I rarely understand why something becomes a trend in crafting. Gnomes and geese are both cute I guess, but I never thought we’d be making them for all seasons. (See, for example, this collection of gnome knitting patterns, or … Read More...
20 Things to Buy at Thrift Stores for Crafts: Your Bargain Price Cheat Sheet
There are two kinds of thrift-store regret. Buying something you never use, and leaving behind a beautiful $3 candlestick because you couldn’t think of a project quickly enough.
Then, three weeks later, you find the perfect tutorial. Naturally.
When you … Read More...
Homemade Toothpaste Tablets for a Zero-Waste Bathroom
If you’ve ever tried to squeeze the very last smear of toothpaste from a tube, rolled it from the bottom, folded it in half and then attacked it with the handle of your toothbrush, you’ll understand why toothpaste tablets have … Read More...
Pattern Review: Granny Dots Crochet Bucket Hat Pattern
There is something wonderfully cheerful about a crochet bucket hat, especially when it has that granny-style texture that makes us all say, “Oh yes, I could make that in five colours from my stash.” And let’s be honest, any pattern … Read More...
Free Printable Grungy Halloween Gift Tags
There is something wonderfully satisfying about finishing a handmade Halloween gift with a tag that looks as though it has been pulled from an old witch’s cupboard.
These free printable grungy Halloween gift tags are designed for anyone who loves … Read More...
10 Halloween Table Centrepieces You Can Make Yourself
A Halloween table doesn’t need to disappear beneath a mountain of plastic spiders to feel festive. Sometimes a little haunted house, a pumpkin filled with flowers or a few softly glowing lanterns are enough to make an ordinary dinner feel … Read More...
Kent Rollins Cowboy Chili: A Hearty Dinner With Our 6 Easy Side Dishes
Some dinners need three pans, a carefully timed oven schedule and someone willing to wash up afterwards. A big pot of chili feels much more forgiving. Put it in the middle of the table, bring out a few toppings and … Read More...
Ina Garten Egg Salad Recipe: Creamy Tartines and Easy Lunch Ideas
Egg salad is one of those lunches we sometimes forget about until we have a few boiled eggs sitting in the fridge. Then suddenly it sounds like exactly what we want. Creamy filling, decent bread, perhaps a little greenery on … Read More...
Free Vintage Halloween Digital Stamps for Card Making and Paper Crafts
There’s something about vintage Halloween that just feels right. Not the overly gory stuff — I mean the charming kind. Smiling pumpkins, old-fashioned witches, classic ghosts, and those nostalgic typography sentiments that look like they came straight from a 1920s … Read More...
Free GO! Diamonds in the Rough Wall Hanging Pattern
The GO! Diamonds in the Rough Wall Hanging Pattern shows just how dramatically clever colour placement can transform a traditional quilt block.
Designed by Lissa LaGreca of Lovingly Lissa, this 30-inch square wall hanging uses the GO! Double Star 10-inch … Read More...
Book Review Christmas And Winter Embroidery Patterns by De-ann Black
If you enjoy seasonal stitching books that give you lots of smaller motifs to play with, Christmas & Winter Embroidery Patterns by De-ann Black looks like a fun one to keep nearby once the weather starts turning and the festive … Read More...
Frozen Aperol Spritz Ninja Slushie Recipe
A bright, bubbly grown-up slushie that tastes like an Italian holiday in a glass
There’s something about an Aperol spritz that just lifts your spirits. Maybe it’s the colour, maybe it’s the fizz, maybe it’s the reminder that it’s okay … Read More...
Designer Spotlight: Inkspire Studio Shops
Inkspire Studio Shops offers cross stitch patterns as well as tons of different stitch minders, scissor charms and thread organization tools.
We’ll get to all that, but since we’re mostly here for the patterns, let’s start there.
All of the … Read More...
Easy Pico de Gallo Recipe: Fresh Tomato Salsa Without the Watery Mess
A bowl of fresh pico de gallo can make a very ordinary dinner feel a little more exciting. Tomatoes, onion, coriander, chilli and lime come together into a colourful salsa that is lovely piled onto tacos, spooned over nachos or … Read More...
10 Fall Pet Scrapbook Layout Ideas
Vicki’s darling doggie design uses strips of Fall pattern papers in three sections to spread out the color. In the center are the two photos, hanging die cut leaves and letters to spell out the title along with some pumpkin … Read More...
Book Review: Knit an Heirloom Blanket
It’s kind of coincidental that I recently posted about patchwork blanket knitting patterns right before reviewing a book that makes a patchwork blanket, but this one would also be a great choice if you’re looking to bust some stash and … Read More...
Fall Sensory Ideas for Kids
A few years ago I shared some pumpkin themed sensory activities for kids, but I wanted to get a little more general and do some fall sensory ideas that can take you from Halloween al the way to Thanksgiving. … Read More...
How To Stamp Your Nails – Nail Stamping Review
Nail stamping is one of those clever beauty craft ideas that looks far more complicated than it really is. At first glance, patterned nails can seem like something you would only get from a salon, but this CraftBits tutorial shows … Read More...
DIY Hanging Witch Hat Lights With a Magical Waterfall Glow
There is something wonderfully witchy about a hat floating in midair, especially when a shower of tiny golden lights hangs beneath it. It is Halloween decorating with a little less fright and a little more enchanted cottage.
These DIY hanging … Read More...
DIY Halloween Sock Candy Favours: A Sweet Gift With Cosy Socks
Halloween treats are lovely, but Halloween treats tucked inside a pair of cosy socks? That’s a little gift with something to enjoy after the chocolate has disappeared.
These easy Halloween sock candy favours turn new fuzzy socks into colourful gift … Read More...