DIY these to use for Thanksgiving place card holders or photo holders. Quickly use washi tape to cover wooden cubes, and add a mini-clothespin to hold the place card or photo. Alyssa & Carla have all the details on … Read More...
Free pattern: Casual Color Block Tunic
Remona from The Stitching Scientist shares a free pattern for making her Casual Color Block Tunic. It’s a loose fit tunic that pairs nicely with skinnies or tights. Her free pattern comes in 3 sizes: small (36-38″ bust), medium (38-40″ … Read More...
Ideas & Motivation for Doing December Daily
If you ever think that you can’t do a daily program like December Daily, or even Week in the Life, head on over to The Daily Digi and take a listen to this podcast with Ali Edwards. You’ll get … Read More...
Project: Mini Envelope Holiday Album
Keep track of your holiday ideas, photos or lists in a fun hand made mini album. Cover chipboard with pattern paper and envelopes for inside pockets, punch holes and use a spiral wire to close it together and of course … Read More...
Freebie: Printable sewing lesson vouchers
As people who love to sew, it’s natural to think about sewing up a stack of Christmas gifts. But you can also give the gift of sewing itself. How about giving sewing lessons as a Christmas gift? The recipient will … Read More...
Tutorial: Scarf camera strap cover
Ronja from Nur Noch shows how she created this lovely camera strap cover out of a scarf. The bright patterned design of the scarf is much more attractive than the standard black nylon strap. She kept the original seams of … Read More...
Free pattern: Little girls knit pajamas
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares the pattern she used to make her daughters matching pajama sets. They’re made from knit fabric, with legging pants and a long-sleeved t-shirt. The pajama top flares out at the hem. For a slimmer … Read More...
Card Project: DIY Snow Globe
How adorable is this snowman snow globe?! You can make your own using a glass jar and filling it with water and glitter, add a tiny tree inside and best of all add some stamped images too, by laminating them … Read More...
How to really change the quilt cover. Fast!
After watching this video on how to change a quilt cover, you will want to run and change the covers for all your quilts in the house.
It makes it that simple!
I have been changing the quilt covers in … Read More...
Free pattern: Quilted Turkey Bread Basket
Marni from Haberdashery Fun shares a free pattern for making this quilted turkey bread basket cover. The quilted turkey sits atop a bread basket to keep your rolls warm until you’re ready to serve them. A hole under the wing … Read More...
Container Gardening
Growing your own garden can be very rewarding and cost efficient. However, it may not be for everyone if you don’t have the space to plant a garden. Did you know that most of the things you plant in a … Read More...
Project: Holiday Ornament Card
The Daily Marker blog has a video tutorial showing how to make this wonderful winter scene ornament card. I love the use of white ink spray for the snow and the small pops of glitter! Click here to watch.
-Heather
Preparing Your Home For Overnight House Guests
The holiday season brings in visitors to everyone’s home and though it may be a little stressful preparing for your guests, there are a few things that you should not over look while preparing your home. This post from Liz … Read More...
Easy Leaf Garland Craft
You can decorate your house for Thanksgiving, or just for autumn, by making a colorful garland using leaves cut from a cereal box. Colleen, from Sugar Aunts, shared these directions (on Crystal & Co.) which include cutting leaf shapes from … Read More...
Free pattern: Itty Bitty Sleepy Baby
Wendi Gratz from Shiny Happy World shares a free pattern for making her Itty Bitty Sleeping Baby doll. The soft and lightly stuffed fabric doll has an embroidered face which is safe for babies and toddlers. The doll is small … Read More...
22 Ideas For Your Holiday Crafting
With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, we know that Christmas will be just around the corner, so get a head start on your crafting. Or you can at least start planning your holiday crafting. These 22 ideas have been put together by … Read More...
Tutorial: Tulip dress
Nicole from The Felted Fox shares a tutorial for making this gorgeous tulip dress. Made from a lightweight knit fabric, it has a drapey boxy bodice, and a wrap skirt with tulip shaping. You can adjust the shape of the … Read More...
Tutorial: Layered Cascading Tutu
Kathryn from Craft Me Happy shares a tutorial for her Layered Cascading Tutu. The colors and the textures and the gentle cascades on the fabric strips make this a step up from a typical knotted tulle tutu. It’s beautiful as … Read More...
Project: Mason Jar Centerpieces
How beautiful would these jars look in the middle of a Thanksgiving day table? Or just on your mantle for fall. Tara from Secretbees Studio painted and stamped jars and added trims, ribbons and stamped accents to make these wonderful … Read More...
DIY Thin Brush for Detailed Painting
I think this idea is pretty genius! Renee from the blog Cute Simple Stuff posted the video tutorial for turning a thin paint brush into a super thin brush. This DIY Thin Brush for nail art or any other detailed … Read More...