It might just be my town, but everyone I know has a huge pile of Mardi Gras style beads, most of which are purple and gold (the high school colors, of course). Which is why I flipped when I saw … Read More...
Video tutorial: Gather fabric without pulling the threads
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shares a video tutorial showing her trick for gathering fabric on your sewing machine without having to pull the threads yourself. It doesn’t require a special foot or a special gathering attachment. Her daughter demonstrates … Read More...
Werewolves from Store-Bought Snack Cakes
You had me at “decorate store-bought…” Beth of Hungry Happenings. (Sheesh, I’m lazy these days. Blame the almost-here kid in my belly.) Easily turn snack cakes into werewolves HERE at Hungry Happenings.
Pumpkin Cheese Appetizer and Spider Stuffed Eggs
This pumpkin appetizer mixture of rice, cheese and pumpkin looks amazing and sounds delicious. Find the recipe HERE at Just My Delicious. And what’s creepier than finding a spider on your deviled egg? I’m sure you folks can come up … Read More...
Ghostly Pears
While the post is in Italian, methinks if you do not speak the language you can figure out how to make these ghostly pears with a couple cloves. Easy peasy! Find the ghost pears HERE at Pane, Amore e Creatività… Read More...
Halloween Favors: Bare Bones Pretzels and Witch’s Bounty
The printables for these bare bones pretzel favors and witch’s bounty treat bags have that perfectly vintage, spooky Halloween feel. Find the how-tos to make the favors and packaging for each, and find a link to buy the printables, HERE… Read More...
DIY Wood Matting – Eat.Sleep.Make
The rustic look is still huge right now and I love it when bloggers find subtle ways to incorporate wood textures. Like this beautiful wood matting by eat.sleep.make. Wood matting adds a little extra something to any framed piece … Read More...
Felt Elf tutorial, Christmas décor
I was just introduced to “Just Crafty Enough” hosted by Kathy and Susi who live some distance from each other and decided to start this blog to craft together and share with us. They love to craft whether it’s knitting, … Read More...
Tutorial: Finish off serger thread chains at the end of a seam
When you’ve got thread chains at the end of serged seams, you can’t just cut them off or the seams will start pulling apart. You’ll need to finish off the ends of the seam without cutting the threads short. Carmel … Read More...
Tutorial: Welt pocket on a seam line
Heather Lou from Closet Case Files shows how she added a welt pocket at the seam line on a cape she made. Go to her tutorial.
[photo from Closet Case Files]
Halloween Knife Block Cutouts
After a short blogging break, Scott from What I Made returns with this fun project for Halloween. Knife block cutouts Mummy and Frankenstein style! Be sure to check out the instructions here — Slightly spooky knife-block cutouts.
DIY: Deodorizing Disks
We all have somewhere in our homes that could smell a bit fresher…and now, thanks to Jillee from One Good Thing, we now have the secret for making these deodorizing disks ourselves. And it’s easy! Get her easy recipe … Read More...
Luxury CP Soap Tutorial
Almond milk, goat’s milk, mango butter…this is one luscious sounding soap! This is Cee Gee from Oil & Butter‘s first ever step-by-step tutorial and it’s really well done. If you’ve ever wanted to do a 100% milk soap, this … Read More...
Felt Home Key Hanger Tutorial
Onel hosts “onelmon” her from the bilingual (English-Indonesian) blog and loves sharing crafting experiments. She is a weekend crafter and blogger. She writes mostly about craft tutorials. Today she is sharing her sweet “Home Key Hanger” with pictorial step-by-step instructions … Read More...
Chocolate-Covered Spider Apples
Aw, I love being In Katrina’s Kitchen, with all her ease and cleverness. Make chocolate-covered spider apples (eek!) HERE at In Katrina’s Kitchen.
Reese’s Pieces Shots
Just another month and a half before I’m baby-free and can enjoy a yummy shot of something, anything. Like maybe a shot that brings up memories of our beloved E.T. and looks so pretty with the crushed candy on the … Read More...
Licorice and Candy Cake for Halloween
For ages I’ve seen the Kit-Kat wrapped candy cake floating around (this one). And if this whole decorate-your-cake-with-loads-of-candy thing is a trend, then I’m on board. Especially when you have such gorgeous results as this licorice and candy … Read More...
Skeleton Macarons
Which do you think is scarier, Scream or Jack Skellington? Dead tie, I think, pun intended. Find Halloween skeleton macarons HERE at Craftstorming.
Tutorial: Mini skirt with a semi-exposed zipper
Justine from Sew Country Chick shows how she made this mini skirt with a semi-exposed zipper. It has an elastic waistband, so the zipper is more of an accent than a true necessity to get in and out of the … Read More...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Ball Bats
A little known fact that won’t change your day at all, but I feel compelled to share is that my first foray into making-sweets-for-others was the chocolate peanut butter ball. I became known for them. And it’s been oh so … Read More...