Turn your fabric scraps into an adorable postage stamp pillow! Sew a Sarah Ashford shares a tutorial at Polka Dot Chair showing how. It’s a great project for fabrics with small images. Fussy cut around the small images to make … Read More...
Halloween Cards with Texture
These Halloween cards featuring dies from Spellbinders have lots of great textures on them. Using items like sequins, burlap
and glitter cardstock Justine added some great texture to these fun cards.
-Heather
Are you looking for more Halloween … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Easy baby blanket from 2 yards of fabric
Need a last minute gift for a new baby? If you’ve got 2 yards of fabric (plus some batting) and 30 minutes, you can make a sweet blanket. Kate from See Kate Sew has a tutorial showing how to make … Read More...
DIY Custom Paint Colors
Paints can add a wonderful custom background to most any scrapbook layout. And the splatter look is very trendy right now. Learn how to make your own custom colors of paint by using white paint and powdered pigments.
Sewing pattern: Trick-or-treat tote bag
This Halloween bag makes a cute trick-or-treat tote! There’s plenty of room for all the candy the kids will be getting, but you could also just carry it as a fun everyday tote with a Halloween message on it. Becca … Read More...
Melt and Pour Halloween Surprise Soaps
THinking about handing out something other than candy this Halloween? How about some handmade melt and pour soaps? These soaps are so easy to make that they are simple enough for tweens and teens. Make sure if you are handing … Read More...
Machine Felting – The Basics
This machine felting article shows you how to get started and how to use your new felting needle. This tutorial is easy reading and shows you hands on how to create your own needle work piece. See the full tutorial … Read More...
Halloween Pumpkin Slime
This DIY recipe is for pumpkin Halloween themed slime. This slime is fluffy and such a fun alternative to handing out candy. You could hand out this DIY pumpkin Jack o Lantern slime. The kids tutorial is easy to follow … Read More...
Quilted Halloween Mug Rug Pattern
This Quilted Halloween Mug Rug or placemat is the perfect little project for Halloween or Fall. This quilting tutorial comes with a free pattern file so you can start creating straight away. This mug rug pattern is free and available … Read More...
7 Halloween Party Ideas
When I came across this roundup I was drawn to the unusual themes and had to share them with you. You can see the full list of DIY Halloween Parties over at Gigglesgalore.net I have to say the Cat one … Read More...
Dia de los Muertos Halloween Cookies
These Halloween biscuits bring a fun element to Halloween or Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead in Mexico) and we loved them so much we knew we had to feature them. How amazing do the look? Janie from … Read More...
Frankenstein’s Monster Cards
Amy R will show you how to get a nice dark smudged look around your Halloween images by using Oxide Inks
. It’s prefect for backgrounds and adding some aging to the edges of papers. These Frankenstein’s Monster cards are … Read More...
Floral Rose Downloads
These lovely floral rose images will make perfect journal cards, banners, backgrounds, flags and tabs for cards, scrapbook pages or planners. Best of they are FREE to download from Webster’s Pages.
Click here to download. (note: you will need … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Spider mug mat for Halloween
This spider mug mat makes a cute place for you to place a mug of coffee (or tea, of hot chocolate). Staci from Crafty Staci has a tutorial and free pattern for you to make one. This little guy is … Read More...
Recycled Artist Feature: Oriol Cabrero
I can’t throw out old tools and my wood scrap bin is overflowing. It does come in handy when I want to craft up a fun little project so I have to keep even the smallest chunks. Well this clever … Read More...
STEM Activities for 10 Apples Up on Top
The Dr. Seuss book 10 Apples Up on Top is super silly, and it’s a fun one to read with preschoolers (and older kids!) this time of year when apples are everywhere.
Little Bins for Little Hands has collected some … Read More...
18 Craft Fair Tips for Beginners: How to Run a Successful Craft Show Booth
Heart Hook Home share their 18 tips and tricks for being a successful stall holder. From how to setup your stock to how to get rid of leftover stock that hasn’t sold. This is a great Craft Business article and … Read More...
A Brilliant Idea for Any Place with a Waiting Room
Parkside Medical Centre in New Zealand has implemented a unique and innovative way to keep its patients entertained while they wait for their appointments. They have provided a knitting project for visitors to work on, where they can add a … Read More...
Blue Fall Leaves Card
Get more from your stamps by using non-traditional color combinations. Like these pretty blue fall leaves on Heather Hoffman’s card. Instead of reds, yellows and oranges she used blue watercolors to color her stamps leaves from Reverse Confetti.
Sewing pattern: Repurposed denim feather wall hanging
These repurposed denim feathers make a gorgeous Boho wall hanging! Claire from Pillar Box Blue shows how you can make them! It’s a great use for denim scrap. Depending on the direction you cut your denim, your feather can either … Read More...