As sewists, we spend a lot of time choosing the right fabric for our sewing projects. But… are we choosing the right type of pins? Red Brolly shares a tutorial all about choosing the right pins. Differences in what they’re … Read More...
Make a Simple Sight Word Puzzle with Craft Sticks
Playing with sight words is a great way to help kids learn to recognize them so they can say them and spell them properly.
There are all sorts of games and activities out there for learning sight words, but I … Read More...
Pull Apart Pizza Muffins
Pizza is a favorite for all family members. Or at least in our family. Stacey Mebs from Bake. Eat. Repeat. shares her recipe on Food Fanatics. This is a fun dinner for the family for dinner or as a snack … Read More...
Giveaway: Winter Knitting Magazines
Linda is the winner!
Every now and then I go through my magazine stack and pull out some things that I think would interest you if you don’t subscribe to all the knitting magazines (I’m actually cutting back on subscriptions … Read More...
Slow Cooker Cajun Chicken and Sausage
Cooler temperature means I’m hankering some comfort food and the slow cooker is working double time. Here is a cheat version of gumbo for you to make for dinner. Lauren Allen from Tastes Better from Scratch shares this dish. Add … Read More...
Fresh Strawberry Banana Muffins
Autumn weather is here this morning. There is a little chill in the air and that means we can finally start the oven again! These muffins will be perfect for breakfast tomorrow. Emilie at Finding Zest shares this recipe. Get … Read More...
Adorable Crochet Mushrooms
This free Crochet pattern is for these adorable little mushrooms. You can use them to stick in pots, add to key chains or just use them for fun children’s pretend play. The free pattern can be downloaded as a PDF … Read More...
Plastic Canvas – Patriotic Bookmarks
This Plastic Canvas chart is for a set of patriotic bookmarks. Perfect little gifts for school aged children.
Looking for more Plastic Canvas patterns? Check these out on Etsy.
Looking for more patriotic Embroidery Designs? Check … Read More...
The Calmness Of Mandala Art For Kids
A mandala is a circular structure with radial symmetry, meaning that the design radiates out symmetrically from the center. It is one of nature’s more wonderful and perfect configurations that can be found naturally or created by your children in … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Easy faux leather hair accessories
Faux leather makes it easy to make cute and trendy hair accessories! Adrienne from Free Time Frolics shares a tutorial at The Ribbon Retreat showing how. She includes ideas for headbands, ponytail cover, hat brooch, pony O’s, and more! The … Read More...
Tips: Coloring Inspirations with Large Digital Stamps
Suzy’s Doodles makes whimsical digital stamp designs in large card front sizes with the trendy look of coloring pages. Currently a set of 12 images is available at Simon Says Stamp and Suzy is sharing a sample made with each … Read More...
Tutorial: Painted stripe throw blanket
Carrie from Making Lemonade shows how you can sew a simple throw blanket to keep you warm on the cooler autumn and winter nights. Add in painted stripes for a knock-off Pendleton look, or keep it simple and skip the … Read More...
How to get started in Hand-Lettering
This post at Our Best Bites is a fantastic resource for everything you need to get started in hand lettering.
You’ll find resources for the best pens, papers, practice sheets, online tutorials, courses, inks, and other tips like chalk lettering.… Read More...
How to make a hankie wreath
Ooooh when I spotted these I fell in LOVE! I have a stash of vintage hankies
and I am always on the lookout for fun ways to use them. I will keep this in mind for next Easter but for … Read More...
Hippy Chicks (and dudes!)
Now here’s a cool new way to make Tie-Dyed T-Shirts! All you do is lay the colored cords on the fabric, bundle it up, and boil it! The colored dye is in the cords! There are enough cords in … Read More...
Blanc De Blanc – Brisbane Festival Review
Most of the time, the QPAC forecourt at South Bank is made of concrete pathways and patches of muddy grass. But for a few times a year, and especially for the Brisbane Festival, we’re instead given a construction of bright … Read More...
Sculpt Your Succulents
This is one of the fondant sculpting tutorials that applies perfectly to air dry or oven bake clay. So many of them do! I even bought myself Wilton fondant tools for my clay ages ago since they were easier to … Read More...
Free pattern: Fiona strapless flounce dress
Daniela from On The Cutting Floor shares a free sewing pattern for her Fiona Dress. It’s a strapless fitted dress with a flounce across the top. You could easily add straps if you wanted the extra security. It’s made from … Read More...
Fabulously Meaty Ragu Bolognese Gravy
This dish reminds me of Sunday dinner with family. We always had a wonderful dinner with family on Sundays growing up. We all gathered around the table and then would enjoy a Disney movie on television before bed. This gravy … Read More...
Ice Green Tea Frappe
Yum! Finally a frappe that doesn’t involve coffee! I’m sorry coffee lovers, but I do prefer tea. I’ve shared many coffee recipes in the past, but this one is for all of us tea lovers. Bonnie Eng from Thirsty for … Read More...