy, because I lose them frequently. But if I had a pair of statement shades like these ones from Mother Crafter, I’d probably hold on to them a little tighter. You can get the tutorial on how to make your own shades here…

If you have a little one and are looking for an easy way to help them “wrap” their Father’s day present why not let them go to town and decorate a standard brown paper bag. Pop on over to the blog Keep Calm and Craft on for the full tutorial on brown paper bag gift bag decorating (and book review …

You can find a free pattern for these awesome Pleasant Pathways Shorts over at Janome + Annia Maria, a collaborative page from Anna Maria Horner and Janome.  Her Pleasant Pathways Shorts are fairly dressy shorts, with darts to shape them and an invisible side zipper.  They’re embellished with rows of decorative stitching in contrast thread.  The pattern comes in sizes …

Justine from Sew Country Chick blogs in the 30 Days of Sundresses series hosted by Melly Sews with a tutorial showing how to make a strapless hi-low sundress.  She shows how to draft the pattern and then how to sew it up.  Go to her tutorial.

[photo from Sew Country Chick]…

“Home Heart Craft” is hosted by Honor a working (@ home) mother of two kids. She tries to bring you tutorials that cost a little and reaps so much pleasure.  I found this darling sparkle felt Envelope Clutch that Honor said can be made in (10 minutes or less!) so let’s all take her up on her claim.  You can …

Stephanie from Henry Happened shows how she adds temporary designs to her jeans.  The designs will stick around for one wearing and then wash out in the laundry.  Go to her blog for the DIY.

[photo from Henry Happened]…

World Wide Knitting in Public Day has expanded through the years from a couple of days to now more than a week. This year’s event celebrating knitting outside the home is taking place from June 8 through the 16 with all sorts of events happening all over the world.

Click on the website linked above to search for events in …

The Resin Crafts blog has a cool tutorial for making jewelry with clay and stamps. They’ll show you how to color the clay , stamp it , add some bling and place it in a bezel for some terrific wearable art.

-Heather…

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