Technology has taken over social interactions, playtime and now School time. This year my daughter requires an iPad for School. We only have one iPad in the house so making sure it was ready and safe for school was very … Read More...
Project: Heart Shaped Skunk Card
How adorable is this little skunk?! I love the heart shape of this card and it’s actually pretty easy to do, place a large heart shaped die just over the edge of your card fold (so it doesn’t cut the … Read More...
Free pattern: Tulip ankle leggings for little girls
Lisa from Mabey She Made It shares a free pattern for her Tulip Leggings that she made for her little girl. The leggings have a cool tulip detail at the sides of the ankle. Her free pattern comes in a … Read More...
Printable Valentine Gift Tags
If you’ve got your Valentine’s Day gifts sorted all you need now is the perfect tag to add on top! Get these great looking graphic tags that say it all in a simple way at the link below..
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Funny Printable Valentine’s Day Cards
Download and print out these funny Valentine’s Day cards for your Valentine this year. They’re a pretty funny twist on traditional greetings of love. I especially like the True Love one. So true these days. The older I get the … Read More...
Tutorial: Tiny Bowls
Carol Simmons is one of the Queens of Clay. She makes fabulous – reliably fabulous – cane designs with wonderful, vibrant colours. Turns out she makes cute little bowls, too. She posted a walk through of how she made a … Read More...
Tutorial: Hexie Hot Pad
If you’re a hexie lover like me, I bet you have some in your stash that didn’t make it into a quilt project. Cintia of My Poppet, took some of her leftover hexies to make these fresh and fun … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrapbusting fabric bookmarks
These fabric bookmarks are quick to sew up and use your smaller fabric and ribbon scraps. Maggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots shares a tutorial at Riley Blake Designs showing how to make them.
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Project: Word Bubble Valentine
This colorful Valentine card was made by inking up die cut word bubbles using a Kaleidacolor ink pad, splattering ink for the background and adding a stamped sentiment. Katharine Frei designed this project for Imagine Crafts and you can find … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew felt Valentine storage envelope
Elementary age kids come home from school with lots of Valentines. Blitsy shows how you can make a no-sew felt envelope to store all of those valentines together. The large felt envelope is made cute with pom pom trim at the … Read More...
Book Winner- DIY Rustic Modern Metal Crafts
Congrats go out to Cheryl H. of Tunkhannock, PA. as she is the winner of DIY Rustic Modern Metal Crafts: 35 Creative Upcycling Ideas for Galvanized Metal
Book Review: Custom Socks
I love the way Kate Atherley’s mind works. Her background in mathematics and experience as a technical editor give her a mind for the analytical side of knitting and knitwear design, but she’s also great at explaining technical things in … Read More...
Free pattern: Sweethearts tree Valentines hot pad
It’s time for another hot pad of the month at Crafty Staci! For February, she celebrates love with a sweethearts tree design. The hot pad is made to look like a tree trunk with sweethearts’ initials in a heart … Read More...
Free Valentine’s Day printable- Just add Pom Poms!
I think this Free “I Wooly Like You” Valentine’s Day printable by Amy at Delineate Your Dwelling is so fun! You just print it out, cut it out, add a bit of color and add Pom Poms to create this … Read More...
9 Ideas For Wood Burning Crafts
Wood burning crafts are becoming more and more beautiful than ever. If you are looking for a great way to add a personal touch to that rustic décor, this just may be what you want. With a blank piece of … Read More...
Tutorial: Vintage sheet pajama set
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a couple of tutorials showing how you can make a simple pajama set from vintage sheets. The top is a pillowcase style top, and she shows how to make it to … Read More...
DIY Shabby-Chic Wood Trough Box
With Spring around the corner, we’ll start to see beautiful blooms sooner than we think. This adorable shabby wood trough box would be perfect to hold some of your most precious blooms. It’s so easy to make and completely customizable … Read More...
How Often Should You Wash Your Jeans?
Jeans can be worn for a solid week right? This article by Sheknows.com says 4-5 wears only. Obviously it depends exactly what you are doing in your jeans as to how dirty they get.
We recently took a 4 week … Read More...
Book Review & Giveaway – Continous Crochet By Kristin Omdahl
Continuous Crochet
: Create Seamless Sweaters, Shrugs, Shawls and More – with Minimal Finishing!
By Kristin Omdahl
We are honoured to feature a brand new, hot off the press, Crochet book to our readers.
So why do you need to … Read More...
Today’s Technology In Stitches
Don’t want to be left behind by today’s advanced technology? Then how about making a QR code. This Code is the perfect gift for a tech addicted friend or even a Geeky Guy. QR Code Cross Stitch Chart.