Lindsey from Fort Worth Fabric Studio shows how you can make a makeup brush roll. Or, adjust the dimensions and the pocket size and it could be a knitting or crochet needle roll, or a paintbrush or pencil roll. Whatever … Read More...
Technique: Watercolor Thanksgiving Card
You can achieve an artful stamped look using inexpensive watercolors with your stamps. Nina B shares a lovely Thanksgiving card she made using the “wet on wet” technique, visit her blog for more info on her card and a link … Read More...
DIY Pumpkin Spice Latte
If you are a regular reader, you know that I’m not a coffee drinker or eat pumpkin flavored items. I do hate seasonal flavors and every year I see pumpkin spice items at your local coffee shops are a limited … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s 1920s style flapper dress costume
Wen from What’s Mummy Up To? shows how you can make a flapper style dress for a little girl. She created the dress for a dance performance at her daughter’s school, but her daughter thinks its fun to wear just … Read More...
8 Kid’s Crafts Using Fall Leaves
Autumn is one of the most beautiful times of the year and what better way to teach your little ones about colors, seasons, temperature changes, and maybe even the science of why leaves actually change color? These 8 ideas … Read More...
Style Me Quick – Lazy Girl Hairstyles
I am not sure if I am lazy or time poor but the truth is I am a throw it into a ponytail kinda gal. I know I should spend more time trying out hairstyles than actually pinning them or … Read More...
Sweater Knitting is Great, So How About a Sweater Dress?
I have to admit that as much as I love handknit sweaters, I was always a bit afraid to knit a sweater dress. It just seems like an awful lot of knitting that’s sure to sag and not be as … Read More...
DIY Sticker Seek and Find Game
I have yet to meet a child who doesn’t like stickers. That being said, I bet every child I know would love this fun game made using stickers and paper.
If you have a box of stickers lying around somewhere, … Read More...
Tutorial: Color blocked fingerless gloves
Surayya from Blissful Sewing shows how you can make these color blocked fleece fingerless gloves. They keep your hands and wrists warm but your fingers are free so you can grip a doorknob or a car key (or type on … Read More...
Freebie | Printable Fall Paper for Crafts & DIY
Download and print off this pretty fall themed paper to use for your scrapbooking and paper crafts projects this Autumn. Use as patterned paper on a page, on greeting cards, make notebook covers, or for gift wrapping, tags or … Read More...
Hosting A Brunch Wedding
Have you heard of a “brunch wedding” before? Normally a wedding is held in the later afternoon/evening, with an after party lingering on into the late hours of the night. However, this new trend of having a brunch wedding allows … Read More...
Project: Quick and Simple Hand Made Christmas Cards
Even if you don’t have lots of time to make cards this holiday season you can still make lovely cards by keeping it simple. Use only 2 colors of ink, combine coordinating stamps with out any cutting or dimension, layer … Read More...
Tutorial | Krafty Christmas Cards Made Using a CD Template
These Christmas cards are just lovely! Emily at Trimcraft used a CD as her template to make the circle base for the cards, Then she layered a variety of papers and buntings with embellishments to finish them off. Your … Read More...
Paper Craft Tutorial | Place Card & Treat Bag DIY for Thanksgiving
Use these paper crafting techniques from the Darice blog to make either place cards or treat bag toppers for Thanksgiving. Use punches or die cutting machines to shape your leaves (or hand cut them in a pinch.) Then … Read More...
7 Crochet Boot Cuff Patterns
It’s time to break out your boots and add that extra special touch to your wardrobe with these 7 crochet patterns for boot cuffs. Boot cuffs, also known as boot toppers, are a fashionable way to add a layer of … Read More...
How To Prep Your Home For Winter
We work so hard to maintain and beautify our homes during the spring and summer, but did you know that there are thing we should be doing during and before the winter months to help our homes to survive? While … Read More...
Raverly Crochet Pattern Find – Derek Bag
This Crochet Tote pattern is called the “Derek Bag” but I think it should be named Dr Derek as it reminds me of the black medical bags used in the olden (golden) days.
Derek is a crochet bag made with … Read More...
Mini Folk Charm Necklace
I am torn between seeing these as adorable and whimsy and seeing it as my family held hostage in a jar. Especially the little guy in the middle seems to have his hands up pleading for help. Would you wear … Read More...
Candy Chromatography
I thought this might be a good project to share today because hopefully you all have plenty of candy left over from Halloween! If you have any Nerds candy (or any similarly colored candy) you can try your hand at … Read More...
Tutorial: Wool blanket coat
An cold snap had us all digging out our winter coats this weekend. It feels so early to be thinking about cold weather, but here we are thinking about cold weather. Beth from The Renegade Seamstress shares a tutorial at … Read More...