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Kilim Rug is a flat tapestry-woven carpets or rugs produced from the Balkans to Pakistan. Kilims can be purely decorative or can function as prayer rugs. Recently kilims are popular floor-coverings in Western households.
Shaleah is a stay at home … Read More...
Buzzfeed’s list of 41 clothing alterations is a list of ideas and hacks that will have you reaching for the next bobby pin or hangar to fix your wardrobe malfunctions. 🙂
Most of these ideas are easy, and live up … Read More...
Remodeling a home can often be overwhelming and a little bit intimidating. While the reason of doing the renovation is to have your space updated and beautified, your pocketbook may not look very pretty after the fact. This post from … Read More...
Who knew that dollar store soap petals could look so lovely? This rose ball is made using individual petals from a box of soap roses. These would look beautiful in a bathroom of a Wedding or other event. Though I … Read More...
Here’s a glass art project that doesn’t require many tools or supplies. You don’t need experience working with glass or a kiln. All you need is a camera and some glass pieces. The rest is up to you. Over at … Read More...
Foxes are one of the many trends right now. I must say, I think they’re just as cute as owls.
Cass from Cass Can Sew designed The Quiet Fox applique and recently made it available for free download to use … Read More...
Tia from Little Button Diaries shows how you can make an appliqued and piped throw pillow like this one. You can applique any design you can dream up, though I think the little vintage camper applique that made is super … Read More...
This is the start of a quilt says Leena of Creative Instincts. The singular block started as an 8 inch square piece of paper pencil-marked on the diagonal in varying widths. Next, she cut yardage in narrow strips and began … Read More...
As I read the tutorial by Cynthia Morgan, before writing this post I saw that this will be a multi-part project. In this post you’ll set up the clay and plant life for the pate de verre project. Do … Read More...
As the weather starts to cool, picnics in the park are once again a possibility. Cover those concrete (and often dirty) picnic tables at parks and campgrounds with this picnic tablecloth. Melanie from Artzy Creations shows how you can make … Read More...
Deby from So Sew Easy shares a free pattern to make this smart and chic Zipper Top Tote. It’s a great everyday bag, measuring 12″ wide x 15″ tall. There’s a wide zippered pocket on the outside, and a slip … Read More...
This adorable “Pretty Pumpkin Tablecloth” is from Better Homes & Gardens. There is a Downloadable free pattern and instructions. This can be used from Halloween through Thanksgiving until the Christmas decor comes out. Make this second cute project from BH&G, … Read More...
A wide headwrap makes quick styling, especially on a bad hair day. Delia from Delia Creates shares a tutorial showing how you can make a wide headwrap out of knit fabric. The stretch of the fabric will keep it snug … Read More...
Depending on how you exactly like your cookies, this guide will tell you how you can make them again and again, without fail.
After all, cooking is a science and when the exact ingredients come together at the right temperature … Read More...
Renae is the owner of “Benzie: A fanfare of felt” is sharing her darling “Felt Elephant Mobile” with us with a pattern and Instructions. If you are going to have a baby; think about this mobile as a part of … Read More...
I love this Donut Bulletin Board that was posted on the Paint the Gown Red blog. It even has *sprinkle push pins*. Isn’t that just adorable? I think it’s the cutest.
Jamie posted the tutorial for both the bulletin … Read More...
When Nanny from Nannynotes2u needed an “easy dress” or adaptive shirt for her dad who is in a nursing facility, she figured out how to make one out of an existing shirt. She slit the shirt up the back and … Read More...
What do these four guys have to do with Nail polish? They are the creators of a Nail polish that changes color when it comes into contact with date rape drugs such as Rohypnol, Xanax, and GHB. The person (lady … Read More...
There are tons and tons of sewing machine cakes on the Internet, but not many of them show you how to create the insides of the cakes. Most of them use Rice Krispies to make the structure but this one … Read More...
I love the thought of taking every day household items and giving them a little twist. If the craft is cheap and quick to make, that’s even better! Haeley at Design Improvised is the guru of making fast inexpensive crafts … Read More...