Amy from Peek A Boo Pattern Shop shows how to make an easy window valance. It adds a splash of color to the top of a window without taking too much fabric or too much time to make. A curtain … Read More...
DIY Carrot Easter Eggs
Kimberly, of A Night Owl is a working wife and mother and does her crafting after the kids are in bed. Today I am showing you to her very creative “DIY Carrot Easter Eggs” and I think they are excellent. … Read More...
Free download: Vintage iron
I spied this vintage iron graphic over at the Graphics Fairy while admiring her vintage coffee pot. Think of the possibilities or the iron. Just print it out, frame it and give it a spot in your sewing/quilting space. … Read More...
Free Spring Printable Word Art
Here we have another cute (free) spring printable. This would looks adorable in a frame or use it to adorn bright bags as shown in the picture above. Finish off your home made Easter baskets with this adorable little Word … Read More...
Easter Felted Chickens for Hanging Tutorial
Yesterday I posted a craft from “Creativ” and today I found out more about them. Creativ Company was founded in Denmark in 2000 and now has 140 dedicated employees, spread across seven European countries; suppliers for art and crafts. What … Read More...
Tutorial: Ultimate Kid Junk Pocket
Tara from Girl Like The Sea guest blogs at Imagine Gnats with a tutorial showing how to make her Ultimate Kid Junk Pocket. You can add this to any shirt you’re making. It would also be cute on an A-line … Read More...
Easy T-Shirt Coasters
Next time you clean out the dresser drawers, don’t throw away those old t-shirts that are stained, holey, or just too small. Instead, follow the directions shared by NellieBellie to use them to craft colorful drink coasters.
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Show & Tell | Quilled Fringe Flowers
Ann Martin, the author of All Things Paper (and blog of the same name), shares some quilled paper flowers made with a new type of graduated paper strips called Exotic. She explains several ways you can use the strips … Read More...
Trendy felt cushions DIY
I don’t know much about this site, I think they sell fabrics and they have some darling written tutorials like the following. This rough textured “Trendy felt cushions DIY” is on “cchobby” is easy to make yourself. DEPENDING on the … Read More...
DIY Felt Cases for mobile, notebook or iPad
Behind this idea on “crealoo” are Elisa and Fanny. The ladies are showing us how to make “Felt Cases for mobile, notebook or ipad” from felt. They have a supply list and excellent pictorial tutorial for us to follow. This … Read More...
Tutorial: Lego bow ties and hair bows
Tara from Girl Like the Sea shares a tutorial at The Sewing Rabbit showing how you can make bow ties and hair bows embellished with… LEGOS! She put a flat 1×3 or 1×2 block at each end of the bow. … Read More...
7 Wedding Card Holders
Receiving a wedding announcement is such an exciting time, but trying to pick out the perfect gift for the happy couple may not be quite as exciting. Keep in mind while planning your wedding that there may be some … Read More...
Oatmeal and Honey Crock Pot Soap Tutorial.
This Oatmeal and Honey Crock Pot Soap is rustic and rich. The tutorial is nicely detailed with loads of step by step photos to guide even a novice. Visit Littlehouseinthesuburbs.com for the full tutorial.
How To: Bunny Hand Puppet
Cintia of “My Poppet” always has the best tutorials for us and today is no exception. She has this darling “Bunny Hand Puppet” that she up cycled from a sweater. She has a complete tutorial with pictures for us to … Read More...
Tutorial: Nursing pillow cover
Rae from Made by Rae shows how you can make a cover for a nursing pillow. You can make it to fit any nursing pillow, as you’ll trace around your pillow to get the pattern. It has a zipper on … Read More...
Easter Egg Hunt-Chick Beanbags Tutorial
Put these little “Chick Beanbags” into the plastic Easter eggs for a fun egg hunt with a surprise in each egg. Find this darling tutorial on Martha Stewart.
Tutorial: Two-color Prarie Points
Responding to reader requests, Marcy of Made by Me in Red, shares how to make a Prairie Point with two colors. Not sure what a Prairie Point is? Well, it’s fabric triangles folded then sewn to the border of … Read More...
DIY Decoupaged Lamp
Sometimes a creative party idea comes to you but you just can’t find what you want to buy, this is when DIY works it’s best magic “ORIGINALITY”. This decoupaged lamp is elegant and festive and beautiful all at the same … Read More...
Sunny Felt Mobile Tutorial & Pattern
Abby’s blog is “Things for Boys” because she has 2 boys and a hubby! Fear not, she has plenty of things for girls and mums too! Abby made this “Sunny Felt Mobile” back in 2011 for her sister-in-law’s new baby … Read More...
6 Creative Ways to Decorate Using Heirloom Plates
Most of us have had the opportunity of inheriting some type of an heirloom from a past family member. While we hold these pieces very special to us, it’s hard to let them just sit in an old cedar chest, … Read More...