Just look at this dream craft station for kids! Unless you are prepared to make one, I suggest viewing this post when the kidlets aren’t looking over your shoulder. I guarantee they’ll be asking for one of their own! Feeling … Read More...
Tutorial: Pillow for a ponytail
If you wear your hair in a ponytail, then you know how annoying it is to try and lean back on a couch or pillow with the ponytail lump sticking out from the back of your head. Well, Onelmom shows … Read More...
Tutorial: Envelope closure pillowcase
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make a pillowcase with an envelope-style overlap at the opening so your pillow doesn’t stick out the end. Go to her blog for the how-to.
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Multilingual Wood Welcome Sign
Scrap plywood, wood stain, a stencil and white paint. That’s what it took to make this lovely welcome sign in any language! A great way to greet people in your home, and a fun conversation piece as well. See it … Read More...
Free pattern: Boy’s Easy Bias Tie
Shannon from Little Kids Grow shares a free pattern on Project Run & Play for making her Boy’s Easy Bias Tie. The tie was part of her winning entry into the Polka Dots & Stripes challenge. Go to her tutorial… Read More...
Rice Krispies Treats Love Letters
Remember letters? I do. I used to write them. I had personalized stationery and everything. If you’re too young to remember letters, we who came of age pre-email used to write sentiments on paper, put the paper in an envelope, … Read More...
Decorative Wooden Spoons
Turn plain, dollar store or WalMart wooden spoons into a pretty kitchen display item with this tutorial from jaderbomb. She used printable film sheets, but I’m sure washi tape or paint would work great too. Get the scoop here — … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a little girl’s jacket using a basic bodice pattern
Cherie from You & Mie guest blogs in the Basic Bodice Design series at iCandy Handmade with a tutorial showing how she adapted a basic bodice pattern to make a little girl’s reversible jacket. It has a Peter Pan collar … Read More...
Beaded Sunburst Mirror
There are a lot of sunburst mirrors out there, all different designs and styles. I have to admit that I’m not a huge fan of the sunburst as I’ve seen them, but this one really caught my eye. I’m not … Read More...
Pallet Wood Sign
I don’t know what it is about pallets, but decorating with them makes my heart go pitter pat. I really love the look and adding inspirational words just makes them all that much better. This sign is truly fun with … Read More...
Tutorial: Hong Kong and bound seams
Sew4Home finishes up their series on machine sewn seam finishes with a tutorial showing how to make Hong Kong and bound seams. This is part 4 of their 4-part series. At the bottom of that post, you’ll find links to … Read More...
Tutorial | Paper Valentine Treat Containers
Crystal from a pumpkin and a princess takes you through the steps to create the paper Valentine treat containers shown above. What a sweet way to show your love! Click here to go to the tutorial.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Apples
Who would have thought Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles would have such longevity? I remember hearing about them in high school. And I was in high school in the ’80s. (And yet I’m only 21 years old. Amazing.) Make Teenage Mutant … Read More...
Decorate a Cake with Chocolate Bark
Nothing is craftier than simply mixing things up. Taking something given and just using it in a totally new way. Like chocolate bark. But chocolate bark on the side of a cake, which looks like it requires a bit of … Read More...
Heart Pretzels
Hold everything. They now make heart shaped pretzels? Did everyone know about this but me? Look what you can do to them, too, to make them even more yummy and festive. Make heart pretzels HERE at Sweet Simple Stuff.
Heart Lunch
All you need to add some love to your lunch (or probably more likely, your kid’s lunch) are a few heart-shaped cookie cutters. Case in point: This simple heart lunch HERE at Creative Food.
Newport Beach Sign
I thought I’d share with you one of my most recent projects. I made this for my bathroom, which still has a long way to go. The bathroom itself is a work in progress, so this sign is a nice … Read More...
Tutorial: Valentine bookmark
Here’s a no-calorie treat you can make for a book-loving valentine. It’s quick and easy to create, and it has passed the “man test”! Go to the tutorial by Jules on her Adventures in Thread blog.
Tutorial: Transfer a pattern to dark fabric
Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) steps us through an effective technique for transferring an embroidery pattern to dark fabric. See her tute.
Free tat pattern: ‘Johar’
Jon Yusoff of Tat-a-Renda is sharing her beautiful pattern, Johar. Go to her blog post for the link to the free pattern download.