If you have a little girl in your life, you need to read this post! These 20 beautiful ideas are not only girly and adorable, but just what you need to see while planning out the décor for that precious … Read More...
DIY Handmade Blanket Ladder
Erin shared the tutorial for this fantastic handmade blanket ladder on her blog, Francois et Moi. This is a great DIY if you’re a blanket or quilt hoarder and love to keep blankets close at hand. With winter approaching you … Read More...
Edgar Allan Poe October: A Frugal Table Runner for Fall & Halloween
When you have a toddler in the house; you have to consider how safely to dress your table. Chances are a little one would have the runner off the table. Miriam and Erika are sisters who live 700 miles apart … Read More...
Easy Up-cycled Dollar Tree Pumpkins
About two months before holidays; check out your dollar store and you will come up with some magical decorating items. Take the orange plastic dollar store pumpkin and think about what you can do to re-make them into something unique. … Read More...
Make A Wreath From Your Old Canning Lids
I had the big project today of canning peaches, and while in the process, found a lot of my canning lids (rings) have become quite worn throughout the years. Some are starting to rust while others have some dents in … Read More...
Tutorial: Geometric stamped dinner napkins and invitations
Mark Montano shows how you can DIY a matching set of dinner party invitations and napkins stamped with a simple geometric design. Or, if dinner parties aren’t your thing he suggests giving a set of napkins as a gift. You … Read More...
Tutorial: Stitching with Lights
Have you ever stitched with LED lights before? I have always wanted to try but the process seems a little overwhelming to me. Sure, I can change a light bulb but adding lights to something I stitched? What if I … Read More...
Free pattern: The Gobbler pencil eating pencil pouch
The Gobbler loves to eat him some pencils, nom nom nom… Wendi Gratz from Shiny Happy World has a free pattern for making this crazy monster pencil pouch. The zipper is his mouth, which opens wide so he can gobble … Read More...
Show & Tell | Using Your Kids’ Artwork
Is your house overflowing with your kids’ artwork? Mine certainly is, and I’ve been collecting ideas on how to use them in projects instead of just tossing them out. Over and Buttons and Paint they are sharing a few ideas. … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric wallet
Lindsey from Fort Worth Fabric Studio shows how you can a simple fabric wallet like this one. It has just the pockets you need to hold checkbook or folded money, credit cards and ID, and pocket change and other small … Read More...
Fall Toss Games tutorial
Heather of “The Sewing Loft” came up with these Fall Toss Games and I think the Halloween one is a hoot with the pumpkin face board and bean bags with Bats and witches hats on them. Heather comes up with … Read More...
Leaf Embroidery Hoop Art & Easy Fall Leaf Pillow (Fall Decor Ideas)
Amy of “positively splendid” is sharing her pretty “Leaf Embroidery Hoop Art” with us; along with a complete tutorial. Just think of all the decor items for every holiday you could make with her idea. All you need is hoop, … Read More...
How many different ways are you using dryer sheets?
Whether or not you use dryer sheets in your laundry is not the question today. This post has some really clever ideas of things you can do with dryer sheets, most of which you have probably never even thought twice … Read More...
DIY Baby Bow Headband
Whip up this baby bowband in no time! Deanna McCool from Sew McCool shared this tutorial on her blog and it looks super easy and super cute!
Deanna’s has a new book published, 50 Ribbon Rosettes & Bows to Make: … Read More...
Free pattern: Unisex silk slippers
Sewn Up by TeresaDownUnder is offering a free pattern for making a pair of silk slippers. This would be a great project to use a silk scarf, perhaps one that is showing damage in isolated spots. The pattern is unisex. … Read More...
Project: Santa Panda Holiday Card with Snowy Background Technique
Make a holiday card with lots of glitz and glimmer using Goosebumps and Shimmer Spritz products from Imagine Crafts. Isha Gupta shares her directions for making this cute Santa Panda card with a shimmery, snowy background. He also has fun … Read More...
Tutorial: Resize a sewing pattern to make it bigger or smaller
Sometimes the perfect sewing pattern is perfect in every way – except the size. If the size you need is not included in the pattern, all is not lost. With a little know-how you can size that baby up or … Read More...
DIY: Crayon Candles
Rachel shared a tutorial for these Crayon Candles on the blog, Adventures in Making. I think this is a fantastic way to use up broken and leftover crayon pieces. The colors can easily be customized, of course, and you could … Read More...
Tutorial: Turning & pressing narrow tubes of fabric
Turning a long narrow tube of fabric right side out can be a lesson in frustration. It doesn’t have to be. Sew4Home shares a tutorial showing how you can turn and press those narrow tubes like a pro. Instead of … Read More...
Pottery Barn Mummy Decorative Pillow Knock Off
Debi is a wife, mother and Glam-ma and blogs out of Florida on “cameo cottage designs”! She is so excited! She knocked another knock off OFF! And she likes her’s better with the addition of gauze! I saw these pillows … Read More...