Rina from Oomanoot shows how to make a child’s Play Kitchen-in-a-Box that won’t take up too much space in your house or cost you a ton of money to buy. The pretend stove and oven is made from a fabric … Read More...
DIY Face Primer Recipe
There is something special about wearing your own natural face products. The best thing is you get to tailor a concoction or recipe to suit your own skin and not the skin of the “general public”. DIY Face Primer.
Tip: How To Use Large Background Stamps
The Just Rite Stamps blog has a video tutorial showing how to make stunning card backgrounds using large background stamps, click here to watch.
-Heather
DIY hand stitched valentine hearts
Cheery colors plus simple hand quilting make these lavender-filled heart pillows a special gift for Valentine’s Day. Find out how to make your own set at Pippa Quilts.
Image credit: Pippa Quilts
Valentine mail mini quilt
Gina of Party of Eight finished this sweet mini quilt in time to share it on WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced. Learn where she got the inspiration and pattern for making her You’ve Got {Valentine’s} Mail project right here.… Read More...
Felt Conversation Hearts
Jenx’s Project “Felt Conversation Hearts” over on “Craftbits” are so neat and realistic 🙂 There is a downloadable pattern and complete instructions for us to follow. These would make darling gifts, enjoy. http://craftbits.com/project/felt-conversation-hearts/
Tilly’s advice for sewing in shared spaces
Sewing has a way of taking over our space. Between the space needed to set up a sewing machine, store notions and patterns, and cut out pattern pieces, you can end up giving a large amount of your living space … Read More...
Tutorial, Valentine’s Jars with Fold Over Elastic Ponytail Holders
Over on “Crescendoh” Jenny Doh created these “Valentine’s Jars with Fold Over Elastic Ponytail Holders” for a charming Valentine’s Day gift. She used small Mason jar or Jam jars, olive jars, mason jars! Titan Buff acrylic paint, red felt, thread, … Read More...
Tutorial: Use darts to make a shirt fit
Sometimes all a shirt needs to make it fit perfectly are a couple of well placed darts. Anna from Plan B shows how to add darts to a shirt so it fits your body. (The English translation of her post … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY long arm gloves to keep the cold out
My favorite winter gloves are always ones with long arms on them so the cold doesn’t creep in at my wrists. They’re not always easy to find in styles I like, though. The Selfish Seamstress shows an easy solution, adding … Read More...
Tutorial | DIY Valentine Goody Bags with Printable
Get this free download to make these goodie bags for Valentine’s Day. You’ll also need cello bags or sandwich bags, and of course treat! Buy them, or use the link to a shortbread recipe that’s included in the post. … Read More...
Heart-Shaped Felt Valentine Fortune Cookies
I have done felt fortune cookies before but these are “Heart-Shaped Valentine Fortune Cookies” with downloadable pattern and fortunes. As you can see they tuck candy in these along with the fortunes. Check out the pictorial over at “Craft Passion” … Read More...
How I Up cycled a Sweater into a Valentine’s Day Wreath
How darling is this wreath created by Adina host of “Simply Country Life”. Adina hesitated at trying her hand up-cycling old sweaters, but she did an amazing job and has a winner in her Valentine Wreath. It is so fresh … Read More...
Free from Frieda: Hearts quilt patterns
Frieda Anderson of Frie Style admits she’s fascinated with hearts. She explains,
I created this Valentine Hearts art quilt to celebrate my love of LOVE.
And being the generous teacher – hailing from the Chicago School of Fusing – she’s … Read More...
Accessorize Your Pillows
What a clever idea for all of us; creating detachable embellishments to “Accessorize Your Pillows” for different times of year and holidays to change out our décor. Wendy of “Her-Ballistic Garden” is the lady behind this unique idea. She pictures … Read More...
Divider Screen Made Of Paper
And you can hang things in it as well – so it’s practical and versatile!
Found this via the Design-Milk blog. It is a clever art project created by a Japanese Artist by the name of Yasutoshi Mifune. The … Read More...
Healthy Heart Shaped Snack
Here is a really cute after school snack for the kids!
Spoonful.com has a great idea to celebrate Valentine’s Day in a healthy and easy way. I might be the only one, but this looks more appealing than a box … Read More...
Tutorial: Leather heart pockets
Teresa from Dandelion Drift shows how to add leather heart pockets to a garment. She added the heart-shaped pockets to some simple A-line dresses. They’d also be cute on skirts, or as back pockets on a pair of pants. Add … Read More...
Tutorial: Cuddle Floor Pillows
Veronica from sewVery shares a tutorial for making a Cuddle fabric floor pillow. The big boxy pillows are perfect for lounging on the floor for TV or playtime. She makes them in two parts: an inner pillow form and an … Read More...
Tutorial | Create a Font on Your Smartphone or iPad
Bettina Johnson shows us how to make our very own font using apps for both iPhones/iPads and Android smartphones. You’ll need to get the free apps she recommends , as well as a stylus for “writing”. Imagine being able … Read More...