Faux fur is definitely trending this season. We’re seeing it all over accessories – from hats to scarves to vests. Why not bring it to your home decor as well? Steph from Crafting in the Rain shares a tutorial over … Read More...
Tutorial: Leather and canvas monogrammed zippered pouch
Melissa Mortenson from Polka Dot Chair shows how you can make a leather and canvas monogrammed zippered pouch. She pieces the canvas and the leather to minimize bulk. (Where there is a leather stripe on the front of the bag, … Read More...
Project: Photo Cube
Fold up some cardstock and add some pictures for a wonderful way to keep your memories hanging around on a fun photo cube. Find the directions over at Ellen Hutson’s blog.
-Heather
Tutorial: Midnight Stars Quilt
Heather Kojan – who blogs at quilt.cook.keep. – did a guest post at Moda Bake Shop explaining how to make her fabulous star quilted throw, shown here. Her design and neutral color palette rock! Get the tutorial.
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Valentine’s Day Sweater Baby Leg Warmers
Chelsea of “Making Home Base” has this adorable “Valentine’s Day Sweater Baby Leg Warmers” an up cycling tutorial to doll up her little one. Chelsea is a part of a military family and a stay at home mama, both of … Read More...
Ruffle Heart T-shirt (Valentine’s Day)
Heather is the creative mom behind “Small Fry & Co”! I know Heather created “Ruffle Heart T-shirt” for kids; but I want one 🙂 She has a very understandable tutorial for us. This is an easy and extremely non-technical Valentine’s … Read More...
Printable Geometric Valentine’s Gift Wrap
The best thing about this wrapping paper is that it only prints as big as your printer will allow (mostly 8×12). Now we all know exciting things come in little boxes. WINK WINK HINT HINT .
Gretchen’s tips for cutting and sewing velvet
Velvet is a sewing nemesis for many of us. The nap, the nap, the nap. It makes the fabric so lush, but it causes so many problems for cutting and sewing accurately. Gretchen Hirsch from Gertie’s New Blog for Better … Read More...
Tutorial | 2014 Photo Calendar
January isn’t over yet, so we can still make calendars, right?Full disclosure: so far I have none for 2014! Thank goodness for this tutorial from Nathalie, for a desktop photo calendar. She used an acrylic panoramic frame, binder rings, … Read More...
Tutorial: Pretty little bow hair clips
Stef from Girl. Inspired. shows how you can whip up these pretty little bow hair clips. You can get creative with fabric types, mixing and matching the materials for the bow and the strip in the center. She shows some … Read More...
Rustic Valentine’s Love Banner {No-Sew DIY}
Alice of “Thoughts From Alice” has a super easy DIY tutorial for Valentine’s Day. She whipped up this banner pretty quickly (although she had it in her mind from last year and just never got around to it. We are … Read More...
Handmade Heart Gift Tags
Kelly of “Live Laugh Rowe” like most of us; think retail rushes the holidays and she waits until after Christmas to start sharing some Valentine’s Day crafts. How about some super sweet and simple “Handmade Heart Gift Tags”? Thanks Kelly … Read More...
A collection of Valentine Wreath Posts
Over the years (it’s now over 5 years) we have published 100’s of posts on Valentine’s Wreaths. So rather than bore you with more of these posts, today’s ideas are a hark back to some of the posts we have … Read More...
DIY Hot Glue Gun Holder
Can I get a show of hands for who has actually burnt themselves or a table top whilst in control of a hot glue gun? Seriously these things should come with bigger warnings, because even though I know it’s “Hot … Read More...
Tutorial: Double welt pocket with a button loop closure
Carolyn from Handmade by Carolyn shows how to make a double welt pocket with a button loop. You can use contrasting fabric for the welts, as she did, or the same fabric as the rest of the garment. For a … Read More...
DIY Wedding Favor Soaps
These Soaps by Latikasoap are adorable and perfect for mass production. Create wedding favors, party favors or baskets of soap for loved ones with this easy cookie cutter style recipe. Thread some ribbon or rope through whilst it is still … Read More...
Technique: Paper Marbling
Combine your stamping ink pad refills with shaving cream (yes, shaving cream!:)) for a cool marbling technique, perfect for tags and card backgrounds. Find directions over on the Damask Love blog.
-Heather
Love Note Pillows and a Question Tutorial
“Days of Chalk and Chocolate” hosted by Jenny has these brilliant “Love Note Pillows” that I adore. She has large house projects to work on and she has not been taking on any little ones. But she said she couldn’t … Read More...
Sledding Snow buddies Instructions
Watch out Frosty! This pair is sledding into your cutest-snowman-of-the-season spot, as the little one throws his arms up against the wind to catch snowflakes along the way. These “Sledding Snow buddies” are the cutest little couple. Make them with … Read More...
Party Ideas – Sesame Street Elmo
How adorable is this Elmo Sesame Street Party! The bright colors will draw any child into the world of Sesame Street. GirlLovesGlam shares her wonderful ideas and party styling. If you were having a Sesame Street Party which character would … Read More...