I’ll be honest — I’m a bit in love with this one. The Polly Tea Dress is exactly the kind of pattern that makes you look at your fabric stash differently. You know those larger scrap pieces you’ve been hanging … Read More...
How to Color Highland Cow Stamps with Copics
This week on the blog I’m focusing on the newest popular animal trend and that’s the darling Highland Cow! They are popping up everywhere including our paper crafting products and so far this week I’ve shared hand made card ideas… Read More...
Robert Bradford’s Soft Toy Sculptures: Where Childhood Memories Meet Contemporary Art
Robert Bradford is a British artist renowned for his vibrant and imaginative sculptures crafted from recycled soft toys and other found materials. His “Toy Stories” series showcases life-size and larger-than-life representations of animals and humans, meticulously assembled from an array … Read More...
Taylor Swift Cardigan Knitting Patterns For Your Handmade Era
Let’s be honest, Taylor Swift has done more for the humble cardigan than most knitting magazines could manage in a decade.
What began with the cream cable-knit cardigan connected to Folklore has grown into a whole collection of album-inspired knitwear. … Read More...
Designer Spotlight: Siren Stitchworks
Siren Stitchworks has cross stitch patterns that feel like old samplers (and some of them are in fact historical reproductions) even when they are modern designs. They have patriotic patterns, biscornus, pop culture patterns and more so let’s take a … Read More...
Knit a Simple Pair of Shorts that Fits
Last year I shared a roundup of shorts knitting patterns over at Our Daily Craft, and it’s consistently one of my most popular posts this time of year.
What that post lacked, though, was any projects of mine, because I … Read More...
Free Shadow Knitting Blanket Patterns And Illusion Blanket Ideas
Shadow knitting blankets are the sort of projects that make people stop mid-sentence and say, “Wait… how did you do that?”
From straight on, many of them look like simple stripes, blocks or textured colour changes. Then you move to … Read More...
Free Soda Shop Minnie Mouse Embroidery Design Review
If you like embroidery designs with a retro cartoon feel, this Soda Shop Minnie Mouse design is a fun little freebie to grab. It’s by Method Man Designs and the listing for this design shows it at 2.85″ x 3.52″… Read More...
Free Felting Tutorial Friday: Needle Felted Robin
There’s something about robins that just feels comforting — that little pop of red breast, the soft curves, and the way they seem to appear when you most need a bit of joy. This week’s Free Felting Tutorial Friday celebrates … Read More...
4 FREE Disney Food Scrapbook Tile Die Cut Files
If you’re traveling to or have travel to any Disney theme park I’m sure you’ve taken lots of food and snack pictures. It’s just a requirement to try as many of the yummy and iconic treats as you can, right?! … Read More...
Learning about Sea Turtles and Turtle Printables
Sea turtles are a fun ocean creature that’s fun to learn about in summer, so let’s take a look at some learning activities related to sea turtles.
We love to start with the parts of an animal, and Homeschool Preschool… Read More...
15 Chunky Knit Cardigan Patterns for Cosy, Quick-to-Knit Layers
There is something deeply satisfying about knitting a chunky cardigan. The stitches are large enough to see your progress, the fabric feels wonderfully substantial, and you can often finish the entire garment far more quickly than you could with a … Read More...
Lemon and Tea Tree Exfoliating Sugar Scrub Cubes
If you love easy bath and body projects that still feel a little bit fancy, these Lemon and Tea Tree Exfoliating Sugar Scrub Cubes from CraftBits are such a lovely idea. They are fresh, practical, and perfect for those little … Read More...
Persian Tile Crochet Patterns That Turn Yarn Into Works Of Art
There are crochet blankets, and then there are those extraordinary crochet blankets that make you stop scrolling, zoom in and wonder how on earth someone managed to create all that detail with a hook and yarn. Persian tile crochet … Read More...
14 Cute Dumpling Crochet Patterns For Amigurumi Food Lovers
Let’s be honest, some crochet projects are useful, some are impressive, and some exist purely because a tiny smiling dumpling made from yarn is too adorable to resist. You can pop them into a dumpling basket for a fun gift … Read More...
Leggy Frog Crochet Patterns That Are Ridiculously Cute
There is something wonderfully ridiculous about a crochet frog with legs three times longer than its body.
A traditional amigurumi frog is cute, of course, but give that same frog a pair of dangling legs and suddenly it has an … Read More...
AITA for Not Wanting to Teach Sewing to Everyone Who Asks?
… Read More...Dear Crafty Readers,
“I’ve been sewing long enough that people now treat it like a personality trait instead of a skill.
Somewhere along the way, ‘you sew’ turned into ‘you should teach.’
Friends mention it casually. Family assumes it. Coworkers
Book Review: The Ultimate Sashiko Sourcebook
If you are drawn to the calm, graphic beauty of sashiko stitching, The Ultimate Sashiko Sourcebook is the sort of book that immediately jumps off the shelf. The cover alone is enough to make a stitcher pause for a proper … Read More...
12 FREE Highland Cow Digital Stamps
This week on the card making blog I’m celebrating the new popular “it” animal, the adorable Highland Cow. Earlier I posted some amazing cards featuring them (click here if you missed it) and today wanted to share some downloads … Read More...
Knit a Mosaic Shawl Inspired by Mythology
Sometimes when I’m scrolling through Ravelry a pattern will catch my eye as much because of the name as the look of the design (which is a little hard to see in those little thumbnails sometimes, anyway).
So it was … Read More...