Linda from Pane Amore e Creativita shares this tutorial for a cute pop-up card shaped like a doll house. This is great for giving or as a game for kids. Her blog is in italian but you can use … Read More...
Freeze and Fuse Tutorial
There are never too many tutorials…so here’s another for the glass fusers out there. Freeze and fuse. Sounds interesting. I tried it in the past. Didn’t work. Maybe that’s because I didn’t see this tutorial. It’s from JS Glass Art… Read More...
DIY Jewelry Tags
Here is a very clever way to make custom, plastic tags for your jewelry designs. See how Kerry created these fabulous little tags with shrink plastic at Penny Dog Patchwork.
Terrific Tassels
Here’s a 2-minute tutorial from Honor for terrific tassel earrings. Get the tutorial at Home Heart Craft.
Tutorial: Stripes + Color Tote
Mandy from Fabric Paper Glue shows how to make this awesome Stripes + Color Tote bag. Hers is made from a bold black & white stripe with yellow leather straps and lined with solid red fabric. Leather strips are looped … Read More...
Simple and sweet: Painted glass candle holder
By Wilma shares an idea for creating texture on a simple glass candle holder with nothing more than some acrylic paint and a little imagination. See how she does it.
“Bacteria” Treats
While I’ve never tried, I can say with almost near certainty it’s very difficult to make bacteria cute. But dang it if these aren’t adorable. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, candy eyes make everything adorable. Find … Read More...
Mr. Potato Head felt board play set DIY
Paula of the “Patriotic Peacock” is a stay at home mom and an Army wife. She loves Pinterest and she found this cute idea on there and decided to surprise her son Caleb with his very own Mr. Potato Head … Read More...
Stitch along in July
Pam Pederson (aka Kittykill) is hosting this month’s stitch-along on Feeling Stitchy with several adorable vintage patterns for your stitching pleasure. You can join the group or just stitch on your own. Either way, the patterns are free. See Pam’s … Read More...
How to cut glass bottles at home
I’m not a big drinker, but I admit, I’ve spent plenty of time in the liquor section admiring the colorful bottles and the great graphic design some of them feature. And I hate to think of all the bottles that … Read More...
How to make a recycled wall pocket vase
Not only do I like this idea for making a recycled wall pocket I like what Alma put in her vase. See the tutorial she shared at her blog on how to make a recycled packaging wall pocket vase.
Laura’s wrinkle remover
If you add fusible web to fabric in preparation for applique, you’ve had this happen at some point. Somehow, the web and the fabric get bunched, and you wind up with ugly, permanent ripples or creases. Should you just throw … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled placemat for a centerpiece
Trish from Crafty Moods shows how she made this ruffled placemat. It’s a gorgeous base for a centerpiece! She started with a simple straw placemat (a round one), and covered it with strips of ruffled fabric. Get the how-to.… Read More...
Tutorial: Another summer scarf halter
Tamara from Etcetorize shows another version of a summer halter top made out of a scarf. (See her first version here.) Her newest version uses triangles cut from the corners to create a bodice. It ties at the neck … Read More...
Video Tutorial: Engilsh Style Knitting
English-style knitting, also known as “throwing” or sometimes “right-handed knitting” because the yarn is held in the right hand, is probably the most popular knitting style in the United States. If you’re new to knitting, need a refresher or just … Read More...
Muppets for Dinner: Animal Pasta
Oh that sounds terrible, eating beloved Muppets for dinner, but really this is meant more as an homage to the crazy awesomeness that is Animal. You have to love that wild, drumming maniac. Make (healthy! there are beets involved!) Animal … Read More...
Free pattern: Cassette tape block
Julianna from Sewing Under Rainbow made this pouch using her cassette tape block for the front. You may recall she made a mini quilt with a repeat of this block awhile back. Now you can use the block for your … Read More...
July freebie: Alphabet ABC quilt blocks
Sandra of Sandra’s Craft Corner is offering up the Alphabet ABC Quilt in PDF. For children, it has 23 blocks featuring the letters A-W and descriptive motif. For letters XYZ, there is no motif, just the letters in the last … Read More...
A Tutorial for the Stained Glass Folks
One of the products Streuter Technologies makes is for stained glass so here’s a tutorial on how to use it. I know I neglect the stained glass artists out there and my apologies to all of you. Hope this helps … Read More...
Ombre Beach Cake
This post is rather fitting as I run for the beach today to avoid the lead-filled dust of house renovations. Yet another lovely, gorgeous, but seemingly easy to re-create, creation from Bird on a Cake… Find the step-by-step how-tos … Read More...