Steph from Crafting in the Rain guest blogs at Mabey She Made It with a tutorial showing how you can make this autumn acorn tea towel. The acorn is stenciled on to a purchased tea towel, with a coordinating tea … Read More...
Knit a Sweet Sweater for Your Little Pumpkin
Now that I’m not working on a book any more, I’ve been making it up to my daughter by knitting her some stuff for a change. And I’m pretty sure if she saw Vickie Howell’s newest pattern, the Scardey Cat … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY fabric shoelaces
Whether they’re nasty from being stepped on too many times, or just plain boring, you can replace your sneaker’s shoelaces with fabric shoelaces you make yourself. Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shares a tutorial showing how to do it. They’re … Read More...
Tutorial: Canteen inspired fall bag
Sew4Home shares a tutorial for making a canteen style bag, which seems rather perfect for fall especially when made from corduroy and tweed. The canteen inspired shape reminds of me of fall camping trips, and leaves crunching underfoot while hiking … Read More...
Freebie: Happy Fall!
Who is ready for fall? Sweaters, falling leaves and of course, pumpkins! I love everything pumpkin. This adorable Fall cross stitch sampler is a freebie from the wonderful Snowflower Diaries. I just adore the crow with the flowers. Stitching this … Read More...
Pencil Control for Early Learners
These free printables will certainly have your little one wanting to practice with a pencil. Nicolette, from Powerful Mothering, offers 6 different pages you can print out for your kids. If you prefer, you can use these templates and Nicolette’s … Read More...
DIY Rustic Mr & Mrs Signs
I think these Mr. and Mrs. signs are simply adorable! Round wood slices paired with a bit of gilding create the perfect duo for a rustic glam wedding. If you substitute some numbers or names instead of the Mr. and … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY this pearl cut out t-shirt
Maegan from Love Maegan shows how you can make this pearl cut out t-shirt. She started with a plain t-shirt, adding the cut outs and stitching pearls in the spaces, but you could also create the effect on a t-shirt … Read More...
Project: Fall Wreath with Stamped Metal Leaves
Hanging a wreath like this on your front door is sure get oohs and ahhs from your neighbors! Lisa King started with a Styrofoam wreath base, painted and wrapped it in ribbon and added her stunning embellishments like scrapbooking flowers … Read More...
Free pattern: 1 hour kids PJs from an adult t-shirt
With just an hour, you can make a set of kids pajamas out of an adult long sleeved t-shirt. Emily from Nap Time Creations shares a tutorial showing how to do it, and she also includes a free pattern for … Read More...
Tutorial | Stitched Mini-Album
Make a stitched book from scratch to use for jotting notes or as a mini-album. Linda from Pane, Amore e Creativita shares the detailed step by step directions. You will need sheets of paper, an awl or piercer, needle and … Read More...
Scary And Cute Crochet
Even I like these ‘scary’ muffins but I think they’d be a great hit with the youngsters! I love the combination of colors and the way the designer has used scraps and little bits of this and that. Too cute! … Read More...
General Mills Monster Cereals
Do you love the classic Monster Cereals featuring Boo Berry, Franken Berry and Count Chocula? How about DC Comics? Well then you are in luck for 2014, 3 DC Comic artists from DC Entertainment joined forces with General Mills to … Read More...
Tutorial: Remake a t-shirt into a tie-front bolero
Anne from WobiSobi shares a tutorial showing how you can make a tie-front bolero out of a plain t-shirt. She literally turns the t-shirt upside down to remake it into the cropped layering jacket. It takes just a few clever … Read More...
Free pattern: Modern Baby Doll Top for little girls
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern for making her Modern Baby Doll Top for little girls. This is such a cute top for fall!! It has a baby doll high waist, cap sleeves, and a high-low hem. … Read More...
Giveaway: 3 Leisure Arts Pattern Stitch Booklets
Congratulations to Teresa!
I’m a sucker for a good pattern stitch dictionary, and I’ve got way more of them on my shelves than you’d expect for a person who sticks to basic stitch patterns most of the time.
But these … Read More...
DIY Flannel Infinity Scarf
We all love our old comfy flannel plaid lounger jammy pants. If you are tired of them and want to recreate your old pair into a lovely infinity scarf get over to “Britney makes”. She has a step-by-step tutorial that … Read More...
Halloween goodie bag glove
This Halloween idea is so simple yet so effective and darling. What a great idea featured at the blog Vitamin-ha. Plastic gloves are inexpensive and readily available perfect to use as gift and treat bags for Halloween. Plastic glove treat … Read More...
Tutorial: Textured leather clutch
Gina Michele shows how you can make this textured leather clutch. The bag itself is a simple zippered pouch. The cool wave texture is created with strips of leather sewn down in alternating directions. Make the strips from a contrasting … Read More...
Check out the Yarnspirations Look Book
The people at Yarnspirations clearly got the memo that big knits are in this year, because their look book is full of them.
The book includes 13 knitting projects and 5 crochet projects, and virtually all of them are big … Read More...