This one is pure baby-gift sweetness. The Honey Baby Bear Applique Machine Embroidery Design from BabyEmbroideryShop is a digital download on Etsy, and it’s marked as a Bestseller on the listing. Etsy also shows the shop with a 5 out … Read More...
Book Review- Scrappiness Is Happiness – Inside The Book
First Impressions While Flipping Through the Book
Some quilting books feel calm and minimal. Others feel like opening a box of bright fabric scraps that instantly makes you want to start sewing.
That was my first reaction when I started … Read More...
13 Modern Western Crochet Patterns for Line Dancers, Cowgirls and Horse Lovers
Line dancing fashion has changed quite a bit from the matching shirts and heavily fringed waistcoats many of us remember. Today’s modern line dancers are mixing traditional western details with comfortable jeans, flowing layers, vintage-inspired crochet and practical accessories that … Read More...
12 Quick Fingering Weight Yarn Knitting Patterns For Using Up Sock Yarn
Fingering-weight yarn is beautiful, economical and wonderfully versatile, but I’ll be the first to admit that it doesn’t immediately spring to mind when someone says “quick knitting project.” Fine yarn and tiny needles can make us picture complicated lace shawls, … Read More...
Free Labradoodle Digital Stamps for Card Making and Paper Crafts
If you’re a dog lover — and let’s be honest, most crafters are — Labradoodles are hard to resist. All that fluffy, curly fur, the permanently happy face, and that gentle, goofy personality… they make the perfect subject for handmade … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Saturday Review: Snood with Ears Beanie Hat Sewing Pattern (PDF)
Sewing Pattern Saturday is my way of spotlighting independent Etsy designers who are creating sewing patterns that are clever, wearable, and genuinely useful. These are honest reviews written from a real sewist’s perspective, focusing on how the pattern works in … Read More...
Peyote Stitch Ring Patterns: Tiny Seed Bead Projects You Can Finish Fast
Peyote stitch rings are the sort of tiny beadwork project that makes you feel wildly productive without needing a full weekend, a giant bead mat, or the emotional strength required to commit to a wide cuff bracelet. They are small, … Read More...
DIY Soothing Bug Bite Powder – A Natural Itch Relief Remedy That Works
If you’ve ever found yourself wildly scratching at a mozzie bite during family BBQs, camping trips, or while doing the washing line dash at dusk, you’re not alone. For years I kept a tube of store-bought anti-itch cream in the … Read More...
Free Shadow Knitting Dishcloth Patterns For Learning Illusion Knitting
Shadow knitting dishcloths are the perfect little “aha!” project.
They are small, useful, quick compared with scarves or blankets, and they let you test the whole illusion knitting idea without committing to six feet of scarf or a full baby … Read More...
DIY Teacup Lamp: How to Drill China Without Cracking It
Vintage teacups have a terrible habit of following me home from op shops.
One pretty floral cup becomes three, three becomes an entire shelf, and before long you are wondering whether anyone genuinely needs fourteen mismatched saucers. The answer is … Read More...
Freebie Friday – Free Printable Grungy Food Label Junk Journal Images
Oh this one is FUN.
This week’s Freebie Friday – Junk Journal Images is for anyone who loves a little grit, a little nostalgia, and a whole lot of personality layered into their pages.
We’ve stepped away from florals and … Read More...
How To Make A DIY Bench From Two Old Chairs
Old chairs are one of those things that seem to hang around forever, don’t they? One has a broken seat, another has a wobbly leg, and somehow they end up in the shed because we convince ourselves they are “too … Read More...
12 Free Treble Crochet Patterns That Practise One Main Stitch
There is something wonderfully satisfying about a tall crochet stitch. You yarn over, pull through those loops and suddenly your project has grown by what feels like half an inch. When you are used to inching your way through rows … Read More...
Make Your Own Sea Moss Gel
Make Your Own Sea Moss Gel is one of those projects that sits somewhere between kitchen DIY, wellness trend, and “I saw this everywhere online so now I need to know what the fuss is about.” The tutorial keeps it … Read More...
35 Handmade Happy Mail Ideas for Grandkids Who Love Getting Real Mail
There is something wonderfully old-fashioned about finding a real letter in the mailbox—especially when you are a child and practically everything else inside it belongs to the grown-ups.
A handmade card, tiny paper craft or slightly wonky drawing from Grandma … Read More...
How to Separate Embroidery Floss Without Making a Tangled Mess
There are a few tiny craft frustrations that seem wildly unfair for how small they are. One of them is trying to separate embroidery floss and somehow ending up with a knotty, twisted, slightly aggressive little bundle in your lap … Read More...
Creating and Using a Prefelt – Tutorial by Spry Whimsy Fiber Arts
If you’ve ever wondered how artists achieve those beautifully blended backgrounds and crisp surface details in their felted pieces, Spry Whimsy Fiber Arts has you covered. Their Creating and Using a Prefelt tutorial breaks down one of the most useful … Read More...
Craft Fair vs Etsy: Where Beginners Actually Make Their First Sales
If you’re thinking about selling your handmade sewing items, this is usually the first big question that pops up:
Should I start with a craft fair… or open an Etsy shop?
It sounds like a simple choice, but it’s … Read More...
Vintage Baby Jacket and Mittens Crochet Pattern Review
There is something especially charming about a vintage baby pattern, and this crocheted jacket and mittens set has all the details that make older designs so appealing. With its textured Afghan stitch, neat buttoned front, scalloped collar and matching ribbon-trimmed … Read More...
Classic Boy’s Aran Cardigan Knitting Pattern – A Timeless Vintage Knit For Little Ones
This classic boy’s Aran cardigan knitting pattern is a timeless vintage-style knit featuring beautiful cable texture, a cosy shawl collar, button front, and matching hat instructions. A lovely heirloom-style knitting project for children.
There are some children’s knits that never … Read More...