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After talking about waxing embroidery floss the other day, I got to thinking about other accessories or things that are optional but could potentially save you a lot of trouble when you’re doing cross stitch.
Another thing that falls into … Read More...
Lightweight, drapey fabrics can make some beautiful clothing – but man, they can be bear to sew! Slipping, shifting, snagging, fraying…. Heather from Heather Handmade shares her best tips for sewing on lightweight fabrics. Her tips will help make sewing … Read More...
These DIY Halloween Candle holders have a spooky vintage theme. With the detail on top I wouldn’t suggest using a real candle in these. But you could easily move the ribbon down lower below the flame.
It is easy and fun to plan a Walt Disney World Vacation. Don’t be overwhelmed just because
there is a lot to do and consider. The important thing is that you do plan. The first thing you
should do is … Read More...
goes out to Donna H., she’s the winner of this month’s Paper Pumpkin kit giveaway!
-Heather
Jill Foster has a wonderful winter church scene card tutorial using a new large rubber stamp from Penny Black. She’ll show you how to add multiple ink colors to one stamp and how to ink up a lovely snowy night … Read More...
I love to use collapsible storage bins to organize my drawers. They’re useful and I can store them flat when I don’t need them – but the plain white canvas isn’t that attractive. That’s fine if they’re in drawers, but … Read More...
I love the rainbow trend, it’s on everything and can be easily incorporated into almost any craft. This lovely rainbow wreath layout uses different flower dies cut from a rainbow of colors for a pretty scrapbook page.
Air plants or tillandsia are trending right now. You can see great and stylish decor ideas everywhere. Mainly they are out of the industrial niche. These three coastal decor ideas will be something new for your readers. A DIY that … Read More...
JSThreads has a useful little post of tips and hints she accumulated while claying. I realize most of us have our own little polymer clay rules and guidelines. I agree with most of the tips and here’s a few of … Read More...
I don’t know about you, but I love a good tote bag. Something big enough to carry all my stuff (because it seems I’m always carrying stuff with me), but stylish and also easy to carry. Caroline from Sew Can … Read More...
I’m pretty sure ghosts are going to be my theme this year for Halloween. I spotted a fun ghost costume and this ghost candy table is perfect for candy and if you put a flat top on it a great … Read More...
These quilted potholders have the sweetest little kitchen illustrations made from a combination of free motion stitching and applique! Minki Kim shares a tutorial and free pattern at We All Sew. The illustrations are from her book Diary In Stitches… Read More...
This Halloween roundup is for the biggest list of Halloween inspired Freak shakes. All of these Halloween recipes are for Themed Freak shakes that you can make at home. All of these recipes are easy to follow and they would … Read More...
This kids craft project is for a wiggly pom pom worm puppet.
This kids craft project is from the amazing book Low-Mess Crafts for Kids
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72 Projects to Create Your Own Magical Worlds by Debbie Chapman.
Messy crafts have … Read More...
I have played with Silver clay
one or two times and it’s lots of fun. It’s like a magical reveal at the end when you fire away the binder to reveal a shiny silver piece of hand crafted jewelry. Silver … Read More...
If you didn’t make it to the beach this summer you can still get a bit of that wonderful feeling with these sea life coloring pages. Dover Publications has 6 great pages you can download, print and color and they’re … Read More...
Sometimes pieces of knitting worked flat that aren’t seamed end up having rough edges, especially when they’re worked in a textured stitch.
Gift of Knitting has a great tutorial for using a two- or three-stitch I-cord edging on projects to … Read More...
Some days I just want to chuck it all and go be a mermaid. Wouldn’t that be nice? Not really a possibility, but this mermaid blanket is a fun way to dream! Kimberly from Sweet Red Poppy shares a free … Read More...
This lovely small gardening journal is a great way to enjoy photos of your yard and garden as well as keep track of what you’ve planted each year. I love the use of small stamped images for embellishment and the … Read More...
