What better shirt for a little boy to wear than this ‘car love’ t-shirt that you and your son can make together! Helping Little Hands uses a distressed freezer paper technique…plus, your son can wear this shirt all year!
‘Car Love’ Shirt
Tutorial: Curve Nine Patch block
Here’s some urban cool, a Nine Patch with curves created by Jenny from Sew Kind of Wonderful. She shows you how to make it on her blog. Go to tutorial.
Image credit: Sew Kind of Wonderful
Tutorial: Button-Up Cup Cosy for your favorite mug
Head over to Whip Up to find out how to make a Button-Up Cup Cosy. The fabric sleeve fits around a favorite mug to protect your hands while you’re sipping a cup of hot coffee or cocoa. They’d make nice … Read More...
“Hedgehog spotting kit” Help the Hedgehogs!
Holly of “holloughby” blog out of the UK made up this darling tutorial for a felt bag with ribbon strap, button closure and cute hedgehog appliqué. Holly is concerned that the climate change she heard about on the news might … Read More...
Felt Valentine “You’re “The Bomb!”
Kristen of “Make the best of everything!” made this “You’re “The bomb!” she made this for her friend Sandra because they always send each other little trinkets like this. I love Kristen’s sense of humor, she is so cute. How … Read More...
Red Box movie gift set
Kristen of “Make the best of everything!” made this Red Box movie gift set for her nephews 6th birthday and I am sure he will love it. What little guy would not want free movies and treats? Get over … Read More...
How to make photo booth style photos perfect for a party activity
Over at the aptly named blog Party Craft Secrets there is a fun idea and tutorial on how to take faux photo booth style photos. Pop on over to the link Linda B. sent in where she shares her tutorial … Read More...
Tutorial: Drawn-thread hem
Carolyn of Caro-Rose-Creations shares her technique for creating a beautiful drawn-thread hem on linen. See her tute.
Tutorial: Basic tote bag
Michael Ann from Michael Ann Made shows how to make a basic tote bag. This would make a great first project for someone wanting to learn to sew! She used fabric from an old pair of pants (brilliant!) but you … Read More...
Tutorial: Sweet Pea layered knit dress for baby
Tricia from Leafy Treetop Spot shares a free pattern for making her Sweet Pea Dress for babies. It’s made like a pillowcase dress, but out of soft knit fabric (recycled from old t-shirts). The pattern is for a baby 6-12 … Read More...
Stitch a little mystery
A new Mini Mystery Monday design is taking shape over at Laura‘s Two-Handed Stitcher blog. See the chart and instructions for the first layer.
Project: Stamped Napkin Holder
Ode to Inspiration has a fun home decor idea. Stamps some scraps of wood and glue together a quick napkin holder. Imagine the fun things you could write! I think mine would be an ode to Wierd Al….. “EAT IT” … Read More...
Tutorial: The easiest heart
Mollie of Wild Olive shows us how to make a heart with just two stitches! Check out her tute.
Tutorial | Valentine Heart Tree
Mariska from No Time To Be Bored came up with this heart tree design for her decor this year. She used an electronic die cutting machine to cut out the hearts, but you can use a regular machine, punches, or … Read More...
Tutorial | Origami Heart With Necktie
The Cheese Thief takes us through the steps to make this origami heart with necktie. Her suggested use is as a place holder, but this would be equally adorable on a Valentine card or scrapbook project. Click here to … Read More...
Conversation Heart Pie Pops
Conversation hearts are everywhere! Even in pie form and on a stick. Find conversation heart pie pops HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.
Tutorial: Take a pair of pants down a size (or two)
With the new year come many a resolution to drop some weight. And with that will most likely come pants that are too loose. You could invest in some new pants, but if you haven’t reached your goal yet, then … Read More...
Mimi Kirchner’s Hand Sewn Felt Doll
How lovely would it be to create one of Mimi’s hand sewn dolls for your Valentine little girl or tween. Once you make the basic dolls you can make outfits for every occasion. Mimi created this pattern for this doll … Read More...
Technique: Stamp Outside a Die Cut
Believe it or not the circle and the lamppost shown on this card are from one continuous piece of cardstock. Cool, huh? Visit the Blockheads website to find out how to achieve this “stamping outside the box” effect.
-Heather
Young Explorers Birthday Party
You know, my daughter is into zebras and elephants just enough I may be able to convince her to have a young explorer birthday party for her next big day. The party, designed by Kim of the TomKat Studio for … Read More...