The 8th Annual Stitch Rock Indie Craft Fair and Bazaar is only 3 weeks away!
Stitch Rock is South Florida’s largest annual indie craft fair & bazaar bringing back
old school crafting techniques with new school flare! With over 80 … Read More...
Your kids can learn to crave Broccoli. Here is how..
If there is one vegetable that is loathed in our household, it is the humble broccoli. I am not sure what it is about this vegetable, but our kids hate it and don’t want to touch it. I believe that … Read More...
Holy Cowl Man! Scarf guy steals the show at iPhone 6 launch
Yes I know. Most of you are not worried about the latest iPhone that is come out from Apple. But stick with me, as during the launch of that phone (and several other things), the limelight was stolen by an … Read More...
Think your house is messy? Think again…
In a powerful post titled Give Me Gratitude or Give Me Debt, NY Times best selling author, Glennon Doyle Melton talks about what is important in life and the all important role perspective plays in how we look at … Read More...
Are French parents better at feeding their kids?
Compared to the US, where the obesity rates in children and adolescents is at a staggering 31% (source), only about 14% of the French kids and teenagers are obese or overweight.
That percentage is the lowest in the … Read More...
Reclining Knitter Raises Ire, Causes Plane to Be Diverted
When I first saw this story, I thought it was a joke. But, apparently, it happened. A Delta flight from New York headed to West Palm Beach, Florida, made a stop in Jacksonville instead on Monday because of a fight … Read More...
8 Tips for Photo Organization
Overwhelmed with all your photos in numerous sources? DSLR, printed, Camera photos, Instagram….. these days we take lots of photos and they are everywhere. So how do you keep track of those photos that you want to be sure to … Read More...
Tutorial: Vintage handkerchief valance
Bev from Flamingo Toes shares a project that will add vintage charm to your window treatments. She created colorful valances out of vintage handkerchiefs. This would be particularly cute in a kitchen or dining space or sunroom. Or how about … Read More...
A cake contest with a twist: ThreadCakes
Have you heard of ThreadCakes? No? How about Threadless? Yes? That is the custom T-Shirt design company where you can make your own designs come to life on T-Shirts? If not, then check them out here.
Threadless hosts a … Read More...
Can packaging carrots like junk food make your kids eat them?
That is the idea a carrot company has anyways. Look at these images, and the packaging for these carrots.
Not in a million years would you think that is how carrots would be packaged and yet the company is willing … Read More...
Ice Water Challenge Gets Out Of Control
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If you have been a little puzzled about the Ice Bucket Water Challenge and how it is actually helping charity, then take a look at this video. Sure everyone is saying it’s a charity thing but unless you … Read More...
On Trend Crafts
There is a new indie craft fair! OnTrend Crafts is based in western Massachusetts, created by a group of crafters that want to help artists sell their goods and encourage people to buy local and handmade!
Here’s a bit about … Read More...
Keeping Up With Former Two Peas Garden Girls
Two Peas in a Bucket is now completely shut down and it is a new era in the online scrapbooking world. But what happened to their Design Team, The Garden Girls? If you want to be sure to still get … Read More...
Should you eat this Donut?
This fast-food mash up from Tim Horton’s is a gastronomical nightmare, or delight, as your tastes may go.
This Buffalo Crunch donut is a glazed-donut filled with tangy Buffalo sauce and is available till Monday at the New York State … Read More...
Yes, Men Knit, and It’s Not Even Shocking
This may be the first time ever I’ve seen a story about men knitting in a major publication that didn’t have the tone of “What? Men can knit?”
This piece from the Wall Street Journal is about a men’s knitting … Read More...
Addicted to sugar in your drinks? Here is what you can do about it
The sugar skull spoon, because of its unique shape, reminds you every time you fill your coffee or tea or other beverages and foods with spoonfuls of sugar that it can be evil. It forms a shape of a skull … Read More...
How to make Modern Furniture from scratch
Easy! You get the book DIY Furniture 2 which is a brilliant book by Christopher Stuart and features 30 designs from some of the best designer furniture makers from around the world.
The best part? All the furniture designs are … Read More...
Churn Dash Stitch Along
Jenny, of Elefantz, offers us a sweet activity to mark the end of summer with her “12 Week Shabby Roses Churn Dash Stitch Along”. You’ll start by embroidering a design (each one unique) on a solid ground. This will become … Read More...
Is Tap Water Safer Than Bottled Water?
This is one of those questions that I don’t find hard to answer. If you go with all the rules governing tap water, in most of the developed world, than yes, tap water is safer than bottled water because government … Read More...
Newsy: Crafty mags going away
Soon, you will cease to see these magazines on store shelves or in your mailbox. Sadly, the parent company, All American Crafts, closed its doors last week. Specifically dear to my heart are two of their publications, The Quilter and … Read More...