Seam allowances might just seem like they’re just hanging out there on the inside of your garment, but the direction you press them really does matter. Pam from Off the Cuff Sewing Style demonstrates with a gathered sleeve cap. With … Read More...
5 DIY Hair Styles for pre-wedding parties
A bride to be has a lot of parties to attend! And to keep up appearances, you need to have a different hair style for each one of them (besides everything else!).
This handy guide from onewed shows you 5 … Read More...
Hungry Monster Color Sorters
How much fun are these color sorters? Stephanie, from Twodaloo, started working on color units with her kids and that is what inspired her to make these not-so-scary monsters out of juice bottles. Once she had the bottles decorated — … Read More...
Cynthia Morgan Casting Tutorial Part 3
Cynthia has finished the tutorial so I’ll post back to back posts for each of the last two parts. This is a beginner pate de verre project that is so lovely and can be customized to whatever you’d like. She’s … Read More...
Make Your Own Food Storage Shelf
You’ve worked hard all Summer to tend your harvest and grow the perfect garden. Now what? You can preserve all of that produce through canning and freezing, but some of them will actually keep for quite a while if you … Read More...
Sprayable Shea Butter Recipe
I have a bit of as issue when it comes to “sprayable” things, it seems when you spray something it ends up everywhere. I do love the idea of my kids being able to spray this on their legs (crocodile … Read More...
DIY Metallic Typography Notebooks
Vanessa shared the tutorial for these really neat restyled notebooks on her blog, Cafe Craftea. (LOVE the name of her blog).
Vanessa says” It’s back to school season and I found myself wanting some fancy new notebooks to ease myself … Read More...
Tutorial: Cute cat pencil pouch
This cute cat pencil pouch combines two of my favorite things – cats and school supplies. Our sister site CraftBits shares a tutorial showing how you can make one. One end of the round pencil pouch is the kitty’s face, … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric tortilla warmer
Whether it’s taco night or garlic bean burritos or fajitas, some form of southwest style food is on our menu at least once a week. And if the meal involves tortillas, we always warm them up first. Renee from The … Read More...
Sewing machine maintenance tips from a sewing machine technician
Proper sewing machine maintenance at home is key to keeping your machine in healthy running order. The latest podcast by Domenica from Easy Sewing for Beginners focuses on just that. For her podcast, she interviews a sewing machine technician to … Read More...
DIY no-sew fabric wreath
Deanna posted the tutorial for this fun, No Sew Harvest Fabric Wreath on her blog, Sew McCool.
I love how easy this is- All you need is a wreath form, some fabric scraps or ribbon, buttons and glue! The buttons … Read More...
Dehydrating Tomatoes
Do you have tomatoes coming out of your ears this year? We have been blessed with a huge abundance of them in our crops and everyone around us has as well, which is definitely not something to complain about but … Read More...
DIY Tinkerbell Pumpkin Carving
Admittedly, you can’t really make out what this is till it is lit up. But I think it is a swell idea and something that will make an ideal decoration for Thanksgiving or maybe Halloween. And of course, I also … Read More...
Peek-a-Boo Squirrel Puppet
This adorable squirrel puppet is a great craft and teaching tool when learning about squirrels in the fall. Amy, from One Artsy Mama, explains how to create an adorable puppet out of felt and faux fur and a pretend tree … Read More...
DIY Tea Pot Fountain
File this under quirky, or clever. I really can’t make my mind up. But there is no denying that this is actually a working, with decent instructions, of how to set this up in your own garden.
The use of … Read More...
10 Items . 10 Ways . 10 Cleaners
Have you ever stopped to think about how you clean? I mean seriously, are you one of those people who think that there is a certain and particular type of cleaner for each job or do you tend to use … Read More...
Soap Making – Coconut Exfoliating Bars
I love the smell of coconut and I love to feel a scratchy texture on my skin. It invigorates my senses. I wish I had these to shower with right now. If you like how amazing these look and would … Read More...
DIY – Geometric Leather Earrings
I love these leather earrings created by Shannon from Clad&Cloth . The color blocking look is still a trend that is flourishing in the fashion world and it’s not too late to jump on board. Add some tassels to a … Read More...
DIY Gooey, Drippy Pumpkins
This is a different, fun and messy way to decorate pumpkins for Halloween this year from Kimberly at Bugaboo! There’s no carving or skill involved, making it perfect for little hands!
All you need to do is drip paint all … Read More...
How to make recycled copper scrubber pumpkins
Do you ever look at a simple object and think to yourself, “boy, that looks like a……..”? That is just what happened with Kelly of the blog My Soulful home when she spotted copper pot scrubbers at the hardware store. … Read More...