Find a step-by-step tutorial to make Cupid’s arrows from pretzels and heart gumdrops HERE at The Dollhouse Bakeshoppe.
Tutorial: Turn a cardigan into sweater pajamas for baby
Beck from Corduroy’s Closet shows how she turned an adult-sized cardigan into sweater pajamas for baby. This is such a cool idea!! The buttons down the front of the cardigan become the buttons down the front of the sleepsuit. And … Read More...
Tutorial: Sleepover Pillowcase
Sew4Home shows how to make their Sleepover Pillowcase. The mix of pretty fabrics makes it special enough to take along for sleepovers. Get the tute.
[photo from Sew4Home]
Candy Apple Heart Pops
I’m completely in awe of these gorgeous candy apple heart pops from Duhlicious (yes, there are actually apples hiding beneath that pink candy goodness). See the whole post, with how-tos and more eye candy photos, HERE. Thanks, Donna, for … Read More...
White Chocolate Doily Pops
These white chocolate doily pops by Mega Crafty are so dainty and pretty, I was struck by how easy they seem to be to make. Find a step-by-step tutorial HERE at Mega Crafty.
Tutorial: Ruffled hand towels
Calli from Make It Do shares a tutorial on her blog showing how adding just three rows of ruffled fabric takes a hand towel from ho-hum to fabulous. It’s quick and easy, and it’ll make your everyday towels feel like … Read More...
Tutorial: Pintucked baby bonnet
Anna from Bumble Baybees guest blogs at Sew Dang Cute with a tutorial showing how to make a pintucked baby bonnet. Eyelet lace trims the front, and the back is made from a round doily. Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Splendid pieced placemat
Erica from The Polka Dot Umbrella created this elegant pieced placemat from fabric squares. If you want to make some for your table she walks you through making one, and provides yardage amounts for ten. Go to her blog post … Read More...
Chocolate Covered Strawberries, but not Strawberries
Yep, that’s cake under there. Learn to make chocolate-dipped “cakeberries” HERE at the Dollhouse Bake Shoppe.
How to Make Heart Strawberries for Valentine’s Day
Thomas Train Cards
My 3-year old (girl, thank you very much) was obsessed with Thomas before she had ever even seen Thomas. Her third, train-themed birthday attests to this. Learn to make these Thomas the Train edible Valentine’s cards (that not only immediately … Read More...
M and M Crescent Rolls
Oh, I gave away the secret stash of M and Ms in these easy, clever crescent rolls from Make and Takes. Learn to make them HERE.
Project: Ribbon Rosette
These beautiful ribbon rosettes are a perfect embellishment for a card or scrapbook page but they’d also be great as a label pin or hear accessory. Learn how to make them over at the Created By You blog.
-Heather
How to recycle and restyle a long sweater into a cropped one
The clever mommy to be x3 needed to remake an old sweater that had a few holes into a new one she could sport while crafting a baby in her tummy. Check out her great tutorial for the sweater refashioning … Read More...
Tutorial: Retro Romper
Kelly from Sewing In No Man’s Land shows how to make her girls’ retro romper. It was her entry into the Vintage and Retro Inspired challenge at Project Run and Play. The straps on the halter top are run … Read More...
Free pattern: Love Birds pintucked top for toddler girls
Shwin W from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern and 3-part sew-along for making her Love Birds top. This pretty little top features pintucks and an empire waist.
She has a free downloadable pattern in size 24 months, but … Read More...
Project: Stamped Tote Bag
Learn how to stamp your own pretty tote bag by visiting the Eden and Eliot blog, perfect for taking to the grocery store or library!
-Heather
Conversation Heart Macarons
Oh the magic that is edible markers. And oh the magic that is the elusive macaron that I’ve yet to master. Bubble and Sweet has. Check out these conversation heart macarons created for the MacTweets February Valentine’s challenge.
How To Read A Knitting Pattern….
From Melissa of the Love Affair With My Brother Blog:
Learn how to break down a knitting pattern and make it easy to understand!
Wax Doily Valentines
The things people can come up with using paper doilies is amazing. Here, this wax doily valentine is so beautiful and elegant. Head on over Aunt Peaches to get the tutorial. This craft is perfect for a Tween Valentines … Read More...
DIY Stick Horse
I am always looking for crafts that will inspire imagination. My children have stick horses, and you would think that they were real horses the way they ride them around. I hope to never forget the memories of them ‘neighing’ … Read More...