Sherri from Thread Riding Hood shows how she added a bow to the bottom of the bodice of this little girl’s dress. It’s a pretty detail that adds personality to a simple dress pattern. The top of the bow is … Read More...
Cork Owls Tutorial
Happy Hooligans is hosted by Jackie, a wife and mom to two teen boys. She also runs a daycare out of her home started in 1998 and thus comes the name The Hooligans. Many of her projects are geared to … Read More...
20 Tutorials To Make Your Own Photo Frames
Decorating your home can sometimes be an overwhelming task. However, we all want to add a family photo, or an inspirational quote into our décor. Why not make your own frame to enhance that special piece of art? It can … Read More...
Easy Dulce De Leche ( caramel sauce)
One ingredient and a yummy result!
Autumn at It’s Always Autumn shows us how to take a can of sweet condensed milk and cook it in the oven for a delicious treat for apples, ice cream or brownies. This is … Read More...
DIY Leather Butterfly
This leather necklace is funky with a little bit of rock (the stud). A simple cut out design with a fantastic tutorial. Full Butterfly tutorial can be found on Fashionrolla.com.
Free Pattern: Kittyware
I am a huge collector of vintage embroidery patterns. I just love them. They are fun, kitschy and say a lot about the every day history of our culture. I am a true believer that every day items tell us … Read More...
Back 2 School Survival Kit
While Tausha, from Sassy Style, shares several fun and easy back-to-school ideas in this post, I really wanted to share her back-to-school survival kit with all of you. Making one of these kits for your school-ager, especially one who has … Read More...
Video tutorial: DIY no-lace shoes
Ashleigh from Sew Crazy About Crafting shares a video tutorial showing how you can convert a regular pair of laced shoes to no-lace shoes that can be easily slipped on, no tying or lacing required. It’s easy to do and … Read More...
Project // Turtle screen cleaner
This is something that we can all use with our handheld phones and devices when we get it fingerprinted and dirty and Molly has the solution for all of us. She is the host of Wild Olive and has the … Read More...
Tutorial: Adding LEDs to Your Embroidery
I am not sure which I love more about this amazing tutorial by Christina at Oh! Villo, the adorable free pattern or the tutorial on how to add the fireflies to the piece. I have been wanting to … Read More...
31 ways knitting and crochet make you happy
The LionBrand blog has put together a list of 31 ways knitting and crochet helps you be happy and relaxed. They have collected reports from various organizations, which cite scientific research to validate what most knitters and crocheters already know. … Read More...
10 words crocheters use that you may not know about
Do you know the words frogging, CAL, LYS and Plarn?
Yes? Then you must be a crocheter! Those are some of the harder words that most other people probably don’t know about.
I admit I didn’t know … Read More...
Harvesting Your Own Vegetable Seeds
You’ve worked hard all season to tend and cultivate your garden. The hard work is starting to pay off by reaping a harvest, and you are finally starting to enjoy those benefits. Before you start chopping and dicing all of … Read More...
DIY Tiger Striped T-shirt
Annette from Fiber Artsy shared this tutorial for painting a tiger striped T-shirt!
Annette uses Fabric Spray Paint by Tulip to paint her shirt. I love the idea of fabric spray paint!
Tutorial: Picnic placemats with flatware pockets
Placemats make a picnic a fancy affair. They also can protect your food and your flatware from icky picnic table surfaces. Sew4Home shows how you can make a set of picnic placemats with flatware pockets. They’re made from an indoor/outdoor … Read More...
Felt Advent Calendar – Make It tutorial
This is one of the sweetest “Felt Advent Calendars” that appeals to me the; with its pretty pastel colors; Christmas does not always have to be red and green! This adorable tutorial comes from Kim from EverythingEtsy.com! These little … Read More...
Homemade Cheese Crackers
Cheese crackers!
Nikki at Tikkido shows us how to make a cheesy cracker with just four ingredients. You can shape them into any shape you want or just cut them into squares. Make sure you dot (poke holes) the dough. … Read More...
Up-cycled Flower Tray Jewelry Organizer
This Simple Jewelry organizer is affordable and surprisingly functional. Organizing your life is a great way to speed up the “getting ready” process and grab a few more minutes of me time. Full Tutorial Here.
DIY Rubber Slime
This looks like a fun activity to do with the kids, especially in these last days of summer.
Similar to a homemade silly putty this is modified version of it that will allow the kids to bounce it as well.… Read More...
Tutorial: Card Bordering using Die Cuts
Turn shaped dies into fun edge borders for your cards, the Capture the Moment blog has a video tutorial to show you how. This cool ideas will work with so many different dies but this fun apple card is perfect … Read More...