The good people at Knitting Daily have just released a free pattern ebook full of patterns for mittens. Since those of us in the Northern Hemisphere are very much in a spring frame of mind right now (which does … Read More...
A Whole Forest of Canes
Last year Wendy Jorre de St. Jorre made a LOT of tree canes. She applied those canes to her pieces and shared both the finished work and the how-tos for many of those designs. Her meticulously finished pieces are lovely … Read More...
8 Kid Friendly St. Patrick’s Day Crafts
With the day of green being just around the corner, we thought we would bring you some fun St. Patrick’s Day crafts that are perfect for the kids in your home. Take a look through our list and see which … Read More...
How To Mop Your Floors The Right Way
I think I know I have been doing it wrong all along but that is why I have a robotic mop
. I do still manually mop every couple of weeks but according to this article, I am simply spreading … Read More...
DIY Easter Truffles
Are you attending an Easter Picnic or gathering? How about making a batch of these Easter Truffles. They look adorable and they look all grown up too. They are perfect for Easter Dinner parties or wrap them up for an … Read More...
Free Filet Crochet Pattern – Easter Blanket
This amazing Filet Crochet pattern is perfect and just in time for Easter. It’s little bunny squares are adorable. I would love to see this blanket in some browns and natural colors too. Very adorable and let’s be honest bunnies … Read More...
Cute as a Button Shamrock
If one of the things you worry about on St. Patrick’s Day is how to avoid being pinched because you don’t really have anything green in your wardrobe, you can quickly create a shamrock to wear to ward off anyone … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric wrapped photo frame
Bev from Flamingo Toes used a pretty fabric print to create this spring photo frame. She shares a tutorial showing how. It’s backed in chicken wire so you can clip all your favorite photos on to it. It could also … Read More...
Giveaway: Sock Knitting Books
Since I’m still thinking about sock knitting this week, I thought it would be fun to give away a couple of sock knitting books.
First is the booklet I reviewed for you last week, Easy Knitted Socks. I’m also … Read More...
Top 10 Unique Ways to Market Your Art
The Artcademy is always sharing helpful tips and tricks like Indie Artists like us, and this post is no exception. They’re sharing an infographic on the top 10 unique ways to market your art.
They say: “Marketing is a bad … Read More...
14 Ideas & Freebies for St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is tomorrow March 17th, so here’s a post filled with a variety of ideas that you can work on today. Gift a lucky clover card to kids, family and friends. All it takes is a household item … Read More...
25 Gluten-Free Easter Recipes
Here are some ideas for the Easter dinner to the desserts that are gluten-free. Remember just because it says gluten-free, it doesn’t mean you can’t try these recipes if you don’t have a gluten problem. It’s just like eating sugar-free … Read More...
33 Easter Printables and projects
If you can name this song than you are too cool for school! Old school rap and Easter, two things I thought couldn’t be combined but the clever crafter at MaKoodle did it. This link and 32 more Easter printables … Read More...
Quintuple Squares quilt…yes please
Inspiration comes from many places for us quilters, not just media targeted to our needs. I found this indoor/outdoor rug, fittingly called ‘Pyramid Blocks’ today at Overstock.com. I’m going to call it ‘Quintuple Squares’. I’ve made something similar to this … Read More...
Gold Flaked Terracotta Pots
The terracotta pot is a classic gardening piece, and is really quite versatile when you let your creativity take over. Take that usual orange-brown pot and turn it into a more modern and updated piece with this great tutorial from … Read More...
Easter Wreath Pattern – Too Old Fashioned?
I am torn by this free pattern, I think it’s a little too reminiscent of something Grandma would have made and whilst I love Grandma I think that these type of projects set Crochet back by many years when it … Read More...
Sugru Jewelry Creations
Earlier this year we were invited to try Sugru
and new product that is like an air drying clay but it remains flexible it’s a moldable colored glue. The possibilities for this stuff is endless. I decided to by-pass all … Read More...
Tutorial: Table square with mitered corners
Jona from Stop Staring and Start Sewing shows how you can make a self binding table square with mitered corners. The dimensions she gives will make a 21″ x 21″ table square you can place under a centerpiece. This same … Read More...
Technique: Using Copic Markers on Kraft Paper
Kraft paper is a nice alternative for card making, stamping and coloring then white or cream cardstock and can give you a totally different look, I think it has a more vintage feel. The Copic Marker Europe blog has tips … Read More...
Popsicle Stick Notebook
Over the years, you have probably used popsicle sticks
to make plenty of crafts… Personally, I have used to them to make everything from miniature wishing wells to colorful photo puzzles, but I have never used them to make a … Read More...