Polymer clay, being the insanely versatile medium that it is, is great for charms and dangles and pendants as well as it’s beady cousins. Generally the charms need a loop or hole for a loop so they can be dangled … Read More...
Vanilla Wafers St. Patrick’s Day Treats
Here is a great treat to make with the kids and all the items are store bought. This is perfect for us non creative folks, that like to play with our food. The green chocolate chips are a Christmas/winter item. … Read More...
Tutorial: 10-minute yoga mat strap
Steph from Crafting in the Rain shows how you can make a yoga mat strap. The strap is sewn into a big circle that you wrap around a rolled up yoga mat and then back through itself before pulling it … Read More...
Free Printable Label for DIY Dr. Seuss Party Favors
Dr. Seuss’s 
birthday is celebrated across the country on March 2, marking a day of reading and imaginative play. If you’re planning any sort of event to celebrate, treat your guests to a cute party favor. Download a free printable … Read More...
Free pattern: Sundress for a tiny doll
There is wide variety of sewing patterns available for larger dolls such as American Girl, but it’s a lot harder to find a pattern for smaller dolls. My daughter’s smaller dolls always had much more limited wardrobes than the American … Read More...
Card Making Project: Spring Flower Water Color Card
In this card tutorial Tammy Tutterow will show you how to water down acrylic paints to paint a background and stamped images on water color paper for a lovely spring flower card. You can also use the same watered down … Read More...
Tutorial: Fancy tiered skirt for a little girl
Chelsea from GYCT Designs shares a tutorial for making this fancy tiered skirt for a little girl. The sparkly tulle ruffles are perfect for a special occasion, or just fun to wear because it’s Tuesday and you’re going to the … Read More...
Review: Lace Knitting for Beginners
For some reason, lace reminds me of spring. I guess because when it starts to get warm outside you can start thinking about wearing projects with eyelets again.
Whatever the reason, I have lace on the brain right now as … Read More...
Irish Creme Cheesecake Brownies
Amazing to be ahead of the game, here is something that can be whipped up for St. Patrick’s Day. Although, I would like it any day, because it has brownie and mint flavor. Plus, anything green is better than all … Read More...
How to make scratch art on recycled cds
When you were a kid did you love scratching doodles and making scratch art? I did. It was such a cool concept to be taking away material rather that drawing it on. Well I couldn’t believe how pretty, upscale and … Read More...
Tutorial: 2 easy ways to gather fabric on your serger
Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings shows two easy ways you can gather fabric on your serger
, and you don’t even need a fancy foot or special attachment to do it. Her first method just about blew my mind. It’s … Read More...
9 Ways to Craft With Hula Hoops
As crafters, we love to take ordinary objects and turn them into something extraordinary, and hula hoops are no exception. These once-cherished childhood toys have become a popular crafting material, thanks to their versatile shape and size.
From home decor … Read More...
Knit a Fortune Cookie for Chinese New Year and Beyond
I told you last week that it’s the Year of the Sheep in Chinese astrology, and to continue the celebration I wanted to share this tutorial for knitting fortune cookies.
Kristin of Studio Knit has a video tutorial as … Read More...
Free Pattern – Squares Tote
Every time I hear the word Tote, my brain goes in to the tone of a 15 year old saying “I totes love that! I can’t help myself. So this Tote is TOTES cool and I TOTES love it!
For … Read More...
How to Handle a Copyright Infringement
Last week we watched Gwenn Share with us how she believes Copyright is for Scaredy cats and lot’s of you didn’t agree. That’s fair enough we are all entitled to our own opinion. So this brings us back to what … Read More...
Free pattern: Mexican blouse for a baby girl
Christie from Lemon Squeezy Home shares a free pattern for making a Mexican style blouse for a baby girl. This is such a sweet style for little girl! And perfect for the spring weather that’s just around the corner. Made … Read More...
Magnetic Robot Art with Tin Cans
For this activity, you can use whatever you have lying around your house or classroom. Start out with a clean, dry tin can. Wrap a bit of duct tape – you can use silver or any color you like – … Read More...
Tip: Coloring Cat Stamps
The Stampendous stamps blog has a video tutorial showing you how to color a cat stamp so that it looks like your own cat (or a friends cat). Fran Seiford uses colored pencils and acrylic paints to color in the … Read More...
Free pattern: Spring Showers pillow cover
Stacey from Boy Oh Boy Oh Boy Crafts shares a free pattern for this Spring Showers pillow cover. We are currently in our 5th snow day out of the past 7 days, so the image of a spring shower is … Read More...
10 Ways to Scrapbook Valentine’s Day
It’s been 10 days since Valentine’s Day, so I guess that means you are all getting your Valentine’s layouts scrapped right? No? Well here are 14 examples of Valentine’s Day scrapbooking layouts to give you some inspiration and a … Read More...